With all of the options available, choosing the right tarp and material can be hard. You might ask, isn’t a tarp a tarp? Not exactly. The wide selection of materials and features serve a purpose from a wide range of uses to a single task. We will try and relay a little information to help you Choose The Right Tarp for the job.
A tarp or tarpaulin is a large sheet of material made of canvas, vinyl, polyethylene, or mesh. These covers all come in a wide range of thicknesses, grades, sizes, and colors. In addition, there are many specialty capabilities such as being waterproof and fire retardant.
The first question to ask yourself when you want to choose the right tarp is: what are your primary needs in using a tarp? Below are the major tarp materials and their main uses.
Canvas Tarps
Canvas Tarps are crafted from premium canvas cotton duck material that is breathable and extremely durable and very strong. They come with double folded sewn hems and fitted with brass grommets for secure tie downs. Canvas tarps uses include manufacturing, welding, warehousing, construction, salvage, painting, landscaping, trucking, boating, and farming. A wide range of material choices are available such as waterproof, treated, untreated, and fire retardant capabilities. Canvas covers come in many grades, weights, colors, and sizes that include custom options.
Vinyl Tarps
A popular and very versatile cover, vinyl tarps are used in almost every type of light, medium, heavy duty, and super heavy duty use. Delivering superior protection, they hold up well against tears, abrasion, liquids, oil, grease, acid, mildew, and UV rays. Vinyl tarps come in a number of specialty products such as waterproof, clear, coated, fire retardant, anti-static, neoprene, Hypalon, awning/canopy, and movie screens. The covers come in a wide range of thicknesses, weights, grades, colors, and sizes including customizable capabilities. Vinyl tarps are ideal for uses in industry, warehousing, trucking, construction, oil rigs, boatyards, farming, and around the house.
Poly Tarps
With the most uses and have some of the best value for the cost, poly tarps offer great protection. They are waterproof and easy to handle. These will resist rips, tears, mildew, and UV rays. Poly tarps come in a number of thickness, grades, colors, and sizes. Custom options are available to meet any size. Features include string reinforcing, fire retardant, and camouflage. From super lightweight to super heavy duty, poly tarps are great for manufacturing, warehousing, transportation, and home applications.
Mesh Tarps
When looking for a tarp that will create shade, privacy, and protection; mesh tarps, shade tarps, and windscreens are lightweight yet strong having a number of uses. They function as premium privacy screen shade to pool covers to heavy duty tasks in construction, trucking, and manufacturing, landscaping, and nursery jobs. Mesh tarps come in a number of shade factors, weights, colors, and sizes including custom options to meet any fit.
Let Tarps Now help you Choose The Right Tarp for the job
No matter what your needs are or questions you may have to choose the right tarp, we are here to help. Please feel free to contact Tarps Now to speak with a customer service team member. We can be reached by calling 888.800.1383 or emailing sales@tarpsnow.com.
