Excelente idea de los 2x4 y que sean ajustables, la mayoria solo los pone fijos en la tierra y despues es dificil ajustar, ademas los puedes facilmente remover si es necesario! Good job!
… thank you! That was the whole idea. For example, I am going away for the 4th, and there is a storm brewing in the Caribbean. It takes me 5 minutes to take them down. I can go away without any worries.
@@CubanRedneck Sorry that maybe I made a wrong assumption based on the name of the channel, being Cuban does not mean necessarily that you speak Spanish! my bad! All the best for you!
I like the idea of the 2x4’s. You could of upped it more with a sandwich of actual plywood. I’m working on a similar design except I’m going to use steel posts.
...oh yes, a lot of room from improvement but this was build on a budget and with the mind set to replace it with an aluminum pergola that can hold 20 325 Watt solar panels. That's 10% over my consumption. Thanks for sharing...
@@CubanRedneck I realize this is an old video and you may know this already but a lot of other RUclipsrs ask the viewers questions to generate comments .
@@lethargicmotorsport2025 ... I got you! And as you pointed out this is an old video. And to be honest the channel has been somewhat of a hobby, but I am looking forward to stepping the quality and SEO in more ways than one. Thanks for watching and commenting.
This is a great idea, thanks for sharing! We have some shade sails and thinking of making them more sturdy. Here in Denver, we get a lot of wind and have to take them down for that (and obviously take them down completely in winter months). Can I get an update on how your posts, hinges, etc. are holding up after over a year of use?
…. Hey, thank you for watching. Yes, it is great to be able to take the shade sails down when bad weather is forecast. As to hardware, so far, so good after two years! But I am on my 3rd set of ratchet straps. I am not sure if it's the UV, but they lose their color and then come apart after a while. For what they cost is no big deal.
@@CubanRedneck I would suggest some steel cable hand winches, that’s what I use for mine out here in Arizona. We don’t get the rain obviously so corrosion isn’t an issue for me, might be for you. I actually have two mounted at the top of my 4x4’s. One to adjust the shade, and one to adjust the guy wire. Makes it super easy to disassemble when the monsoons come in.
... that would much the same. I used ratchet straps to keep the cost down. I am planning to put up an aluminum pergola of a sort and deck the roof with solar panels in the very near future. But regardless of what you use this shade sails are doing their job in days like this when it is 96 in Florida I don't even want to know how HOT it is in Texas or Arizona!
Thats a lot of work. Honestly, I would have (and did) put up an awning over the patio. One long piece of fabric angled down from the roof (with a little scalloped fringe) looks pretty ! :)
… Thanks for commenting. If it works for you, awesome! On the other hand, I am close to the Gulf and prone to wind storms without warning. Otherwise, I might have taken a different approach, but as you can see towards the end of the video, around here it is not rare for the wind to blow at 15 - 20 just because. The only way I know to mitigate high winds with shade sails is to allow them to flex and unload the wind as you would do on a sailboat. Having the sails too ridged or fixed will significantly increase the change of damage to the house. If you are familiar with the American Magic's PATRIOT race boat, a rigid sail was the main reason it capsized at PRADA Cup. Aside from flexibility, the setup with tie straps allows me to take them down in 2 minutes during tornado and severe thunderstorm watch or warning, and I have on several occasions.
Good channel, bud. I enjoy your variety. All the yt experts tell you should be more specialized...but I really think someone with type of variety could do well on yt. Let's see!
Thank you, and yes, it is crazy. I wanted to stick to DIY and especially woodworking, jigs, lures, but as the holidays came around, I got all these inquiries about my recipes and stuff. The holidays are over. I think I’ll get back to building stuff! Video recommendations are welcome!
Really appreciate your design. I was wondering now that it's been a few years how are the pads holding up and the beams? I believe I'll be doing a very similar setup as I have a L shaped house with a patio area in the pocket currently no deck. I could probably get away with one post and use the house for the 3 other corners. I just don't want it hang low with significant tension.
… thank you for stopping by. The Sails are much lighter than they once were and may have another year or so on them. But the poles and the hardware is held up quite well. I also had to replace the tie straps, which were of the cheapest quality, which was expected. The UV meter out here in Southwest Florida is at its max most of the time.
...lol thank you for commenting! Not my first time and trust me the first 2-3 were not pretty! That's why I figure others can benefit from my mistakes.
…thank you for commenting! Thunderstorms with 20-30 MPH winds are routine around here, and so far, so good. I had a tie strap fail. It was an old one. There is very little flapping as long as the tie straps are tight. We did have a severe storm come by a few days ago, and I did release the pressure to lessen the parachute effect. One feature about *installing shade sails* this way is that they are easy to take down in the event of severe weather. Releasing pressure from the tie strap allows you to unhook the turnbuckles, and that is it!
