Guides
Practical guides for choosing, measuring and installing shade sails, patio shades, pool covers, fences and screens, from Sunshades Depot.
How to Install a Shade Sail: A Step-by-Step Guide
Nine steps with a drawing for each one, a parts guide that matches every diagram to the real hardware, and the kits you need.
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Shade Sails in High Winds: What Actually Helps
How fabric, size and layout change the wind load, which of our sails to look at, and when the sail should come down.
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Shade Sail Hardware Guide: What Each Part Does and Which Kit to Buy
A numbered parts guide with photos, how to match hardware to the surface and the gap, and what is in each kit.
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Balcony Privacy Screens: How to Choose, Measure and Install One
Who can really see you, how to measure each railing run, which height and color to pick, and how to tie the screen up without drilling.
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Foldable Patio Shades: Folding, Roller and Retractable Options Compared
Which of our folding, roller, retractable and pergola shades fits your patio, with a measuring card, a parts table and a take-down rule.
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PVC Picket Fence Installation Guide: Spike, Bolt-Down and Everything Between
Read the ground, count the columns, install in six moves, and fix common problems with freestanding vinyl picket fence panels.
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Pool Covers for Leaf Season: What to Buy and How to Fit It
Closed season, drainage, tree debris and fit: four questions before you buy, what holds a cover down, and which of our covers suit which pool.
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How to Choose a Waterproof Cover for Outdoor Equipment
Three jobs, three covers: AC top covers, round table covers and poly tarps, plus sizing, tie-downs and the one rule for air conditioners.
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