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   DanH | Feb 15, 2012 07:07am | #1

   So your "terrace" is concrete

   So your "terrace" is concrete or stone, or is it wood or something else?

   What sort of "vinyl" were you planning to use?  How large?  Is it intended to simply be a flat "roof" of sorts over one area of the terrace, or is this a vertical "fence"?  How tall/what dimensions?

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   hirenmodi | Feb 15, 2012 11:23pm | #3

   My terrace was constucted with concrete. My terrace size is 24 square foot and want to develop vinyl roof around 9 square foot at middle of terrace.

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   DanH | Feb 16, 2012 07:21am | #5

   9 square feet would be pretty small -- 3 feet by 3 feet.

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   xxPaulCPxx | Feb 15, 2012 02:21pm | #2

   There are lots of things you can do... probably the simplest would be to buy a pop up canopy from a sporting goods store

   Something like this:

   http://www.buyshade.com/ez-up-sierra-ii-10x10.html

   Costs a little over $100, but worth it so you can put it away when you need to, and it won't fall on your head and hurt you like an iron bar could!

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   hirenmodi | Feb 15, 2012 11:25pm | #4

   Good to know! But, I have problem with my iron rods... I don't have any support at middle of terrace. So, I have big confusion to stand up them without any support. Because, I'm going to set up big vinyl sheet after installing iron rods.

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   DanH | Feb 16, 2012 07:36am | #6

   I think Paul's canopy idea is a good one.  Forget about the "iron rods" and buy a self-supporting canopy.  You can either get a portable model (like what Paul suggested) that you pop up when you need it or a permanent model that is self-supporting and which can be anchored to the concrete slab with 4-8 small bolts in concrete anchors.  Here's one version:  http://www.amazon.com/Coolaroo-13-Foot-11-Foot-Victoria-Hexagonal/dp/B0022AQ23U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_ol_11

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   Norman | Feb 16, 2012 11:50am | #7

   Yup.

   Buy something pre-fab as others have suggested. Simple, quick and effective. Also, it will be safe.

   Just because somebody can build something from scratch doesn't mean that everybody can build something that way. Just what kind of design and construction skills does the OP have? The wording of the post suggests inexperience.

   I really wonder what is going to happen to vinyl sitting under a hot sun all day. Droop much?

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   xxPaulCPxx | Feb 17, 2012 01:25pm | #8

   I'm guessing the original poster comes our way from south central Asia... India, Pakistan, Bangladesh perhaps?

   If so, we should consider a few things

   1.  The canopy we suggest just isn't available locally, and shipping might be too expensive.

   2.  The terrace he describes may actually be a balcony on a rental apartment, something he can't easily pop a hole into without violating his rental contract.

   3.  He may be culturally inclined - like junkhound - to rig up something himself rather than buy something off the shelf.

   For the original poster - to help you out, we need some more info.  Can you post a picture of the space - as well as a picture of the materials you intend to use?  That will help ease the language barriers between us.

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   hirenmodi | Feb 29, 2012 02:26am | #9

   I don't have actual one. I will upload it very soon.

   But, if you want to get idea about surface so you can find out following one.

   View Image

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   xxPaulCPxx | Feb 29, 2012 01:24pm | #10

   OK, I took a look at the picture you posted - that answers quite a lot!

   Here is what I suggest:

   Get four bags of concrete and four 5 gallon buckets... I'm not sure what your country would have that is equivalent... the bucket should be big enough for you to stand on one foot in, and the lip should come up to near your knee.  That is the size of a 5 gallon bucket in the USA.  You will mix the concrete in the bucket (follow the directions, use as LITTLE water as recommended), then place your vertical member inside the concrete and let it harden.  Once it is set, you will be ablet to tip the weighted bucket and roll it into position on the bottom edge of the bucket.

   4 vertical members should be sturdy but light weight.  You mentioned "4 iron rods", if you are talking about something like hollow steel pipe, that would probably be OK.  Thick Bamboo would work as well.  They should be a little more than 2 meters tall, or taller than you need your shade to be.  If you use pipe, you can put a "T" fitting at the top to secure rope with

   You shade cover should be made out of a durable material that will not destroy itself when it flaps in the wind.  There is a plastic woven fabric they make shade covers with that lets air and some sun pass through.

   You will put a hole in the 4 corners of the shade, and suspend it from the vertical members using thin nylon rope.  The material is weak, so you must reinforce the holes somehow (by folding over the material over the holes).

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   DanH | Feb 29, 2012 07:39pm | #11

   I think those buckets would tip rather easily once you put that sail on them.  You could make things a little better by adding horizontal members between posts near the top.  The horizontal members would not need to be rigidly attached -- they could be tied somehow, eg.

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   xxPaulCPxx | Mar 01, 2012 12:15pm | #13

   Maybe, I suspect this is a project that will have a few failures before it's described as a success.

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   hirenmodi | Mar 01, 2012 01:17am | #12

   Thanks to all members!

   Thanks to all members who had given me reply on my question. Now, I got clear idea and make it happen in this weekend. I'm eager to upload actual photo after install it. :)