I've never done anything like this, but we're about to... Question on the concrete though... I'm confused on why the pole isn't/wasn't placed into the concrete before hardening?? Or is that the wrong way, i swishy l seriously don't know, but just attaching a hinge and then bolting it to the concrete seems kinda weird i dunno... Why pour concrete, just attach to the slab
… hey thank you for stopping by! As I mentioned in the video, the concrete is preparation for a future project. This fall, I will be switching to an aluminum pergola, whose roof will be decked with solar panels. As to the hinges, it is the best way I found to keep tension on the sails in combination with the ratchet straps. Understand I am about a mile from the Gulf of Mexica on Florida’s Southwest coats. We have severe thunderstorms with winds exceeding 30-40 MPH regularly during hurricane season. I designed this system with that in mind. If wind, tornados, or hurricanes are not an issue, yes, you can make the installation fixed.
@@CubanRedneck copy that bro.... Thanks for clarifying... We're getting ready to put something up....I appreciate the video, love the Cuban redneck name, & keep it up.
Hi, and thank you for the comment. *Shade Sails* are not meant to be a weather shelter, merely shade! …and yes, we've had a few severe thunderstorms roll by, no issue
…thank you for commenting! Since releasing the video, I have lowered the front turnbuckle location by about 10 inches giving the shade sails a slight downward pitch away from the house. There has been no water accumulation since. Not that it was a big deal anyway. Under a heavy storm, maybe a gallon accumulated at the most, and it quickly seeped through. These things have a pretty coarse weave, not like an army tent material that actually holds water! Water goes right through them with little effort. These are *sun shade sails* and their primary focus is to provide shade, not stop the rain! *Shade sails* with a tight weave, bring a whole new set of engineering challenges and I don't think I would attach them to my roof or house for the matter since they can become actual parachutes! Just last week Tropical Storm Claudette impacted us with winds gusting 20+ MPH and several inches of rain! So far so good!
…hi, thank you for commenting. The reason for this *shade sails installation* method is that I live in Charlotte Harbor, Fl. Storms are more of a concern than sandy soil. In the event of a storm, it takes me 3 minutes to take them down - something I had to do on more than one occasion this past year. I had a very similar setup living in the Florida keys. In the event of a storm, all you do is release the ratchet straps. Once you do that they will sag, allowing you to unhook the ends. Shove them into a cooler or bucket, and you are hurricane-ready! I have a friend who recently put his up as well. He used shed anchors. I am not too familiar with that method, but they seem to work, and shed anchors are approved in Florida!
Brother, I would not know. I don’t do weather below 50 degrees! However, from an engineering point of view, I don’t see why not! I would recommend something that I will be doing before the rainy season next year and that is punching a ½ inch grommet in the center to put a temporary stick that pushes the center up during heavy rainstorms. I think that should work for snow as well!
I am pretty close to the water on the Gulf side of Florida, and we've had a few storms and so far, so good! However, we haven't had a hurricane yet, but I'll probably take it down if a storm is announced. As to the rain, the weave on the *shade sails* is quite open, rain doesn't really puddle too much, but it makes a big drip right in the middle of the square one. I need to give them more angle so the rain can run to the edge. The triangular ones are ok. The only thing that has failed was 1 tied strap. The ones I used were ancient, and I think the UV got to them…. Thank you for commenting!
This is really dumb. The shade sails are not tight and the posts... very unprofessional with those straps. I can bravely tell it because I am professional.
... dude with all due respect! What are you talking about? So, you are a "pro," but no shade sail installation videos on your channel. Hmmm, interesting! You have no idea how many of my friends have seen this and seen how easily I can put it up and down and replicate it. 100% success... Let me know whenever you want to put some money on the table and do some CAD modeling.
@@CubanRedneck installing a shade sail properly does not require cad. Yes I have no videos but I installed sails much better than this. Sorry if I was rude.
… I don't care about the rude, but if you see the installation and consider that I live less than a mile from the Gulf and where storms brew up with a little warning during the summer, you understand the concept. The sails are NOT loose, as you claim, and yes, the picture does not do justice to the installation. Something else you are not considering is that these are $30 sails. Not $300, ones made from canvas like the ones I have in the house in the Keys. As I mentioned in the blog, I did replace the tie straps with some black heavy duty ones, and although I could have used a steel cable with a turnbuckle, it is just not practical for my wife to take them down in the event of a storm if I am not home. Question: How much do you charge for a 12 X 24 setup? There is less than $150.00 in this project. In other words, Chevrolet makes an EV called VOLT, yes, it is an EV, but it is no TESLA. That was not only the concept but also the theme of my channel.
