ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Andy McLeod founded his company Shade Australia in the summer of 2000 believing that as the hottest country on earth with the highest rate of preventable skin cancer in the world, Australia should be the leader in the provision of high quality shade for outdoor activities.

Andy has been involved in the design, manufacture and installation of thousands of shadesails and this book is a compilation of the knowledge he has gained over that time.

If you;

• are either planning to design and install a shadesail yourself or you want be able to direct and manage tradespeople to do the job for you
• wish to save yourself some money

• want to understand what you should be paying
• want to achieve a safe, strong structure
• want to make sure the shade is cast where you want it

then this book has been written for you!

Shade Australia supplies shadesails to customers across Australia and around the world. The company has customers in New Zealand, Greece, Italy, Canada (yes really), United Kingdom, USA, South Africa, France and beyond.

Important Note: This edition of DIY Shade is written from a Southern Hemisphere perspective. All measurements are metric.