Outdoor Shades & Curtains in Charleston, SC
Shade sails, pergola covers, rolling shade curtains, and clear-vinyl curtains, made to order for Charleston-area homes and restaurants.
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Custom-made for Charleston spaces, not pulled off a shelf.
A big-box shade sail fades in one Lowcountry summer. Ours are cut from marine-grade, solution-dyed fabric, tensioned to engineered anchor points, and sized to the exact geometry of your pool or patio. The same goes for pergola covers and curtains: measured on site, built in our shop, installed by our crews.
Whether it's a tensioned triangular shade sail over a backyard pool, a pergola cover for a Charleston restaurant, or a hand-rolled clear vinyl enclosure that turns a porch into a four-season room — we build it to your space, not yours to a kit.
- Solution-dyed acrylic and marine-grade vinyl materials
- Custom border colors, zippers, and grommets
- Galvanized steel posts on shade-sail installs
- Free Estimate
- Year-Round Use
- Custom Hardware
- Service & Repair
A fun & dynamic way to add shade.
Tensioned canvas in dramatic geometric forms — twisted, overlapped, and angled to provide form and function in the same install. Perfect for residential pool decks, restaurant patios, school playgrounds, and commercial entrances where you want serious shade without the visual weight of a structure.
We use galvanized steel posts to secure the sails and prevent corrosion or splitting in coastal conditions. Sails can attach to dedicated posts, directly to your home, or to a combination — depending on the architecture and the shape we're going for. Custom sized to virtually any space.
- Galvanized steel post anchors (no rust)
- Triangular, square, or custom multi-point geometry
- Attach to posts, walls, or any combination
- Maintains views — open at the perimeter
Add more shade to
an existing pergola.
Our pergola covers are crafted to fit your existing pergola and provide shade and coverage. It is not a one-size-fits-all product — it is measured and custom-fitted to your needs.
- Fits to your existing pergola frame
- Available in a variety of color choices
Side-protection,
by hand or motor.
Roll-down shade panels that close in the open sides of a porch or pergola. The right answer for low-angle afternoon sun (where overhead shade doesn't help), prevailing winds, or simple privacy from a neighbor's view.
Operated by manual crank or full motorization, the curtains use mesh or solid fabric depending on whether you want diffused light or full shade. They roll up tight against the trim line when not in use, leaving the architecture unobstructed.
- Shade mesh fabric
- Manual crank or motorized
- Tracks or open-edge configurations
- Custom border colors and grommets
Restaurant favorite.
Homeowner essential.
Hand-rolled clear vinyl curtains that seamlessly close off a patio. They permit natural light while blocking cold wind, rain, and debris — protecting outdoor plants, pool cabanas, and (most often) restaurant outdoor dining sections that would otherwise close for the season.
We custom-fabricate every set in our shop with your custom sizing, a variety of border colors, and zipper fastening. They roll up by hand and store cleanly along the eave when not in use.
- Multiple vinyl border colors
- Zipper fastening system
- Hand roll-up; stores neatly under the eave
Built for the way
the coast actually
lives outside.
Carolina shoulder seasons are some of the best months to be outdoors — but a sudden cool front or summer thunderstorm can shut a porch down in minutes. Our shade and curtain systems are designed to roll out the season, restaurant-style, with the right product for the right opening.
- Restaurants — extend outdoor dining year-round
- Homeowners — protect plants, furniture, & pets
- Pool houses & cabanas — natural light, no wind
- Three-season rooms made truly four-season
Shade solutions we
build for Charleston.
A few of the ways these products get used across the metro area.
- Pool decks — Kiawah, Seabrook, and Daniel Island pools get sculptural shade sails that shade the shallow end without blocking the marsh view.
- Backyard pergolas — Mount Pleasant and Summerville pergolas gain real, usable shade with a fitted fabric cover.
- Side-open porches — rolling shade curtains block the low western sun and side wind on piazzas and wraparound porches.
- Restaurant patios — clear-vinyl curtains keep Shem Creek and downtown patio seating in rotation through the winter.
- Choosing by direction — overhead shade, a sail or a pergola cover, handles the midday sun. Late-afternoon sun from the west comes in low under any roof, and only something on the side, like a rolling shade curtain, stops it. Plenty of porches need both.
- Storm season — shade sails and pergola covers are made to come down ahead of a hurricane, and rolling curtains roll up tight. How each product stows is part of choosing it.
- Review boards — sail posts and pergola covers are visible changes. On the peninsula, and in communities with architectural review such as Kiawah, Seabrook, Daniel Island, and I’On, plan for approval of placement and color.
Humidity and pollen are the other local factors. Solution-dyed fabrics resist mildew, and a rinse with the hose in spring, when pine and oak pollen coats everything, keeps them looking right.
From the install portfolio.
Rolling shades and curtains for coastal porches, decks, and patios.
Outdoor shade
questions.
What Lowcountry homeowners ask us most.
Which shade product is right for my Charleston patio?
Start with where the sun comes from. For an open patio or pool deck with no structure, a shade sail on posts. For a pergola that already exists, a fitted cover. For a porch or piazza hit by low western sun, rolling shade curtains. For a space you want to use through the winter, clear vinyl curtains. We look at the space and recommend one, or a combination.
Do shade sails and pergola covers come down for hurricanes?
They are designed to. Shade sails come down ahead of a hurricane warning, and fabric pergola covers can be removed so the frame stands on its own. Plan to take them down once a storm is forecast, not when the wind has already picked up.
Can clear vinyl curtains keep a patio usable in winter?
That is what they are built for. The panels zip closed to block cold wind, rain, and debris while letting the light through, then roll up by hand and store under the eave when the weather turns. Restaurants use them to keep patio seating in rotation through the cooler months.
Custom shade installs
across greater Charleston.
Tell us about your
Charleston outdoor space.
A ShadeCoast specialist will look at the space, suggest the right shade product for it, and quote the project at your home. Free across the Charleston area.