Double Cantilever Car Parking Shades in Saudi Arabia

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Shade two rows of cars from one line of columns

Look at our double cantilever from the end of a row and you see a “Y”: the column rises from the centre line between two rows of cars, and two arms spread out over the bays. It is the two-sided member of our cantilever car parking shade family. The fabric covers both rows and nothing stands at the front of any bay.

For you, that means one column does the work of two. On a car park with hundreds of bays, you get far fewer columns and footings, less steel to maintain, and wide-open bays where drivers can reverse and open doors freely all day long.

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Single, double or T: we help you choose

• Single cantilever: one row, columns at the back. Best along a wall or fence.
• Double cantilever (this page): two full rows parked back to back. The arms usually rise towards the outer edges, so the roof forms a shallow valley over the column line.
• T cantilever: a flatter, balanced crossbeam on a central column, ideal for narrower island and median rows.

During the site visit we measure your rows and tell you which one gives you the lowest cost per bay. For every other design, see our guide to types of car parking shades.

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We plan the details before a single footing is cast

We settle these points with your consultant or facilities team before fabrication, so there are no surprises on site

• Column line: set on the centre line between the rows, clear of light poles, kerbs, manholes and irrigation.
• Drainage: a Y-shaped roof sheds rain to the centre, so we agree whether water drops at the columns, runs into a gutter or is directed to the outer edges. Solid PVC needs a clear plan; breathable HDPE lets much light rain pass through.
• Clear height: set for your tallest vehicle. Ambulances, mall vans and plant service pickups often need more than the 2.5 m standard.
• Lighting and CCTV: cable routes in the columns and fixing points on the arms are cheaper to plan now than to add later.
• Phasing: busy car parks rarely close completely, so we split the work into zones and keep the rest of your bays in use.

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How we deliver your double cantilever car park shade

1. Free survey: we map existing rows, kerbs, lights and services, and check the ground and wind exposure.
2. Design and quotation: our engineers set the column spacing, arm length and roof profile, size the columns and footings, and issue layout and structural drawings with a written quotation for your approval.
3. Fabrication: Y-frames are welded, coated and numbered in our Dammam workshop under our own quality control; fabric panels are cut to each module.
4. Installation: our crews set out the column line, cast the footings with anchor bolts, let them cure (about 7 days), erect and level the frames, then tension the fabric zone by zone.
5. Handover: we inspect each zone with your team and hand over warranty and maintenance details.

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Keep your car park shade in top shape

• Wash the fabric on a planned cycle, zone by zone, so the car park stays usable.
• Check the valley over the column line for sand build-up after storms.
• Inspect bolts and base plates yearly and touch up any coating damaged by vehicles.
• Have any column hit by a vehicle inspected before the next windy season.

With our annual maintenance plan, our team takes care of all of this for you, including fabric replacement when it is due.

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Large car parks we have already shaded

In 25+ years we have delivered car park shade for SABIC in Jubail, the SWCC station in Yanbu (cantilever), King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Jazan Sea Port offices, Prince Sultan Cultural Center in Jeddah (100 cars), Lina Municipality (300+ cars), Al Qunfudhah market (150 parking spots) and Petropan at Saudi Aramco PS1 in Riyadh. We are a Saudi Aramco approved vendor (Vendor ID 10114822) and a STAR Verified Contractor. View our projects.