Description
Our Patented System
Our revolutionary ‘Single Track Design’ allows for unparalleled coverage, ease of deployment and unrelenting protection from both the sun and rain. ShadeFX systems are engineered to operate without the need for a slope, providing a virtually flat installation. Our innovative solution facilitates even the most eclectic designs and tastes, while setting the new industry standard in outdoor space utility.
Our Patented System
Our revolutionary ‘Single Track Design’ allows for unparalleled coverage, ease of deployment and unrelenting protection from both the sun and rain. ShadeFX systems are engineered to operate without the need for a slope, providing a virtually flat installation. Our innovative solution facilitates even the most eclectic designs and tastes, while setting the new industry standard in outdoor space utility.
Benefits
Flexible Deployment
Diverse shapes, orientation, settings and locations. Only ShadeFX uses one drive beam located in the middle of the canopy to operate the mechanism. Since there is only one track, there is no need to align ‘tracks’. This allows ShadeFX to mount to frames of all types, including wood, without concern for jamming or binding as the frame may shift over time. Also, having the canopy supported in the center allows rain to shed to the sides. Although rain may pool it will not accumulate excessively. This makes ShadeFX the only retractable canopy system designed to be left out in the wind and rain that mounts to a frame of your design.
Wind & Rain Resistance
ShadeFX retractable canopies are a fully framed canopy system when extended, with the strength to withstand most winds and even heavy rain. ShadeFX has canopy ‘wings’ that spread out from the drive beam support points unlike roll up awnings that rely on fabric tension for support between their front and back without support in between. For this reason, roll out awnings are not recommended to be left extended in the wind or the rain.
Fabrics
Whether you choose the drama of black, the passion of red, or the serenity of earth tones, color is the final statement that sets the mood for your outdoor living space. That’s why we offer a broad range of commercial awning fabrics. It’s all about choice and we will help you make the right choice.
ShadeFX offers three types of quality fabrics with varying degrees of water protection. Depending on climate, usage and function, customers can choose between water resistant, water repellent and waterproof canopy fabrics. Below are some general guidelines on their application.
If canopies are expected to keep an outdoor space dry for the duration of a light rain shower, water resistant fabrics will be suitable for your outdoor space.
In climates that experience greater precipitation, water repellent fabrics may be a more viable solution. This type of fabric is tightly woven and/or coated with a chemical finish that repels water upon contact, rather then allowing it to seep through the material.
If a canopy is subject to constant rain over a course of a week or an entire season, waterproof fabrics are recommended. Waterproof fabrics are not available in patterns, only solid colors, but will ensure a dry outdoor space regardless of precipitation.
FABRIC SELECTIONS
HARBOR TIME
Water Repellent (protects for life of fabric)
Solid Colors Only
15 Colors
Non Fire Resistant
7 Year Warranty
SUNBRELLA
Water Resistant (protects 24 to 48 hours)
Solid Colors and Stripes
Hundreds of Colors
Non Fire Resistant
10 Year Warranty
FERRARI
Water Proof (protects for life of fabric)
Solid Colors Only
40 Colors
Fire Resistant
10 Year Warranty
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