Sun Shades & Shade Structures

Are sun sails cheaper than other types of shade structure?
Yes. In terms of cost per square foot, they are the most cost effective shade solution on the market.

Are sun sails as stable as other shade structures?
Yes. You don’t want your shade structure blowing in the time or collapsing in the middle. The tension force of the fabric keeps the sail tight across its surface. The perimeter of the structure curves slightly toward the center to help maintain tension. Meanwhile, the edges are reinforced by webbing that goes all around the perimeter of the shade. Stainless steel rings fasten to this webbing to evenly distribute tension all around. When mounted properly, fabric sail structures retain their shape in the wind without sagging, flapping, or wrinkling.

What are the benefits and features of sun sails?
There are benefits that directly relate to human health in the form of protection against skin cancer. Other benefits pertain to protection against property loss caused by heat buildup. Still others, such as comfort and peace of mind, are more less tangible, although by no means less important.

Just a few benefits of playground shade structures include:

• Protect human and animal skin from the ultraviolet rays of the sun
• Protects humans, pets and assets from heat damage
• Sun sails can double function as protection against hail
• Highly decorative sun shades create attraction factor for areas of interest
• Can be mounted where full steel frame shade structures cannot be erected
• Much more affordable than many other shade products
• Can be used by homes, municipalities, schools, and businesses
• Residential sun sail covers are easy to install
• Designed to be maintenance free
• Holds shape better than canvas and is resistant to mold and mildew

Where are sun sails used?
Sun sails are beautiful patio canopies and practical for a wide range of applications such as residences, swimming pools, auto dealers who want to highlight a special area of their store, parks, museums, etc. They can be adapted to awkward or unevenly shaped outdoor areas more readily than awnings, canopies or shade structures can be.

Companies can use sun sails as well to shelter employees who like to go outside on break. Parks use them to shelter picnic areas. Water parks use fabric sun shade structures as decorative covers over swimming pools. Many stores have mounted them over their entrances to attract and shelter customers with a flair of decorative protection. Parking areas can also be protected with sun sails so patrons do not have to touch hot steering wheels when they get into their vehicles to drive home.

Do you have many varieties of sun sails?
Oh yes. Call Easy Rack to see what color, size, and fabric material will work best for your home, business, school, or Municipal Park now.

Easy Rack also 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.

Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses 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.

Patio Canopy & Shade Structures

What is a patio canopy?
It is an outdoor, roof-like structure that covers a seating area or standing area that otherwise would be exposed to continuous, direct sunlight. Patio canopies or shade structures are intended to protect homeowners, guests, clients, children, pets, or plants from the heat and the ultraviolet radiation of direct sunlight.

How large are these sun shades?
Patio canopies are made to fit almost any standard patio. Common dimensions include 12’ x 10’, 12’ x 20’, and 12’ x 30’ shades.

What is a patio canopy made of?
The shade portions that works like a roof is made of a special fabric that features superior tensile and tear strength. Due to its heat resistance, it is also flame retardant. The frame that supports the outdoor shade structure is made of 16 gauge 2 3/8” galvanized steel with exceptional stability maintained by corner bracing and brass plates. Optional plant hangers are available upon request, along with shade panels for side protection.

What types of patios need a canopy?
Any garden patio that is home to plants needs shelter from UV radiation. While you may assume that all plants are tough and thrive in direct sunlight, this is certainly not the case. Many plant species grow in forests where the tree canopy above them blocks the majority of direct sunlight. Other species deliberately hug vertical surfaces that provide shade for the majority of the day. Still other species in cold weather climates are far more used to cloudy, rainy weather than they are to sunny days.

Some of these produce some of our most attractive flower and garden arrangements, and due to their sensitivity, need almost as much protection from UV rays and prolonged exposure to the sun as human skin requires.

Any poolside patio can use a fabric sun shade structure. This is because the water’s reflectivity will increase the intensity of light. A shade over the both the seating area and the water will minimize direct exposure to the sun. Tanning areas can be set aside where people can control the amount of time that they lay out in the sunlight

What organizations need patio canopies?
Any home with an outdoor seating area can benefit from one of these amazing awnings, canopies or shade structures. Kids and pets with sensitive skin will certainly do better with UV protection they provide. Businesses can save a great deal of money on building outdoor break areas simply by erecting a sun shade over a few benches or outdoor lounge chairs.

Everything from concession stands to seating areas at sporting events will benefit from shad structures as well. Trade shows depend on patio canopies to keep booth areas comfortable, and a wide range of other business that merchandise products or services near beaches or sidewalks also depend on sun shades to provide protection from heat and sunburn.

Complimentary Consultation
Contact us today at 1-888-776-3720 to let an Easy Rack specialist help you determine how best to consolidated resources, save time, and add space without wasting profits. See our reviews and what customers are saying about Easy Rack.

Our outdoor shade and canopy structure distribution center is located in Houston, Texas with vendor contacts located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas., Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Outdoor Fabric Shade Canopy Structures

Easy Rack custom shade covers reduce temperature beneath the canopy structure and keep seats cool and comfortable for attendees, visitors, patrons, and sports fans. These amazing sun shields are made to be strong and durable, and they require very little maintenance to last for many years.

Even better, Easy Rack fabric shade structures are also attractive additions to any municipal, academic, commercial, or residential environment. Many different colors are available that can be matched to the compliment the specific colors of outdoor architecture.

