Billabong Shade's Profile

Hi everyone,
Came across this website blog, and thought best to post some technical and supplier information. Our company Billabong Shade have been a specialist designer and installer of shade sails for over 15 years. The shade sail industry is full of backyard operators and there is a lot of mis-information about what they are and what they can do. There is also a serious problem of imported sails coming in from China. They are of a real poor quality and made with less than equal shade fabric (HDPE) and very lightweight corner rings. Of the mass produced sails Coolaroo is still an ok purchase. A good shade cloth fabric should be no less than 330gsm and these are not waterproof, however a good design should shed water to the lowest points. Shade sails should not sag nor should they flap in the wind, they should be rigid enough for the average person to walk acoss. If you want a waterproof sail then you should look at a good quality PVC. To find a good supplier please visit www.acaspa.com.au this is our professional shade sail association in Australia or visit us at www.billabongshade.com.au we are always happy to help and have an agent in Arizona and have shipped many sails to the USA