Coolaroo 435974 Shade Fabric, 12' x 50', Heritage Green

This is the third time I've installed shade cloth on my pergola on my back porch. The other two times the product was decent but not as good as this. This is thicker, better quality, and a higher UV Sun blocking ratio. I bet this will last for years with no problems! It is not hard to install just takes a little bit of time maybe an extra person to help. Has cut the heat and the Sun significantly it's a difference between night and day LOL. I know my plants are going to love it and I know my doggies do too because they can stay outside longer without being on broil in the south Georgia heat ☀️😍

Excellent product and such a great price. I knew about this shade fabric from seeing used in greenhouses and nurseries. It can be pretty expensive, especially if you are looking to purchase a ready made product from it. The width and length that this company offered of the shade fabric was a godsend! I made wide and deep curtains for a large deck that has a roof but faces due west. In our Midwest hot, humid summers this was a huge hit. Very easy to sew on, easy to look through but very protective of those of us on the other side of it! Allows my friends and I to sit outside during the hot afternoon and the glaring sunlight of sunset and enjoy the view at the same being kept cool and protected.I used curtain weights to make it heavy enough to not blow around from a southern breeze, and used 3" webbing (like on a tie down for a trailer or truck) on all four sides to prevent any fraying of the fabric. Works great and hundreds of dollars cheaper than buying a similar product ready made. I was afraid that it would be practical but not very attractive, but the tan color is actually pretty nice and I used a contrasting webbing. I can't wait to back out on that deck again this summer!

So it took me a while to figure out exactly how I wanted to use this so I’ve been sitting on the roll of fabric for over a year now and finally had an “a-ha” moment! We just had our pool redone with new decking and fencing. We’ve always had an outdoor shower area but this year I needed to build one that was temporary and did not want to drill or nail anything into the new wood panels we just put in. So I remembered that I had this awesome sunshade fabric stored away in the shed. Pulled it out and it saw it was perfect for making durable, outdoor shower curtains/ privacy panels for my temporary shower.It was so easy to use and I can’t believe I didn’t think of this use before! These panels I made will definitely hold up and I’m sure I’ll be able to reuse them for next years shower as well. Here’s how I modified the fabric to make the shower curtains / privacy panels.1) measured off two pieces per my specific needs, cut2) made a no-sew hem line on the raw edges I would be using as the “top” of the curtain/ panel using fabric fusion glue. Folded over for an approximate 1/2” hem, applied glue working in small sections, using a Fabric / quilting clip to hold into place while drying. The sides were already seemed as I cut them to turn out that way. Let dry overnight and removed clips the next day. The fabric fusion did an excellent job adhering creating a faux hem. Very happy with how that turned out. I was a little worried because the sunshade fabric is a a lot thicker and more coarse than normal fabric but my fears were unfounded.3) attached the panels to my diy pvc shower rod using the metal curtain clips. The kind that you can slip on the rod and then has a clip where you can attach it where you want to. I decided on this method as I didn’t want to weaken the sunshade by putting holes in it for traditional curtain shower rings. Plus I could manipulate it after the fact if I didn’t like how it looked. Also it was just easier and took less time.I slipped the curtain clips on first and then hung up my sunshade shower curtain/ privacy panels where I wanted them.Easy peasy!They look way better than those cheap plastic shower curtains I usually use plus they’ll last so much longer. The plastic ones usually end up tearing or ripping in a rain storm and I have no fear that will happen. If they last the swim season I’ll be perfectly happy with that!* once I got them up I decided not to hem the bottom of the sunshade fabric. I had originally thought that I would need to add some weight of some sort to keep them from blowing around but they are perfectly fine as is and in my opinion and experience creating an outdoor pool shower for the last 12 years, this fabric will be heavy enough to sustain itself and doesn’t need anything to help it stay in place. We haven’t had a good storm yet so I can’t be 100% certain but my experience tells me they’ll be just fine. I also thought the raw cut edges would bother me (think OCD) but surprisingly it actually adds to the charm of an outdoor shower.I’ll definitely be purchasing more of this when the time comes to replace the ones I made. Please see my pictures for more explanation as to how I used the fabric.

This was my first time using this product for building a shade canopy over my pergola. It worked out great and since this was my first design I will buy this again to build upon my lessons learned. Some of my design for my pergola cover was not supported by the material.Pros: Worked out great and let in lots of light without all the blazing heat. The roll allowed me to design what I needed to fit over my pergola. It stood up to some pretty heavy winds this summer (Colorado winds). The material worked as expected.Cons: I had to buy 2 rolls and each roll was a different length by over 1 foot. I used grommets to make connection/tie down points and this caused the material to be cut by the grommets in one place i got a little zealous on the grommet install (Of course this material is not designed for using grommets). Goop fixed the issue though. This material is not hemmed on the ends and the ends are uneven, but they did not fray. The sides are also not hemmed but they are slightly reinforced. After unrolling there is a crease down the middle of each roll that never came out.Like I mentioned, my install design was not fully supported by this material, which I knew of. It still worked out great though. I will be buying 2 more rolls to improve upon my original design though. This material is not waterproof. My parents commented on how well it looked and worked for what I used it for and commented they should get this material as well to put up a sun shade.

Purchased to make new cover for Pergola. The raw ends of the fabric were a bit uneven but the fabric is easy to pin and hem. It was so easy to sew using my standard sewing machine and standard needle. I easily hemmed and created rod pockets on the ends for the bars that adjust pergola. Looks great and has decent shade it has good weight than what I had before and doesn’t blow in the wind as much.