The importance of protecting people from direct sunlight cannot be understated. Did you know that one sunburn prior to the age of 13 doubles a human’s risk of melanoma? Did you know that 80 percent of all UV exposure a person receives occurs prior to the age of 18?

Studies indicate that at present trends, 1 in 5 of children playing outside today will grow up to develop skin cancer as adults. Whereas in 1930, the chances of getting skin cancer were 1 out of 1500, today they are only 1 out of 75. Now is the time to act, because recent studies have shown that melanoma rates have doubled over the past 20 years.

But something can be done. Fabric shade structures from Easy Rack play a critical role in reducing skin cancer rates by reducing UV exposure up to 95%.

The fabric used in Easy Rack shade structures is superb in many respects. It features a strong weave that gives it a durable texture that is resistant to rough weather. Special treatments make it resistant to ultraviolet light, and many sun canopies are also fire retardant as well.

Outdoor fabric structures are used to create all sorts of exterior shade canopies. In corporate environments, municipal court areas, city halls, and schools, they can be stretched over sidewalks and patio areas to create awnings. Larger canopies can be stretched over entire open areas. In places where skylights are used, these sun protection screens can also be used as skylight cover to prevent harmful UV radiation from finding its way indoors.

Fabric shade structures have a widely diverse range of applications. They can be used to provide shade for plazas in downtown areas where people go for lunch breaks, outdoor events, and conversation. Fabric structures can shield they eyes of players on tennis courts so they won’t miss a crucial shot at the worst possible time.

Other athletic facilities use them as well to protect players in a number of sports, and to keep bleacher areas free of direct sunlight so fans can better see both the players and the ball in play.

Fabric structures can be stretched over parking lots to prevent car interiors and steering wheel columns from becoming hot to the touch. Car lots often use these sun canopies to keep new models ready for a comfortable test drive.

Companies often stretch large canopies over walkways between buildings so that executives in suits can walk comfortably in the shade without the heat ruining dry cleaning and makeup. Public parks normally have a sun canopy over pavilions so family reunions, outdoor concerts, and special events can be held in the comfortable shade.

Another very important place to stretch a fabric shade structure is a public swimming pool or water park. Water makes the skin very vulnerable to UV radiation. Keeping children and adults sheltered from direct sunlight while they swim is not only good medical sense, it is good public service.

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 stocks a vast inventory of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, work platform forklift attachments and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Our outdoor athletic shade design facility is located in Houston, Texas with stocking vendors 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, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas, New York NY, Miami Fl, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, Ca, Phoenix, AZ, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL .

Awnings, Canopies & Shade Structures

Shade structures from Easy Rack can be used in all sorts of commercial and residential applications. The benefits of light transmittance, heat absorption, and heat transfer make a real economic difference to companies. The experts at Easy Rack can review the environmental requirements of every client and built a site-specific, custom shade structure that offers maximum solar protection at competitive pricing. Our shade structures are made to withstand the many forces of nature, including wind, rain, and snow.

UV Protection Canopies
Easy Rack sun shades keep playgrounds cooler and keep UV rays from harming children. They are ideal for churches, schools, playgrounds, and hospitals, and they block 95% of harmful UV rays. These are permanent structures that are available in multiple sizes and colors. They are maintenance free, and they are engineered to withstand winds of up to 80 miles per hour.

Tension Shade Structures for Clear Span Protection
Easy Rack coverings are made from tension membranes that offer shade to large expanses of ground. They vary in size and style, depending on what structural elements are used to construct them. There are many different builds to choose from. You can choose from frame supports, air supports, cable net, and cable and strut. Geodesic dome structures and grid shells are also very common to free span shade structures.

Common structural elements that are found in these veritable tension structures are steel supports that that work in conjunction with tension cables that shape and support fabric tops. Such designs give an added advantage to the reduction of wind and snow loads. They also provide greater flexibility in design than standard building materials.

A great number of advanced outdoor fabrics are employed in the manufacture of these stretched membrane structures. PVC coated polyester fabrics, PTFE coated glass fabrics, stretched membrane structures, PTFE coated glass fabrics, EFTE foils, and polyethylene coated fabrics are just a few of these materials.

Shade Structures in Standard and Custom Designs
Easy Rack standard and custom shade structures can be obtained in a wide range of designs. Custom structures are configured specific to the needs of the client.

Modular Shade Structures
Easy Rack modular shade structures are meant to be attractive, affordable solutions for seasonal or temporary uses. They are available in many fabric colors and are made with braces and brace plates ideal for securing frames. They can also be ordered with waterproof tops.

Triangular Truss Shade System
Easy Rack triangular truss shade structures are durable and easy to install. Shade panels are attached to aluminum trusses that have springs for easy installation and removal. Aluminum components and galvanized columns give clients years of maintenance free usage.

Warren Truss Shade System
Warren shade structures allow for better column spacing over the conventional pipe frame systems. They provide an economic way to provide shade to larger expanses of ground. They are flexible and can be built to meet applicable building codes and customized to suit specific needs.

Easy Rack stocks a vast inventory of commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, work platform forklift attachments 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 stocking vendors 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, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas, New York NY, Miami Fl, Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, Ca, Phoenix, AZ, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL .