![]() Here’s a look at how I bodged mine up: Rather than using expensive shade sail posts I screwed a hook onto my shed Installing your shade sail with cord using the shed and fence postsīut I did have a fence posts I own and my big shed. Annoyingly in this instance, my house is cladded so that doesn’t work. The anchor eyes I’ve linked you to are far smaller but more than adequate for a large heavy duty shade sail. If you want to see that process I would look at my how to install a fence on a wall article as I use big anchors for that. Drilling a couple of anchor eyes or more into solid brick is a great place to start. I would personally opt to bodge something up all day long if this is just a temporary thing while the sun is shining bright □ (and that won’t be long in the UK □ ) Be it off of a solid fence post (that belongs to you), your shed, and of course your home. If you don’t have somewhere to attach your shade sails then you will need posts or poles but what you need to consider is these will require installing into solid concrete if you want them to stay upright in any kind of serious breeze. ![]() And if you don’t have some you may need shade sail posts or poles which take a fair bit of installing! Let’s look at those: Do you need shade sail posts? The reality is very different when you buy one and it rocks up in a small plastic packet – that basically unfolds to be a coloured tarpaulin □ But that’s not to say shade sails don’t work, they need a good bit of careful consideration in terms of the angle the sun is coming at you, height of shade sail install which ties into those angles, and of course what sturdy fixed position you’ll tie up your shade sail. The sales pictures make these shade sails look like a dream of shaded areas and beautifully comfortable ambience. Worth a mention: Sol Royal Garden Shade Sail and the Greenbay Sun Shade Sail Outdoor Garden Patio Party Sunscreen Shade sail practical usability and install guide Quality triangular shade sail – Clara Sun Shade Sailīest heavy duty shade sail – Ankuka Triangle Sun Shade Sail will take the most rain Otherwise here’s my top picks after testing for the best shade sails: UK’s best shade sails – my top picks from testing over the years:īest shade sail UK overall: Ankuka Sun Shade Sail Grey Rectangular Waterproof Garden Sun Sail I tested this for heavy duty material that is waterproof and it came out brilliant!īest shade sail UK alternative – Kookaburra Waterproof Garden Sun Shade Sail Let’s take a look at the top shade sails available in the UK first, but if you want to get into the shade sail practical usability and install guidefurther, please find the link attached and a shade sail buyer guide runs through important factors such as price, size, heavy duty quality of material, and shape (important believe it or not). Do you need shade sail posts? What are the best fixing kits for shade sails? And once you’ve got your shade sail up, then you need to start thinking about the sun moving and changing shade areas. And before you buy one you must consider a few important things and pitfalls. Over the years, I’ve tested loads of shade sails to bring you the best. Firstly, as the sun moves around my garden, I’d need a shade sail about 10m by 10m to actually cover the area I want! Even at this low height there are points where my neck still gets the sun! Look at the sunlight still landing on the back of the set despite this only being head height! As I say, unless the sun is directly over your head there is much to discuss □ And we will get to that in my install guide! Now the first thing you’re wondering – why so low compared to the fancy pictures on the sales ads? Two reasons. But before I do, here’s the latest one I’ve tested on my sofa set: I tested the Ankuka Sun Shade Sail 2m x 3m Grey Rectangular Waterproof Garden Sun Sail The best shade sails I’ve tested start from less than twenty quid and trounce all the other sun shade methods I’ve mentioned on value by a country mile, but there are some drawbacks which I’ll go into. Step in the perfect solution: a shade sail. The larger marquee style gazebos also cost a fortune. A cantilever parasol will cost a fortune for something of decent quality, a pergola has a fixed position, and a pop up gazebo (a standard 3m2 version) won’t fit a little rattan sofa set comfortably. ![]() I thought I’d update this article because this recent bout of extreme hot weather has actually made the garden moderately uncomfortable anywhere outside of the pergola or cantilever parasol! We’ve even been using the pop up gazebo as a protector from the sun, but, and there’s a big but. This article was last updated on August 17th, 2022 at 3:26 pm UK’s best shade sails that are waterproof and heavy duty tested Our site is reader supported so when you click a link to Amazon we may earn an affiliate commission.
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