With the summertime just closing in slowly, it’s time to prep your backyard so that you can spend your warm afternoon & evening time outdoors along with fun & enjoyment. But, you should also ensure that you and your family members (and guests) have enough protection when it comes to exposure to the harmful UV rays of the sun. 

Prepping your backyard is not an easy thing to do because you need to obtain quite a lot of items such as a BBQ grill, some outdoor furniture sets and a small pool or garden area. However, the one thing that most homeowners forget to give importance to is a nice shade for your backyard. A new shade sail can provide you with ideal comfort as well as protection from the incoming sunlight. So, if you’re someone who is planning to purchase a shade sail or shade cloth for your home exteriors or backyard, the following set of information comes in handy. 

Perform Your Pre-Planning

First, you need to consider your overall backyard space layout and the ways you’re going to utilize that space. Hip roof design professionals state that you have to think about the features that you’re expecting from the shade sail.

You can take a look at the following considerations and thereby make your final decision:

 

  • The reason you need the coverage.
  • Usage in different seasons.
  • The overall shape of the shade sail. 

 

 

For instance, if you’re looking to make your backyard an ideal playing area for your kids, then you need to envelop the whole surface area of your backyard to be able to provide protection to the children from the sun’s UV rays.

On the other hand, if you want your backyard to only be a place for entertainment purposes, then you don’t need to cover up the entire space. Just ensure that you use your shade sail across a generous surface area, which will be enough to accommodate all your friends, family members and guests.

Selecting The Shade You Want

Once you’re done with your planning phase, you now have to select a product that suits your needs. You can start off considering product features that you absolutely require from your shade sail, such as:

 

  • Durability
  • Colour
  • Water Resistance
  • Strength

 

 

Apart from the above-mentioned factors, you also need to look at the UV protection provided by the shade. It should be recollected that 90 per cent of UV protection is required for overhead protection measures. 

Now, when you’ll combine all of the aforementioned considerations, the total cost will come into factor as well. So, ensure that you squander your money wisely on a product that is worth your investment.