For our diy shade sail installation i planned on attaching one side of the sun shade sail to the house and the other side of the shade sail to two wooden poles.
Attaching sun sail to house siding.
Tighten the wing nuts on the clamps to secure the rod.
For one corner it s sometimes better to use a tension strap.
The savings was huge and a sun shade sail was the perfect quick solution to blocking the hot summer sun.
How to anchor to vinyl siding.
Use snap hooks or carbines to attach it to the corners of the sail.
The reputable manufacturers will include turnbuckles that can simply be tightened with a screwdriver.
Fasten each post with lag screws and carriage bolts.
Just attach the hook to the turnbuckle and then slide it into place over the corner of the shade.
Attaching sun shade to bricks cinder block breeze block cement block.
You simply need to place the screwdriver in the middle of the turnbuckle so that the entire piece rotates.
Disassemble the mounting block.
Raise the shade sail up to the fascia and slip its head rod into the clamps.
The mounting block is sold in two pieces.
The corners of the shade should have grommets or steel rings in place.
You can then attach your fixing to the fascia ideally within a few inches cm of the rafter and on the opposite side to the fascia support.
Attaching to bricks can make for a very secure mounting point but it is necessary to make some initial assessments to ensure that is the case.
Some of the cheaper brands of sail shades don t have these and simply attach directly to the hook.
8 lay the sail on the patio or outdoor.
Install three steel posts attaching them to the deck framing to support the shade sail.
Screw head rod clamps to the house fascia spaced 3 feet apart.