When it comes to industrial curtains and tarps, there are a wide range of protective features and options available that are beneficial to operations in and around garages, workshops, warehouses, and other related spaces. These areas, especially garages, apply to personal and commercial locations. Heavy duty tarps come in many fabrics such as vinyl, clear vinyl, canvas, poly, and mesh while industrial curtains made from the same materials help provide an effective way to divide up and guard space along with the use of curtain tracking systems and hardware. In this article we will look at the various products offered as well as their applications so that you can learn about and find the best solutions for your needs.
Whether you are looking to protect your work, equipment, or possessions from the elements, dirt, dust, and pests, or need some spare covers in case of emergencies or future needs along with an easy and effective way to divide and organize your space, tarps and industrial curtains can be effective tools.
Garage Tarp and Industrial Curtain Products
There are many commercial garages, auto body shops, workshops, plants, and other work areas around the United States and North America not to mention the more than the 82 million residential garages in use by home and landowners. Industrial curtains and garage tarps offer numerous protective and productive uses. The following descriptions will present these useful and necessary curtain and tarp products.
Tarps For Garages and Workshops
Tarps can provide a huge range of protection for many purposes. These covers are made from effective and durable fabrics that include vinyl, clear vinyl, poly, canvas, and mesh. Garages, both commercial and residential, along with other useful and productive spaces such as workshops, warehouses, studios, manufacturing plants, halls, and theatres make use of these covers. The tarps are commonly used to cover supplies, equipment, vehicles, and structures as well as hanging as divider curtains and temporary walls within these places to add shelter, privacy, productivity, and organization. The protection and functions necessary will be determined by the material of the tarp. The uses and benefits of the various tarp categories will be mentioned in the segments to follow.
Vinyl Tarps
Great for no shortage of uses in garages, shops, warehouses, and around the house, vinyl tarps are invaluable tools for safeguarding equipment, vehicles, supplies, structures, areas, and people from the elements, dust, dirt, sawdust, and moisture. This style of tarp is made from very popular and extremely durable and waterproof PVC material that is available in a wide variety of sizes, thicknesses, material weights, and colors to deliver the best protection possible for your needs. Other benefits generated by vinyl tarps are heat sealed seams and rust resistant grommets in addition they are UV ray, wear, tear, abrasion, rot, chemical, grease, and mildew resistant. Special options exist for some vinyl tarps such as fire retardancy, anti-static, camouflage colors, awning/canopy tarps, and outdoor movie screens. Vinyl tarps are very popular as carport tarps, vehicle covers, tarp covers for trailers, firewood tarps, roof tarps, and divider curtains.
Clear Vinyl Tarps
Clear vinyl tarps are made from similar material and have the same features as solid vinyl tarps with the tremendous benefit of visually crystal clear views. The clear vinyl covers are strong, thick (20 Mil and 30 Mil), and anti-microbial while also being UV ray, grease, chemical, rot, cold weather, and mildew resistance along with a fire retardant option that is 20 Mil thick. Clear vinyl tarps are very common in garages, warehouses, shops, plants, and porches for covering vehicles, equipment, and supplies where the clear views of what is behind or underneath the cover is important.
Canvas Tarps
Canvas tarps have been around for centuries, they are the original tarpaulins. There are a wide variety of applications in garages, plants, warehouses, and workshops. Many of the canvas tarp products on the market are made with heavy duty cotton fabric that is tightly woven. Specific waterproof and water resistant tarps are available to generate water protection for your material, vehicles, and structures from water and other moisture issues. A tremendous benefit of the canvas tarp weave design is that these covers are breathable creating air circulation delivering additional defense for the things being covered from the issues of condensation and moisture developing under the covers. Fire retardant canvas tarps can also be obtained to help safeguard against fire, flame, and other heat issues. Popular canvas tarps include Rhino-Tex waterproof canvas tarps, water resistant canvas tarps, painter tarps / drop cloths, fire retardant canvas tarps, and natural duck cotton canvas tarps.
