Technical datasheet
Shade Sails
Twisted, layered and wall-to-wall sails for gardens, pools, schools and courtyards.
Overview
A shade sail is tensioned fabric fixed at three or four points to posts or walls. Because the corners sit at different heights, a well-made sail twists into a tight, curved surface: it shades without a heavy roof, lets the breeze through and looks architectural.
We have built sails since 2004 over villa gardens and pools, school courtyards and play areas, and between buildings. Every sail is measured on site, cut to size and installed by our own team, with posts and fixings sized for the span.
Key specifications
- Fabric
- HDPE shade fabric, PVC or PVDF membrane
- Supports
- Galvanised raked posts or structural walls
- Shapes
- Triangles, twisted squares, layers and grids
- Clear height
- From 2.1 m; higher over play areas
- Fabric warranty
- 10 years on HDPE shade fabric
- Fabrication
- In our own workshop, Al Batayih, Sharjah
- Installation
- By our own team, across the UAE
Types & configurations
- Twisted four-point sail (hypar)Two high and two low corners: the most popular sail in the UAE, tight, crisp and good at shedding rain.
- Single triangleThe simplest and most economical sail for a patio, an entrance or a pool corner.
- Layered sailsTwo to four overlapping sails at stepped heights that share posts: a sculptural look over pools and large gardens.
- Large tensioned sailOne large sail with stainless cable in the edges and a clear fall to one side, ready for waterproof fabric.
- Wall-to-wall courtyard sailsFixed to the walls on both sides with no posts in the way: courtyards, side yards and spaces between buildings.
- Sail grids for large areasRepeating twisted modules on shared posts for schools, mosques, malls and hotel courtyards, in one colour or a bright mix.
- Sails on a steel frame, mast sails and motorised sailsSails inside a clean portal frame, a cantilever mast with a boom for an open pool edge, or a motorised sail that rolls away in strong wind.
