Deck Shades & Fabric Shade Structures

What is a deck shade?
It is an outdoor, roof-like structure that covers a seating area or standing area that otherwise would be exposed to continuous, direct sunlight. A deck shade protects homeowners, guests, clients, children, pets, or plants from the heat and the ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight.

What is a deck shade cover made of?
It consists of a shade portion that functions as a roof. This canopy shade is made out of a special fabric that offers powerful tensile and tear strength. Because it is flame retardant, it is also heat resistant. A galvanized steel frame, stabilized by corner bracing and brass plates, supports the deck shade. Panels can be added as options to the side of the structure, and optional plant hangers can be installed on the shade as well.

Who needs deck shades?
Homeowners definitely need them because so many homeowners sit outside on some kind of patio or deck throughout the spring, summer, and early fall. Kids and pets will be much better protected from heat and ultraviolet radiation when sheltered by one of these solar shades.

Businesses can also use deck shades to cover eating areas, break areas, and gathering areas. Rather than constructing expensive outdoor break areas, a simply canopy and a few basic benches can create all the comfort that employees need to enjoy a break or a lunch hour outdoors.

Restaurants and bars can increase their businesses by making it safe and comfortable to sit outside on the patio under a custom sun sail fabric cover.

Deck shades can cover anything from a concession stand at a sporting event to the seating areas where the fans watch the game. Trade shows depend on shade canopies to keep their booth areas comfortable for visiting professionals. Street vendors near beaches or sidewalks can use deck shades to protect themselves and their customers from heat and sunburn. Playground deck shades also provide protection for small children.

What if I only use my deck for plants?
Any deck in your yard that has potted plants certainly needs a deck shade cover. You may have assumed that plants live in sunlight and are impervious to UV light. This is not the case. It all depends on where the plant is from. A good many plants that we grow for decoration grow in the wild in places like forests where the tree canopy above them blocks most of the direct sunlight. Still other species thrive in cold weather climates or parts of the world where it there are more cloudy, rainy weather than they are to sunny days.

It makes sense then that if some of our most attractive flower and garden arrangements are that sensitive to ultraviolet light; they need protection prolonged exposure to the sun using a custom patio canopy. They may not need it to the degree that humans do, but they need it nonetheless.

Any poolside area also needs a deck shade. Without it, the reflectivity of the water will increase the intensity of light and the sunburn it ultimately will cause. However, putting a shade over the both the seating area and the water will minimize both. Tanning areas still be done in areas off to the side where people can get just enough sun in control doses without overdoing it and hurting their skin.

Easy Rack stocks a vast inventory of fabric sun shade structures, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Dallas, TX.

Solar Shades & Fabric Sun Covers

Some sunlight is essential to all life on Earth, but too much sun can damage cellular structure and even kill Solar shades offer people, animals, and plants protection from the light, heat, and ultraviolet radiation of the sun. In residential public arenas, solar shade structures create a healthier, more pleasant environment. In commercial applications, reduced light transmittance, heat absorption, and heat transfer contribute to financial savings.

It is important that you choose solar shades that are engineered to withstand the associated forces of nature, such as wind, rain and snow. It is also important that you work with a company like Easy Rack whose experts can review the requirements of your individual environment, and design an application -specific, custom patio shade canopy that maximizes solar protection and contributes to the aesthetic of your property

Most of our fabric sun shade structures are made from a material called Enduro. Enduro is a fabric manufactured from high quality vinyl impregnated polyester yarn. This material is woven and heat set to make it highly durable, stable, and fire retardant.

This versatile shade cloth material provides superior protection from sunlight and its harmful UV rays, while greatly reducing the temperature within its shade covered area. It comes in UV shade factors of 45%, 63%, and 80% and can be ordered in a variety of colors such as black, brown, deep sea blue, spruce green, white, and several more.

Garden center shades are lightweight, inexpensive, structures. They are great for seasonal work because they are easy to install and disassemble. Seasonal modules allow garden retailers the flexibility to design garden center areas that meet individual store needs and space requirements.

The Gable Style Module is made from high quality polycarbonate that can take the amount of impact that glass can withstand more than 200 times the amount of impact that glass can take. Flat style garden solar shades are great to start with when space is limited.

Playground canopy Structures for schools, playgrounds, and hospitals are so effective they can block as much as 96% of the sun’s ultraviolet light. They are perfect for schools, zoo, public parks, amusement parks, and water parks.

Skylight covers are great for any largest commercial project and also help create skylight shade in a small home.

Tensile solar sun shades create huge areas of shade over the ground. There are different categories of design based on the type of support. There are frame support, air support, cable net, cable and strut, geodesic dome, and grid shells..

You may require a permanent, long lasting solution or you may just need something temporary, Easy Rack has the experience, technology, and expertise in designing, installing, and maintaining the most efficient and effective solar shades on the market.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, new and used gondola shelving, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

Easy Rack is located in Houston, Texas with distribution centers located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Washington DC, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Portland, Oregon, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tucson, Arizona, Long Beach, California, Atlanta, Georgia, Fresno, California, Sacramento, CA, Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX, Jersey City, NJ Newark, New Jersey.