Roll-up Shades

[FrankS]

I need to install a shade on my deck to combat the afternoon sun. I'm interested in a roll-up shade made of shade cloth or canvas or a vinyl but I'm not sure I know the pulley & cord configuration. I can't really afford a professional job. The shade would need to be 2400mm wide with a 1200mm drop. Can anyone give me some advice.

Cheers
FrankS

[Gumby]

I made one from the shade cloth you can buy from Bunnings. It's sold by the metre and in different colours. I just made two timber rods, one top and one bottom (not round, just square pine with the ends rounded over). I attached the top rod to the top of the beam and rolled the bottom one up to it. It stayed up with 3 separate chords (blind chord from Bunnings or Spotlight). When down, it just hung there. Worked fine.

[ernknot]

You need two small pulleys or brass eyelets fixed to the top rail (out of sight) about 5 or 6 inches from the end . Then fix your cord as near as possible to the pulleys or eyelets then run the cord down the front and under the bottom rail - should be round to help roll up - then back up to the top rail and put the cord through the pulley making sure that whichever direction you want to have the ability to raise or lower the blind, both cords go through the one pulley. Even up the cords and knot them together and away you go. If it works let me know.

[coastie]

Magnet Mart and Bunnings sell a Coolaroo roll up blind, bought one last summer 2400 x 1200 was a little over a $100 from memory.Used it to shade out fierce afternoon sun on my patio. I used a couple of small dynabolts to lock down to concrete with a screw eye in each end of the blind to which I attached a length of those rubber cargo tie downs which they sell,and a eye in each one so blind is anchored but allows for give in the wind,works a treat.

[FrankS]

Thanks. Food for thought but I think the pulley system is the go.
FrankS

[FrankS]

Sounds good. I'll check it out. Thanks.
FrankS