Cantilever & Lifeguard Umbrellas

Shade is what determines how many usable hours your pool deck actually has. Between roughly 11am and 3pm an unshaded deck goes unused in most of the country, and a well placed umbrella recovers that time.

Cantilever umbrellas

A cantilever, or offset, umbrella suspends the canopy from an arm at the side rather than a pole through the middle. That means you can shade a seating group, a dining table or a tanning ledge without a pole standing in the middle of it, and you can rotate or tilt the canopy through the day to follow the sun. They need a substantial weighted base or an in ground mount, so plan the anchoring at the same time you choose the umbrella.

Lifeguard umbrellas

The compact octagon lifeguard style umbrella is built to shade a single station or chair. It is the practical choice for a guard stand, an attendant post, or a spot on the deck where you want focused shade without committing the space a full cantilever demands.

Before you buy

• Measure the area you actually need covered, then remember the sun moves. Canopy diameter should exceed the furniture footprint.
• Confirm your base weight or mounting method up front. An undersized base is the most common umbrella failure.
• Close and secure any umbrella when wind picks up or when you leave for the day.

Pair with umbrella bases, in ground mounts and umbrella lights from the accessories range.