wood market umbrella

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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Aluminum or Wood?

April 19, 2010

One of the big questions we’re getting this season is about the differences in materials. It usually goes like this: What’s better? Aluminum or Wood? To which we almost always answer: Yes At this point the customer asks for an answer with a few more details. The differences between aluminum patio umbrellas and wood market [...]

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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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