Where to find 4in metal poles for sun shade sail?

Amko fence in Gonzales, but prepare to be floored with pricing

A few months ago I got a 4” x8’ galvanized post, $115. Hopefully prices have come down

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I assume you’re referring to square tubing and not round? If so, any of the steel supply houses in your area can help…

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Square or round would work. But damn, the above poster has be scared with the price.

Pipe shop in Kentwood price sheet

Was about to come recommend the Pipe Shop. Bought some pipe from them today.

Sort of on topic but, does anyone know of someone locally that does these shade sails turnkey?

Exactly what I needed. Thank you sir!

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Sort of on topic but, does anyone know of someone locally that does these shade sails turnkey?

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Not aware of any, but they aren't hard to do. Plenty of videos on youtube.

I had one a few years ago but I used 4x4 wood posts and after about 8 months the posts looked like bananas.

I went down the sail shade rabbit hole last summer. Sounds like you got your plan straight, going with the 4” steel posts which will hold up really well. Just to throw it out there, doing 6” posts will hold up well with the tension and I liked the aesthetics a bit better. With my project I ended up anchoring the posts using some moment resistant Simpson post bases cast into 42” concrete piers. The post bases are expensive but with the price of the steel piping it might end up being a similar cost in the end.



I’ve stained them, strung up some lights, added caps and other crap at this point but gets the point across. End of the day if the posts rot out, I can just pull them out of the bases and replace them.

You're not concerned with those wood 6x6s warping over time with the constant tension?

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Piggybacking on this thread - where are y'all getting shade sails? Any recommendations for a manufacturer?

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I bought mine from Costco, think I paid around $50 for a large rectangle. However, Ive also previously bought them from random places like Amazon. I wouldn't spend a ton on the sail because eventually the sun will do its thing to damage it.

Spend the money and effort on the post/anchor system and just buy a new sail every couple years. Unless you want to blow money on a fancy sail for up to $2000.

eta: First, determine the size of sail you want and build your post/anchor system for that size. Then, get replacement sails as needed. There are plenty of options in standard sizes.