...Hi, thank you for commenting and yes, but what you will need to face them towards the corner so that you have tension from corner to opposite corner instead of pulling away from the house. I would also consider making a loop around all four with a cable. That way the structure will seat up right and then you just adjust the tension with the racket straps
I helped a friend put a square sail out in the middle of the yard where there was an existing cement slab. We found that the sail stretched a bit too much after mounting it with the poles facing and pulling away from the center in the direction of the corners. We ended up making a loop with thin steel cable around the perimeter through the same eye bolts used to connect the sails. Because the steel cable does not flex or stretches, it made it a lot more rigid. It also helps when putting it up if you are short-handed because the frame stays together while you connect and tension the sails.
This is an excellent idea! After watching several videos on this subject I think this is the best way to go. Thank you sharing.👍
Glad it was helpful!
Great design on the angled posts !!!!
... Thank you, Glad you like them!
Excellent video. Thank you so much. I love it.
*WOW* very kind of you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Excelente idea de los 2x4 y que sean ajustables, la mayoria solo los pone fijos en la tierra y despues es dificil ajustar, ademas los puedes facilmente remover si es necesario! Good job!
… thank you! That was the whole idea. For example, I am going away for the 4th, and there is a storm brewing in the Caribbean. It takes me 5 minutes to take them down. I can go away without any worries.
@@CubanRedneck Sorry that maybe I made a wrong assumption based on the name of the channel, being Cuban does not mean necessarily that you speak Spanish! my bad! All the best for you!
@@alfadat ...lol no hay tema brother
Just the video I've been looking for, Thank you!
... Glad I could help! Thank you for the visit!
Well done! This definitely gives me some good ideas for what I want to do for our driveway.
Go for it! ... thank you for the visit!
Dude, that's brilliant!!
Thank you!
Nice video man
Appreciate it ...thank you for watching!
Sweet job. Just gained a subscriber. 👍
Thanks for the sub and the comment, much appreciated!
Late to the party... in IL (way outside Chicago) still Windy in my area and want to do a sail off my garage. Thanks for this.
..you are very welcome and thank you for commenting. Good luck with the project!
Great video.
Thanks for the visit!
wow a cuban with a budlight...probably not aging well with this video....haha just kidding
…. Yeap, no magic eraser on RUclips videos! Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you for your reply.
You are welcome, any time!
I like the idea of the 2x4’s. You could of upped it more with a sandwich of actual plywood. I’m working on a similar design except I’m going to use steel posts.
...oh yes, a lot of room from improvement but this was build on a budget and with the mind set to replace it with an aluminum pergola that can hold 20 325 Watt solar panels. That's 10% over my consumption. Thanks for sharing...
Thanks! Get idea/video. A little known fact is that comments help your algorithm so encourage your viewers to comment! 👍
Thanks for the tip!
@@CubanRedneck I realize this is an old video and you may know this already but a lot of other RUclipsrs ask the viewers questions to generate comments .
@@lethargicmotorsport2025 ... I got you! And as you pointed out this is an old video. And to be honest the channel has been somewhat of a hobby, but I am looking forward to stepping the quality and SEO in more ways than one. Thanks for watching and commenting.
This is a great idea, thanks for sharing! We have some shade sails and thinking of making them more sturdy. Here in Denver, we get a lot of wind and have to take them down for that (and obviously take them down completely in winter months).
Can I get an update on how your posts, hinges, etc. are holding up after over a year of use?
…. Hey, thank you for watching. Yes, it is great to be able to take the shade sails down when bad weather is forecast. As to hardware, so far, so good after two years! But I am on my 3rd set of ratchet straps. I am not sure if it's the UV, but they lose their color and then come apart after a while. For what they cost is no big deal.
@@CubanRedneck I would suggest some steel cable hand winches, that’s what I use for mine out here in Arizona. We don’t get the rain obviously so corrosion isn’t an issue for me, might be for you. I actually have two mounted at the top of my 4x4’s. One to adjust the shade, and one to adjust the guy wire. Makes it super easy to disassemble when the monsoons come in.
... that would much the same. I used ratchet straps to keep the cost down. I am planning to put up an aluminum pergola of a sort and deck the roof with solar panels in the very near future. But regardless of what you use this shade sails are doing their job in days like this when it is 96 in Florida I don't even want to know how HOT it is in Texas or Arizona!