Polyethylene Tarps
Polyethylene tarps (poly tarps) are a very popular product. This style of tarps accounts for 56 percent of all worldwide tarp sales. Poly tarps are constructed with quality, high density polyethylene plastic layers that are 100 percent waterproof. In addition, these are UV ray, tear, rot, and mildew resistant. What makes poly tarps very popular is that they are very affordable and easy to handle. Poly tarps are commonly used in garages, shops, plants, and warehouse to cover just about anything including supplies, materials, equipment, vehicles, structures, and areas. These are offered in a very wide selection of stock sizes, thicknesses, grades, material weights, and color options. In addition, there are special options available such as fire retardancy, clear poly, string reinforcement, and camouflage colors.
Mesh Tarps
Mesh tarps are popular and versatile covers for garages, plants, and warehouses. They are made primarily with mesh fabric delivering safe shade from the sun and great airflow. They are commonly used as shade covers, privacy screens, windscreens, and material tarps. Mesh tarps and shade tarps are available in a variety of shade factors that typically range from 40 percent up to 95 percent shade along with a host of colors. Offering more than just comforting shade, there are also specialty mesh products that provide additional important protection such as hurricane tarps, fire retardant shade tarps, containment tarps, and debris netting.
Welding Blankets
Using welding blankets and high temperature covers are an effective way to help shield workers, equipment, supplies, and the surrounding areas from the high heat, sparks, splatter, grindings, and flame that are associated with welding and industrial industrial operations. These sturdy covers are constructed from a selection of heavy duty flame and heat resistant materials such as acrylic coated fiberglass, silicone fiberglass, gold slag fiberglass, aluminized fiberglass, heat treated fiberglass, black slag fiberglass, vermiculite fiberglass, and silica.
Custom Tarps
If the specific size you are looking for is not offered or you have unique dimensional requirements, custom tarps can be made in a timely manner from most of the tarp fabrics. The custom covers will be made to the exact dimension and special features that are needed. Custom tarps are affordable, especially when comparing to needing to purchase multiple tarps to meet the particular needs. The Tarps Now Custom Size Tarp Builder app helps make the custom tarp ordering process easy by following a couple of quick prompts.
Industrial Curtains and Divider Curtains
The utilization of industrial curtains and divider curtains allows users to create partitioned, more effective areas in garages, workshops, halls, warehouses, and plants from larger inefficient spaces. These curtain products help generate work productivity, enhance privacy, protect surrounding areas and people, and develop temperature controlled areas. Industrial curtains and divider curtains are the tools for organizing space much better.
Clear Vinyl Curtains
Clear vinyl curtains help garages, plants, workshops, galleries, and residences generate effective, operational, and 100 percent waterproof barriers with crystal clear views for both indoor and outdoor uses. These are crafted with heavy duty 20 and 30 Mil thick fabric that is very strong in protecting the designed areas from rain, snow, wind, humidity, dust particles, and fluctuations in temperatures.
Auto Body Shop Divider Curtains
For use in automotive repair and other related businesses, auto body shop divider curtains help these operations be more organized, clean, safe, and productive. Made with a variety of durable vinyl material, these curtains are lightweight, moveable, and can be designed to create multiple working bays that help safeguard cars, equipment, employees, and other areas from the dirt, dust, sparks, grinding, paint, and grime that is generated during washing, painting, and working on vehicles.
Wash Bay Curtains
Wash bay curtains are a natural and perfect addition to any body shop, repair facility, or related shop. Manufactured from 100 percent waterproof vinyl fabric, they help ensure that the rest of surrounding areas of the shop remain dry and grime free while a vehicle is being washed or worked on. Wash bay curtains are very easy and convenient to install and take down that allow for either permanent or temporary wash bays when space is necessary for other tasks when cleaning is not needed. Wash bay curtains will help keep the entire shop dry, clean, and organized.
Industrial Curtain Walls
Industrial curtain walls permit shops, garages, and plants to efficiently layout and generate the ideal work setting for operations. The effective curtain walls are incredibly more affordable than permanent constructed partitions and walls that provide users with the flexibility and versatility to manage the entire facilities as needed for functions that include temperature control and protection from airborne noise, dust, sparks, fumes, and other hazards. The practice of partitioning inefficient large areas into distinct and effective smaller spaces helps generate more streamlined processes.
