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Clean And Maintain Your Patio Umbrella

by kortizgarcia

in Patio Umbrellas

Caring for your outdoor patio umbrella appropriately will prolong its usefulness by years. An outdoor umbrella has to combat many outdoor elements including harsh sunlight, winds, rain and dust, all which can deteriorate your umbrella significantly over time. Whether your patio umbrella is aluminum, fiberglass or wood, cleaning them is generally easy and simple. Follow [...]

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Tips for Storing a Patio Umbrella

April 19, 2010

It’s fantastic sitting out under the sun below great big patio umbrellas, but In late fall and winter, you need to store the umbrella to keep it safe. The reason? Leaving your patio umbrella out while not using it, a lot could happen to deteriorate it. Because you seldom go outdoors in wintertime you can’t [...]

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Investing in Outdoor Umbrellas

April 19, 2010

Have you ever sat in the direct sun for a long lunch? It can be torture on hot days. You could be at home or at your local restaurant, and a outdoor umbrella can make the difference between having a nice day and feeling like you are being roasted for lunch.  Here are some really [...]

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Storing your outdoor umbrella

April 19, 2010

It’s winter time and you should be either storing or covering your patio umbrella.  Not exactly sure how or the best way to store your umbrella?  Not to worry, we’ve put together a neat little list of some of the best ways to store your patio centerpiece. Storing it.  Tips on putting your umbrella away [...]

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Noble History of the Patio Umbrella

April 19, 2010

Today’s outdoor umbrella has a long history. In every civilization, there has been the need for outdoor shading; from early man on to the courts of the Chinese Nobles. We’ve put together these 14 interesting tidbits from history to show the hidden nobility of your patio umbrella.

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Sunbrella To The Rescue

April 18, 2010

For years, outdoor cushions and patio umbrellas, and any other kind of outdoor seat or structure that required a fabric, used fabrics that where sometimes hard, sometimes difficult, sometimes just soft plastic. Then along came Sunbrella 100% solution dyed acrylics from Glen Raven, and everything changed. Sunbrella is an awning grade acrylic fabric that has [...]

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What are Umbrella Wind Vents?

April 18, 2010

To be exact, an umbrella wind vent is an opening, or a slit, between the panels in the canopy, or cover, of a patio umbrella. The wind vent servers a dual purpose, of which it’s main purpose is vent wind and heat from inside and around the umbrella.

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Patio Umbrella or Market Umbrella. What’s the Difference?

April 18, 2010

You’ll often hear the terms patio umbrellas or market umbrellas, and ask yourself what the difference is. There is the industry terms, and then there are the terms that would just make life a little easier for you. The industry of outdoor umbrellas is actually much older than you can imagine. People from all around the world have been needing shade structures since they decided to come out from the caves. There are recorded uses of shading devices dating way back to the early cave dwellers. Apparently they couldn’t lug around a tree wherever they wanted to.

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