Thank you very much for your informative video.
Now,
Please try some Micro brewed beers. 😆😎
Great suggestion!
Thanks 😊
You're very welcome!
Thats a lot of work. Honestly, I would have (and did) put up an awning over the patio. One long piece of fabric angled down from the roof (with a little scalloped fringe) looks pretty ! :)
… Thanks for commenting. If it works for you, awesome!
On the other hand, I am close to the Gulf and prone to wind storms without warning. Otherwise, I might have taken a different approach, but as you can see towards the end of the video, around here it is not rare for the wind to blow at 15 - 20 just because.
The only way I know to mitigate high winds with shade sails is to allow them to flex and unload the wind as you would do on a sailboat. Having the sails too ridged or fixed will significantly increase the change of damage to the house. If you are familiar with the American Magic's PATRIOT race boat, a rigid sail was the main reason it capsized at PRADA Cup. Aside from flexibility, the setup with tie straps allows me to take them down in 2 minutes during tornado and severe thunderstorm watch or warning, and I have on several occasions.
Good channel, bud. I enjoy your variety. All the yt experts tell you should be more specialized...but I really think someone with type of variety could do well on yt. Let's see!
Thank you, and yes, it is crazy. I wanted to stick to DIY and especially woodworking, jigs, lures, but as the holidays came around, I got all these inquiries about my recipes and stuff. The holidays are over. I think I’ll get back to building stuff! Video recommendations are welcome!
Great idea on how to set the poles, but shouldn't they be a little more stretched?
Really appreciate your design. I was wondering now that it's been a few years how are the pads holding up and the beams? I believe I'll be doing a very similar setup as I have a L shaped house with a patio area in the pocket currently no deck. I could probably get away with one post and use the house for the 3 other corners. I just don't want it hang low with significant tension.
… thank you for stopping by. The Sails are much lighter than they once were and may have another year or so on them. But the poles and the hardware is held up quite well. I also had to replace the tie straps, which were of the cheapest quality, which was expected. The UV meter out here in Southwest Florida is at its max most of the time.
Pretty cool. I would fail about 6 times more then I allow myself doing that!
...lol thank you for commenting! Not my first time and trust me the first 2-3 were not pretty! That's why I figure others can benefit from my mistakes.
veryu cool video. How has it done in the wind? How is the noise (flapping?) when windy ?
…thank you for commenting! Thunderstorms with 20-30 MPH winds are routine around here, and so far, so good. I had a tie strap fail. It was an old one. There is very little flapping as long as the tie straps are tight. We did have a severe storm come by a few days ago, and I did release the pressure to lessen the parachute effect. One feature about *installing shade sails* this way is that they are easy to take down in the event of severe weather. Releasing pressure from the tie strap allows you to unhook the turnbuckles, and that is it!
Que vuelta Asere. I need to instal one of these for my aji cachucha plants in summer. Do u think I will need a permit for it?
...hello, I don't know where you are at but in Florida you don't because it is not structural!
I've never done anything like this, but we're about to... Question on the concrete though... I'm confused on why the pole isn't/wasn't placed into the concrete before hardening?? Or is that the wrong way, i swishy l seriously don't know, but just attaching a hinge and then bolting it to the concrete seems kinda weird i dunno... Why pour concrete, just attach to the slab
… hey thank you for stopping by! As I mentioned in the video, the concrete is preparation for a future project. This fall, I will be switching to an aluminum pergola, whose roof will be decked with solar panels. As to the hinges, it is the best way I found to keep tension on the sails in combination with the ratchet straps. Understand I am about a mile from the Gulf of Mexica on Florida’s Southwest coats. We have severe thunderstorms with winds exceeding 30-40 MPH regularly during hurricane season. I designed this system with that in mind. If wind, tornados, or hurricanes are not an issue, yes, you can make the installation fixed.
@@CubanRedneck copy that bro.... Thanks for clarifying... We're getting ready to put something up....I appreciate the video, love the Cuban redneck name, & keep it up.
... thank you!
Nice video. Hope it doesn't rain tho
Hi, and thank you for the comment. *Shade Sails* are not meant to be a weather shelter, merely shade! …and yes, we've had a few severe thunderstorms roll by, no issue
@@CubanRedneck that's good news. I'm from the UK so at any given moment it can rain with out warning,even if it is 30 degrees. Great video tho mate...
The square ones is slackened at the middle. Wouldn't rain water gets trapped on it?
