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Description
Description
SportsPlay's Stand Alone Shade Structure provides a freestanding covered shade area in three sizes, 12x20, 18x20, and 20x24 ft, using a knitted High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) fabric stretched over a hot-dip galvanized 3-inch OD steel post frame. The HDPE fabric is manufactured from virgin raw materials only, with UV stabilizers and hindered amine light stabilizers for an 8-year UV stability guarantee. Depending on color, the shade fabric delivers 70 to 90 percent shade coverage and 83 to 94 percent UV protection. The standard installation height is 8 feet at the perimeter posts (10-foot posts set 2 feet in the ground) and 10 feet at the center. This structure is built for permanent outdoor installation at schools, parks, and recreational facilities where a shaded gathering area is needed without a permanent roof structure.
Features & Benefits
- Three sizes - 12x20, 18x20, or 20x24 ft to cover a picnic area, playground zone, or outdoor classroom space.
- 70–90% shade coverage by color - Royal Blue provides 90% shade; Grass Green and Sunflower Yellow at 70%; Red at 84%.
- 83–94% UV protection - HDPE fabric with Chimasorb 944 hindered amine stabilizers and carbon black pigment for maximum UV resistance.
- 8-year UV stability guarantee - on the HDPE fabric, based on manufacturer testing.
- Galvanized 3-inch OD steel posts - Grade 300 WA cold-formed welded steel, hot-dip galvanized to 55 microns minimum.
- Standard 8 ft perimeter / 10 ft center height - 10-foot posts set 2 feet in the ground; center post at 10 ft for drainage pitch.
Perfect For
- Schools and playgrounds - a shaded outdoor classroom, lunch area, or play zone that reduces heat and UV exposure for children.
- Parks and recreation centers - a permanent covered gathering space without the cost of a full roofed structure.
- Facility buyers - three sizes with documented UV and shade performance specs for site planning and procurement.
Use Cases
School playground shade areas, outdoor classroom and lunch zones, community park picnic areas, recreation center outdoor spaces, and any public gathering area that needs UV protection.
Part of SportsPlay Equipment's site amenities line, position the shade structure over SportsPlay picnic tables and benches for a complete shaded outdoor seating area.
