Features:

  • Provides up to 90-percent UV block
  • Manufactured of High Density Polyethylene which is knitted instead of woven, allowing heat and humidity to rise through fabric while reducing ambient air temperatures up to 33%
  • Specialized fabric is stain resistant and will not mold, mildew or fade
  • Easy to clean, simply hose off with water
  • Weather resistant fabric
  • Protects with up to 90% UV block , Easy to clean
  • Allows cover to 'Breathe' reducing temperatures underneath by up to 32%
  • Resists mold and mildew
  • Will not fade, crack or rot
  • Measures 3-feet when folded.
I would recommend this to everyone

OMG this material made an incredible difference! The wall on the side of my master bedroom faces the late afternoon /evening Sun in the summertime and because of it my master bedroom temperature is typically 10 degrees higher than the rest of the house. I spent $200 having another layer of insulation put in the attic over my bedroom, but didn't make much of a difference. So then the last two summers I had to buy a window air conditioner which cost $250 and it's a mess to put in and of course it increased my electric bill by $50 a month. I read about the sun shades online and I couldn't afford the $60 10x10 sunshade so I found this material and thought for $30 I'll give it a try. I just stapled it up to the Eve's on the side of my house and then tied it off to the fence and I thought it might help a little bit but the difference is incredible! And I only use a little over half of the roll so I still have another 7 foot section to shade another part of my house. I would recommend this to everyone! The material is well-made thick it's got border on it it's shiny on one side and the color is beautiful. Also it's very simple to put up because of the reinforced Edge on each side of the six foot width I just used a staple gun and stapled it to the eaves. If you needed to you could also just make grommet holes by using a hole punch and a grommet maker which you can get at any fabric store for $12.

Best impulse purchase of my life!

The timber clips made this so simple to install. Me, a ladder, and my rubber mallet and wah-la!! I feel like I can find a million uses for this heavy shade fabric. Thinking I may buy some simple yard timbers and stake them in the ground vertically. Then buy a larger size of this fabric and timber clips to create a semi privacy barrier in front of a chain fence in the back of my yard!

Absolutely love this product

Absolutely love this product. It definitely keeps things a few degrees cooler in the house plus it looks good. Second time purchasing it. I've made shades for windows and glass doors (easily cut rectangles, hung with clips and rings to small nails in the trim, didn't sew the edges and it still looks fine), This summer I'm making a canopy on the balcony and it looks great (pictires show fabric before I added grommets and tightened and straightened it.)

Great solution for hot, sunny windows

After realizing we could cool our house much more efficiently by covering our hottest windows, I set out to find the perfect material for the job. Some people put in blackout drapes. Others use reflective emergency blankets or even aluminum foil. But the problem was that we enjoyed the natural light in these rooms, just not the heat from the unrelenting direct sunlight. This fabric was the perfect solution. Some light still comes in, so my children can play in their room in the daytime without turning the light on, but it is MUCH more comfortable, and when it's super hot our AC doesn't have to run nearly as much. This is a big deal in the south. To cover our windows, I cut this fabric lengthwise between the white threads. This way, the long sides won't easily fray. For the top and bottom, I was able to turn it up a couple of inches and hem it on my sewing machine, leaving a pocket for a tension rod at the top and a dowel at the bottom. I then hung it inside the window frame, as close as possible to the window, and the dowel at the bottom rests on the windowsill and holds the fabric straight. For our metal back door, I used strong magnets to stick the fabric directly to the door. Both methods will make these coverings easily removable come winter, when we want as much sunlight as we can get coming in to help heat things up a bit. There is a lot of fabric on this roll! I was able to cover three windows, one a large double window, with leftovers. I'm sure it has already paid for itself. I may use the rest to shade the sunny side of my tent when I sell crafts at our local farmers' market--I bet it would be great for that too!

