Screw head rod clamps to the house fascia spaced 3 feet apart.
How to attach sail shade to roof.
Install three steel posts attaching them to the deck framing to support the shade sail.
Planning a diy shade sail in most cases a shade sail is secured to a combination of steel posts cemented into the ground and brackets and.
We like them so much we plan on creating matching shade on our patio area just outside the conservatory to make a unified chic home design.
Shade sails are a great way to add comfort and style to your outdoor entertainment spaces.
Raise the shade sail up to the fascia and slip its head rod into the clamps.
You simply need to place the screwdriver in the middle of the turnbuckle so that the entire piece rotates.
Our screen enclosure shade sails come in 19 different colors and can be made in squares rectangles or triangles.
Some of the cheaper brands of sail shades don t have these and simply attach directly to the hook.
The corners of the shade should have grommets or steel rings in place.
The reputable manufacturers will include turnbuckles that can simply be tightened with a screwdriver.
Creating your own style.
Our shade sails add an artistic flare to your boring screen enclosure adding color and breaking up structural lines with different shapes.
This can be as simple as on any corner you cannot reach easily add a block instead of a hard point and send the corner line thru that block and into a cleat.
Add a system where you can easily drop furl the sail shade.
Use snap hooks or carbines to attach it to the corners of the sail.
These are the sails i used.
If fixing onto the roof a standard shade sail roof bracket is the best choice.
For one corner it s sometimes better to use a tension strap.
Screw and bolt to the trusses then.
Tighten the wing nuts on.
Just attach the hook to the turnbuckle and then slide it into place over the corner of the shade.
When it s not in use you can take it down easily.
The triangular sails do not cover every square inch of the roof in our conservatory.