Installing a shade sail over pond

Published on 15 December 2025 at 10:33

A regular client in Quinn's Rocks asked if I could install a shade over her existing pond. Of Course That Handy Man can...The sail cloth was secured using only the best high quality stainless steel turn buckles, pad eyes and carabiners. Richard, That Handy Bloke, has a great tip when installing these, its to add a length of power cord to the shade sail eyelets, this gives the sail cloth a bungee effect in strong winds vastly lowering the load bearing on the anchor points. The overall finished effect worked perfectly giving the pond 3/4 shade all day during our hot summer period.