Sail Structures USA

Fabrics are available in a wide range of colors to meet every need. Fabric Choices:

• Coolaroo Commercial 95
  
• Polyfab Commercial Shadecloth
  
• Monotec
  
• Z16 Shadecloth
  
• Ferrari PVC Mesh Fabrics
  
• Ferrari Architectural PVC Products
  
• Vistaweave PVC Mesh
  
  

Please note: Colors may not reproduce accurately on different computers so please use these samples as a guide only, and make your final fabric color selection based on actual samples

Shadecloth

• Knitted or woven lightweight and durable fabric with a life expectancy exceeding 10 years.
• Up to 99% UVA/B protection (varies with color) while allowing warm air to pass through rather than being trapped underneath. Note -UV protection figures are claimed by fabric manufacturers and most often in a non tensioned state.
• Creates a cool and inviting environment.
• Economical and attractive solution.
• Will run-off a large portion of rainwater provided well designed fall angles etc.
• A wide range of mesh shade cloth products are available many claiming or branded as commercial - few are suitable for use as tensioned membrane fabrics. We often replace sails, which are only 3 or 4 years old that were produced with these lightweight fabrics. We recommend and use only extra heavy-duty commercial fabrics with proven track records.

Fire Rating

• F/R  Fire rated shadecloth & PVC's available. Surpassing ASTM-E 84, NFPA-701 Largo Scale, CAFM-701 Small Scale.
• Fire Rated Materials increase production cost 50-200%.

PVC Mesh

• All the attributes of shadecloth but a smoother finish and typically stronger than shadecloth.
• Resists "drooping" in the middle of the sail.
• Approx. 50% more expensive than shadecloth for any given area.

PVC

• Suitable where full waterproofing is an essential requirement.
• Only use architectural fabrics (tarp and other industrial fabrics may be cheaper but they will stretch in high temperature conditions then fill with rain water - creating bird baths but a bad look.
• Significantly higher tension loads required to support the much heavier (than shadecloth) fabric. Accordingly, larger poles, footings, brackets and ultimately higher cost.
• Typically 4 to 5 times the price of a similar shadecloth solution (depending on area covered).