TheShadeGroup

Welcome to Shade Sail and Shade Structure information site.

We provide information about purchasing; building and designing a shade sail, or shade structure.  

You will also find out how to:
·        Resolve shade problems
·        How shade sails work
·        How and why they sometimes don’t

While we could explain every detail about shade sails and shade structures, it is more important that you know the key elements for your project.

TheShadeGroup consists of a number of shade industry professionals who are concerned about raising the overall standards in our industry – so much so that they have put aside their usual commercial rivalry.  It’s an ongoing goal for continued improvements in design, product, service, installation.  We believe that a better informed potential shade sail or shade structure client is a win-win situation for all concerned.

TheShadeGroup members have a passion for shade sails and shade structures and we like our clients to be equally enthusiastic.  

Modern shade sails & shade structures are quite new to the field of construction. For instance the first entry into Wikipedia for shade sails appeared late 2007; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shade_sail

This website provides a broad range of information relating to shade sails and shade structures; it will be continually monitored and updated.  A major feature of this site is that visitors can ask their questions and get answers with a minimum of jargon and absolutely no obligation.  Please see our “privacy policy”. 

TheShadeGroup is about providing solutions.

We start with a few definitions and a glossary followed by some photos of shade sails and shade structures of various design to help identification. There are also photographs of some shade projects that failed the test and explanations as to why they did.