Any suggestions on how to hang a sail shade in this space?
3 years ago
Hi everyone. We would like to hang/ install a square/ rectangular sail shade in the space below. Any ideas on how we could do that? We were thinking of putting the 2 ends of the sail on the house(don’t know how though) and then two somewhere towards the fence. Ideally we don’t want to put poles into the ground to secure the sail towards the fence side. We were thinking of making concrete planter posts to secure the 2 ends of the sail shade. Any other suggestions are welcome! Thank you.
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PRO3 years agoYou can simply use black heavy duty Cable Ties to secure the poles to your existing railing.
Then install two heavy duty hooks into the structure of the soffit, provided you don't need approval from an HOA for this whole thing.
Another option if you decide to abandon the sail shade would be to simply install this brack to secure an outdoor patio umbrella. No base required.
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3 years agoIs this a condo or townhome? You may not be allowed to put up something like that. Instead, I would install narrow planters along the fence, and plant something very tall and vertical. It will give you more privacy than the sail shade, and just as much shade except when the sun is directly overhead.
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