…thank you for commenting! Since releasing the video, I have lowered the front turnbuckle location by about 10 inches giving the shade sails a slight downward pitch away from the house. There has been no water accumulation since. Not that it was a big deal anyway. Under a heavy storm, maybe a gallon accumulated at the most, and it quickly seeped through. These things have a pretty coarse weave, not like an army tent material that actually holds water! Water goes right through them with little effort. These are *sun shade sails* and their primary focus is to provide shade, not stop the rain! *Shade sails* with a tight weave, bring a whole new set of engineering challenges and I don't think I would attach them to my roof or house for the matter since they can become actual parachutes! Just last week Tropical Storm Claudette impacted us with winds gusting 20+ MPH and several inches of rain! So far so good!
Does this method work for sandy soil in Florida? Please suggest something that does.
…hi, thank you for commenting. The reason for this *shade sails installation* method is that I live in Charlotte Harbor, Fl. Storms are more of a concern than sandy soil. In the event of a storm, it takes me 3 minutes to take them down - something I had to do on more than one occasion this past year. I had a very similar setup living in the Florida keys. In the event of a storm, all you do is release the ratchet straps. Once you do that they will sag, allowing you to unhook the ends. Shove them into a cooler or bucket, and you are hurricane-ready! I have a friend who recently put his up as well. He used shed anchors. I am not too familiar with that method, but they seem to work, and shed anchors are approved in Florida!
great video... will it hold snow...?
Brother, I would not know. I don’t do weather below 50 degrees! However, from an engineering point of view, I don’t see why not! I would recommend something that I will be doing before the rainy season next year and that is punching a ½ inch grommet in the center to put a temporary stick that pushes the center up during heavy rainstorms. I think that should work for snow as well!
Question: what is your source for the purchase of the shade sail?
eBay and Amazon...
Usually purchased using Amazon
How dose it handle in heavy rain and winds?
I am pretty close to the water on the Gulf side of Florida, and we've had a few storms and so far, so good! However, we haven't had a hurricane yet, but I'll probably take it down if a storm is announced. As to the rain, the weave on the *shade sails* is quite open, rain doesn't really puddle too much, but it makes a big drip right in the middle of the square one. I need to give them more angle so the rain can run to the edge. The triangular ones are ok. The only thing that has failed was 1 tied strap. The ones I used were ancient, and I think the UV got to them…. Thank you for commenting!
This is really dumb. The shade sails are not tight and the posts... very unprofessional with those straps. I can bravely tell it because I am professional.
... dude with all due respect! What are you talking about? So, you are a "pro," but no shade sail installation videos on your channel. Hmmm, interesting! You have no idea how many of my friends have seen this and seen how easily I can put it up and down and replicate it. 100% success... Let me know whenever you want to put some money on the table and do some CAD modeling.
@@CubanRedneck installing a shade sail properly does not require cad. Yes I have no videos but I installed sails much better than this. Sorry if I was rude.
… I don't care about the rude, but if you see the installation and consider that I live less than a mile from the Gulf and where storms brew up with a little warning during the summer, you understand the concept. The sails are NOT loose, as you claim, and yes, the picture does not do justice to the installation. Something else you are not considering is that these are $30 sails. Not $300, ones made from canvas like the ones I have in the house in the Keys. As I mentioned in the blog, I did replace the tie straps with some black heavy duty ones, and although I could have used a steel cable with a turnbuckle, it is just not practical for my wife to take them down in the event of a storm if I am not home. Question: How much do you charge for a 12 X 24 setup? There is less than $150.00 in this project. In other words, Chevrolet makes an EV called VOLT, yes, it is an EV, but it is no TESLA. That was not only the concept but also the theme of my channel.
Can you do posts like this on all four corners?
...Hi, thank you for commenting and yes, but what you will need to face them towards the corner so that you have tension from corner to opposite corner instead of pulling away from the house. I would also consider making a loop around all four with a cable. That way the structure will seat up right and then you just adjust the tension with the racket straps
@@CubanRedneck thanks! what do you mean by making a loop?
I helped a friend put a square sail out in the middle of the yard where there was an existing cement slab. We found that the sail stretched a bit too much after mounting it with the poles facing and pulling away from the center in the direction of the corners. We ended up making a loop with thin steel cable around the perimeter through the same eye bolts used to connect the sails. Because the steel cable does not flex or stretches, it made it a lot more rigid. It also helps when putting it up if you are short-handed because the frame stays together while you connect and tension the sails.
@@CubanRedneck thawnks a bunch! You da man!
@@CubanRedneck thanks
1/3 of this video is his INTRO to pass go here 3:04 OMG
lol.... learning as go alone, what can I say?
Great video
...thank you! Glad you enjoyed it