ᐅ Good quality sunshade (4x5 m) with socket or portable option

Hello everyone,

We are planning to use portable patio umbrellas for our terrace (10 x 4 m [33 x 13 ft]) so they can be adjusted according to the sun’s position. However, to make them windproof, you need heavy bases, which then makes them less portable. Are we mistaken about this?

As an alternative, we are considering two large umbrellas fixed into the ground along the long edge of the terrace. The umbrellas should also be tiltable. This way, we could properly shade the entire terrace, and since they would be set in concrete, stability should not be an issue.

(1) What do you think? Are there portable umbrellas that actually work well? It wouldn’t help us if we have to worry about them tipping over in even the slightest wind.

(2) Which brands would you generally recommend? I prefer to buy quality once and don’t have any knowledge in this area, so I’m not concerned about the price.

(3) What about the sleeves? I thought I could pour a “standard sleeve” in concrete this year and choose the umbrella next year. Apparently, there is no standard, so I need to know which umbrella to get beforehand. Is that correct? I would prefer not to be tied down at this stage.

Umbrellas, well, we had a 3x3 meter (10x10 foot) one, but no matter how you position it, the sun still moved. When it was fully opened to provide more shade and there was a slight breeze, it already bent. The idea of improving that with two umbrellas can of course work. But since the wind is still a factor, the umbrellas need to be big enough to sit under, like those in beer gardens, but these definitely cost well over 2,000-3,000 euros.

So, it makes more sense to go straight for a roof or a sun sail.

Sun sails also come with retractable options and in any size.

We now have a 6x4 meter (20x13 foot) sail that is wind permeable. The price was under 200 euros.

And eventually, we plan to install a roof with vertical blinds.

Bald.

But I'm also not a fan of umbrellas.

We have a motorized sail about 9x6m (30x20 ft). It provides plenty of shade without needing to be moved. For the price, you could get 3-4 umbrellas from Glatz (which would have been necessary to cover the same area). However, it withstands wind speeds up to force 6 and is waterproof.

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We have a motorized sail approximately 9m by 6m (30 feet by 20 feet).
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I have an MDT 5x5m (16x16 ft) here, which is sufficient for various tasks. I would definitely recommend it.

I looked into it, and the Glatz Sombrano S+ can withstand wind speeds up to 40 km/h (25 mph) and there is also a movable stand available, but it costs around 1,000. I had read that there are differences between traffic light umbrellas, and one type is more wind-sensitive than the other.

The Sombrano is also waterproof, not just water-repellent, if you choose fabric group 4. So, that wouldn’t be a bad option at all.

A sun sail will be difficult to install. A 10 by 4 meter (33 by 13 feet) area is quite large, so I will probably need several.

An MDT 5 by 5 meter (16 by 16 feet) costs about 7,700, and the 3 by 3 meter (10 by 10 feet) one is still 3,500... that’s quite expensive.