Scored swingset for kids... need shade!
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Backyard DIY geeks unite! Weather here in Nola is awesome right now... but apparently it gets hot. I haven't confirmed this, but I'm gonna plan ahead.
So I want to cover the entire swingset in some shade. I can use the fence to anchor to but don't want to put down any other posts, and the house is too far away and covered in siding that I can't anchor through. I'd also like it to come down easy for storms.
I thought about getting a sail-shade and fabbing up a framework out of aluminum poles to keep it simple, but then I'd need to to actually take the shade off the frame to store it. I may end up doing that anyways, just wanted to know if anybody here had another idea.
Here it is... anybody have any ideas.
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This guy has the right idea... just want something with more coverage:
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This is good too:
So I want to cover the entire swingset in some shade. I can use the fence to anchor to but don't want to put down any other posts, and the house is too far away and covered in siding that I can't anchor through. I'd also like it to come down easy for storms.
I thought about getting a sail-shade and fabbing up a framework out of aluminum poles to keep it simple, but then I'd need to to actually take the shade off the frame to store it. I may end up doing that anyways, just wanted to know if anybody here had another idea.
Here it is... anybody have any ideas.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/34410d1329344463-scored-swingset-kids-need-shade-dsc_3419.jpg)
This guy has the right idea... just want something with more coverage:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/34411-scored-swingset-kids-need-shade-swingsall-719119.jpg?dateline=1329344802)
This is good too:
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Yup, Flexible Flyer. Scored for $100 on CL... $250 at Walmart. Its so new there isn't any rust anywhere. Of quality, there is no way any kid under the age of ten could invent a way to hurt this thing.
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4x4 posts 2x4 frame, mesh tarp from harbor freight, done.
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ft-x...lin-93625.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/12-ft-x...lin-93625.html
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