• Post by Soo,  San Diego

    Patio Productions

      I don’t like being hot and I don’t like using the AC.  As a result I was looking for an umbrella to shade my patio.  I have tried cheap umbrellas but either the fabric rips or the internal mechanism breaks and you can’t crank the umbrella open or closed.  My old umbrella was 6×10 which left a big gap where the sun could heat my patio.  When it broke I decided to get a bigger one.  For my new umbrella I was looking for an 8×10 rectangular umbrella which was about the size of the area of my patio I wanted shaded.  Also I wanted the fabric made by…