Shade Stay - Shade Cloth Fastening Strips - Professional Finish & Sag Prevention

Shade Stay - Shade Cloth Fastening Strips - Professional Finish & Sag Prevention

Achieving a flat, tight finish on shade cloth can be difficult with just nails or staples, which often lead to tearing or sagging between attachment points. Rally Shade Stay strips provide the solution by creating a continuous holding edge. These 600mm strips are designed to sandwich the cloth against the frame, distributing the tension evenly to prevent sagging and ensure a neat, professional appearance that lasts.

Best For DIYers and builders wanting a perfectly flat, taut finish on pergolas and fences without the risk of the fabric tearing or drooping.

Key Features

• Professional Finish: Creates a clean, straight edge that hides raw fabric ends and looks significantly neater than using individual nails or staples alone.

• Prevents Sagging: By holding the cloth firmly along the full length of the strip, it stops unsightly drooping and billowing in the wind.

• Reduces Tearing: Distributes the tension across the strip rather than concentrating it on a single nail head, extending the life of your shade cloth.

• Versatile Installation: Designed to be easily nailed or screwed into timber or metal frames, making it suitable for a wide range of structures.

• Modular Lengths: Supplied in convenient 600mm strips that can be butted together for long runs or cut down for short corners.

Sizes Available

• Bag of 20: Covers 12 linear meters

• Bag of 50: Covers 30 linear meters

• Carton of 200: Covers 120 linear meters (Ideal for large projects or trade use)

Specifications

• Brand: Rally

• Strip Length: 600mm

• Type: Fastening Strip

• Installation Method: Nail or Screw (fasteners not included)

Ideal For (Uses)

• Attaching shade cloth to timber pergolas and gazebos

• Securing privacy screens to fences

• Fixing netting to garden frames

• preventing wind flap on large shade structures

Oversized Item Delivery Options

Oversized, heavy, and structural goods ship via specialist freight. Freight is calculated at checkout from estimated packaged volumetric or physical weight. Carrier depot audits may adjust the rate — if the increase exceeds 10%, we will contact you before processing.

Available options include:

✔ Delivery to your closest depot for pickup — default method
✔ Direct delivery — requires an operational forklift on site unless Tailgate Delivery has been specifically requested and quoted (contact us — this cannot be selected at checkout)
✔ Tailgate hydraulic lift delivery — must be specifically requested; contact us for a quote (not available as a checkout option; extra fees apply; required if you do not have a forklift)
✔ Forklift loading at our warehouse (no extra charge if you arrange your own freight)
✔ Direct truck delivery (available in Victoria)

Important Notes:

• Shipping costs vary by location and method
• Any carton or consignment over 25–30kg (or over 200cm) must be palletised
• Without a specifically requested and paid Tailgate Delivery quote, palletised freight requires a forklift on site — otherwise the carrier will redirect to the nearest depot
• Bulky and oversized items cannot be delivered to a PO Box — provide a physical street address
• Failed deliveries, locked gates, unattended sites, or incorrect business/forklift declarations may incur carrier redelivery, demurrage, and restocking fees as set out in our Terms & Conditions

Business Delivery:

• Selecting a business/commercial delivery rate warrants that the address has an operational forklift and certified operator during business hours
• If the carrier cannot unload, the consignment may be redirected to a depot and secondary fees may apply
• Additional fees may apply for failed delivery attempts due to lack of appropriate unloading equipment

See our Terms & Conditions (Article 8) for full freight and delivery rules.

Important Note on Availability & Shipping

Our warehouse is a logistics hub, not a retail showroom. Listing a product online does not mean it is stored at our Thomastown warehouse — many lines ship from supplier hubs (split fulfilment may apply).

How lead times work:

• Product page ETA: The Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) / lead-time badge shown on the product page at checkout is the agreed delivery timeframe for that order under Australian Consumer Law.
• Metro baselines: Advertised ETAs apply to standard metropolitan zones. Regional and remote addresses may take longer and may attract surcharges.
• Peak seasons: Orders in March–May, August–October, EOFY (June), Black Friday/Cyber Monday (November), and Christmas/New Year (December–January) may automatically add a 2–4 week buffer beyond the product page ETA.
• Supplier-dependent / backordered items: If stock is delayed, we will notify you with a revised ETA. You then have 7 days to accept the new timeframe or cancel for a full refund.
• Adloheat: Custom-made products from Adloheat (Pakenham, VIC) may take 4–12 weeks depending on the order.

Full fulfilment, cancellation, and freight rules are in our Terms & Conditions.

Biosecurity & Interstate Shipping Restrictions

Due to strict state biosecurity regulations, we are unable to ship some products to certain states and territories:

• Potting Mixes cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT), or Tasmania (TAS).
• Seeds cannot be shipped to Western Australia (WA).

Orders placed for these items to restricted states will be cancelled and refunded. It is the customer's responsibility to ensure that the items being ordered can lawfully be delivered to their state or territory.