A well-designed shade sail carport can provide excellent protection for your prized vehicles and can even add considerable value to your home. With flexible design options and quick and easy installation, it’s easy to see why shade sails are becoming the carport style of choice for many Australian homes and businesses. Supreme Shades specialises in supplying and installing custom shade sails for residential and commercial customers throughout Perth. Let’s take a look at a few things to consider when planning a shade sails carport.

Sun Orientation

When it comes to protecting your vehicles, it is important to determine where the afternoon sun sets. This is the hottest part of the day and can cause the most damage to a car’s paint work. The location and design of your shade sails must limit the exposure of harsh UV rays to your parked vehicle in the mid-afternoon and evening.

Coverage Required

Whether you want to protect a single car or multiple vehicles, a boat, caravan or even a motorhome, it’s important that your shade sail carport design is an appropriate size that will provide maximum coverage to all of your vehicles.

Design

A simple, single sail shade sail is a cost-effective option and a great solution for protecting one vehicle. However, for a large-scale area or a high-end finish, consider overlapping multiple shade sails – not only can this provide excellent protection, but it will also create visual interest and improve the aesthetics of your property. When choosing a design featuring multiple sails, you should aim to minimise any gaps which may allow for sunlight and water to seep through and damage your vehicle.

Fabric Type

There is a huge variety of shade cloth fabrics available, and they all have different features and benefits. Which type is right for your carport? There are a variety of water permeable & waterproof fabric options – speak to our team to discuss the ideal option for you.

Colour

Whether you want a contemporary aesthetic look or you would prefer your carport to be an architecturally inspired design feature, when it comes to picking shade cloth colours the options are almost endless. When choosing a colour for your shade sail carport, you should consider the below.

  • Mixing multiple shade cloth colours can add depth to the design and create an interesting feature that is unique to your property.
  • If you want your carport to blend into the existing colour scheme of the surrounding buildings, choose complementary shade sails to create a seamless aesthetic.
  • Choosing earthy tones is a good choice if you want your shade sails to disappear into surrounding foliage.
  • Lighter colours may offer slightly less UV protection than darker coloured sails, however they will let more light flow through.

Let Supreme Shades Create a Custom Shade Sail Carport for Your Home

For more information or to start the process of designing your new carport, the team at Supreme Shades is here to help. Combining technology and functionality, we can help you make the most of your outdoor spaces and provide design flexibility to give your carport a unique look. Get in touch with us today online or call our friendly team on 08 9405 4310.