Used for Two Projects

Using Coolaroo Timber Fasteners, I hung Coolaroo Shade Fabric along the back of my pergola to stop the setting sun from blasting my windows. It does the trick! But my pergola is 18 feet wide and I only ordered one 15-foot roll of shade fabric, so there's a 3-foot gap on one side (as can be seen in the attached photos). I anchored the loose bottom corner of the shade fabric to a wood post by using a dog leash. I slipped the dog leash clasp between the weave of the shade fabric and tied the end of the leash to the wood post and hammered a nail into it so it wouldn't move up or down. The shade fabric hasn't torn where the clasp is puncturing it, even though there have been some windy days where there was a lot of tension on it. Of course I should have installed a grommet, but I didn't have one. For my second project, I used black Coolaroo Medium Shade Fabric and Scotch Permanent Outdoor Mounting Tape to try to prevent passersby from being able to see into my home through my security screen door. See the accompanying photos of the shade fabric taped to the inside of my security screen door. The first photo shows the view from the inside looking outside. The second photo shows the view from the outside, standing in front of the screen door. The third photo shows the view from the outside, standing at an angle where you can still see my sliding glass patio door leading to the backyard. I think I might be able to obscure the view of the sliding glass patio door if I put another layer of shade fabric on the security screen door. Unfortunately, the tape didn't hold the fabric to the screen door for more than a few days, so I removed the tape and used 2 mm black nylon cable twist ties. I slid the cable ties through the fabric and metal screen, twisted them, and cut off the ends.

Great product, highly recommend!

Great product. It was super simple to install and provides amazing shade over my pergola. I think this may also reduce my electric bill, as it blocks the evening sun from glaring into my living room windows. PS - I used an Arrow electric staple gun and 3/8" staples. I hope it holds up to the elements.

Provides shade and still lets in the sun

My back yard faces full South. California sunshine pores in the back yard and my 37 foot long patio cover really does not cut it all that much. The 1x1 inch slates do not help as much as I wish would. I put the Coolaroo shade cloth on top of the patio cover by myself. I am sort of handy, but not a miss fix-it by any means. I used the Coolaroo fasteners to attach it to the top of the patio cover. I really liked the little fasteners. My neighbor came towards the end of putting it up to watch. Before it was even completely finished she was saying how much cooler it was under the patio cover. It took me about an hour and a half to do all 37 feet. I tucked the cut edge under about 2.5 inches. I did not seam it up. I put the attachment fasteners on this tucked edge much closer than on the pretrimmed sides. I do have to tell you that I am very pleased with the results. The sunshine still gets in, but the patio has to be at least 15 degrees cooler than it was before I started putting it up. I look forward to the shade and escape from the heat this summer.

Bam! Take that you nasty blinding sun

I have the use of a sunroom back again thanks to this product. It has made a huge difference, but still allows the air to flow and I have the ability to watch the birds and butterflies. Here's how I put it to use: I bought cheap cafe clips (the little rings with clasps). Then I put up a length of vinyl clothesline and secured it with long screws at various spaces. The clips were on the line and I pulled up the cloth in sections and clamped it in place. I added two clips to the bottom and attached those in place to keep it from flying up with the breeze and slapping me in the face. The ambiance in the room is like a soft green cloud - cooler and comfortable enough to sit out there as the sun sets - something that was impossible before. I dream of having a tarp of this stuff on poles over the whole house, but that's just a dream for now. Can you imagine what it would do to lowering AC electric bills? Sigh. (Edit: This year I bought the wheat shade and made interior panels for windows that get intense sun. They are behind drapes and are lovely looking much like the bamboo style fabric. For the panels, I just made simple flat panels and hung them on rods. Sewing on them is no problem whatsoever.

Frayed not..

We have this over our pergola and it works really well to keep it cooler than the hot sun beating down on us. I had to trim it on the corners and it did not fray as you can see in the picture I have provided. (all those edges have been cut) That said, it does feel like it needs some sort of hem along the edges, but functionally it is fine.

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