Insulated Curtains
Insulated curtains provide barriers and temporary walls that help assist garages, shops, and plants in organizing space in environments where temperature control is important. They are used to make these allow for these locations to generate freezing or cool spaces as needed. The multi-layered design of the protective curtains seal cold air in the dedicated areas where a freezer or cold environment is required. The durable construction of the insulated curtains not only aid in maintaining internal temperatures and keeps external temperatures out, they also protect from the surrounding areas from airborne hazards such as dirt, dust, fumes, chemicals, water, spray, and moisture.
Mesh Screen Curtains
Mesh screen curtains are made from a variety of mesh materials, sizes, shapes, and colors that are used for many garage, shop, plant, warehouse, and residential applications. These are a reliable and very easy way to close off or divide certain areas. Because of their porous weave mesh screen curtains allow important air flow to pass through in typically low-ventilation areas that exist in a variety of facilities. They are also great in protecting areas and valuable supplies from pests and bugs while maintaining the described air flow benefits.
Room Divider Curtains
Room divider curtains are great for many functions that include aiding in the increase in productivity through strategically creating new section areas in workshops, garages, plants, and warehouses. Additionally they are used in exhibition halls, schools, restaurants, and many other commercial, entertainment, and municipal locations. Room divider curtains are available in 14 and 18 ounce polyester material that is easy to handle, install, clean, maintain, and put in storage. These are offered in a host of standard sizes in a spectrum of colors. The room divider curtains can also be created to almost any custom sizing to meet and fit special and unique dimensions.
Welding Curtain Screens
Welding curtain screens are for locations big and small where welding and similar operations take place. These barriers help generate safety for workstations and the welders along with other employees and visitors in the vicinity with the very durable flame and UV ray resistant vinyl screens that serve in helping contain sparks, splatter, dust, debris, water, mildew, grease, and oil while also limiting the weld flashes. The strong vinyl tinted weld curtain screens are offered in a wide selection of sizes, panels, and layout options.
Stock Size Industrial Curtains
Stock size industrial curtains generate the opportunity to easily design and install partitioned spaces in garages, shops, warehouses, residences. If users are looking to generate privacy, create efficient space, or help in controlling temperature, the stock size curtains are useful for most any facility. The stock products usually are available with a choice of solid panels or with clear vinyl center panels for the benefit of visibility through the curtains. Stock sizes typically ship out of the warehouses to customers in one to three business days.
Custom Industrial Curtains
When there are unique dimensions or other special requirements, custom industrial curtains are made-to-order to the exact specifications. Custom creations are utilized for space management, temperature control, and improved safety for garages, workshops, halls, plants, residences, and other locations.
Curtain Tracking, Curtain Trolleys, and Mounting Hardware
When it is time to install industrial Curtains or divider curtains, this is accomplished best by using industrial curtain track, trolleys and a large selection of mounting hardware. Curtain track systems are put up through a number of effective ways that include with ceiling mounts, wall mounts, chain mounts, threaded rods, beam mounts, and floor mounts, all of which are described in the following three sections.
Industrial Curtain Track
The focal part of an industrial curtain track system is the hot dipped 16-gauge steel track that comes in 4-foot, 6-foot, and 8-foot lengths as well as curved roller track sections that allow for versatile and nearly unlimited designs for your curtains and garage and workspace locations. The sturdy steel tracking is easy, fast, and safe to install and operate. The hardware items that are mentioned in the next two sections are designed to work specifically with this tracking. The dimensions of the track openings are 1.44-inches wide by 1.25-inches high. They provide a max load for the curtains or whatever you move along the tracking at 100 lbs per linear foot.
Curtain Trolleys/Curtain Rollers
Curtain track curtain trolleys and curtain rollers are wheeled hardware that helps industrial curtains move across the curtain tracking to position them where the user desires. The installation of an overhead track system uses curtain trolleys that aid in the convenience of sliding the curtain to where they need to be. The wheels of the trolleys fit perfectly in the curtain tracks while the hooks connect to the grommets fitted in the top of the curtains. The trolleys run along the length of the track where you can easily maneuver them. They feature steel ball bearing or nylon wheels that run effortlessly upon the track. Curtain Trolleys are ideal in environments such as garages, workshops, plants, and residences where the curtains can be opened, closed, or positioned where necessary.
Mounting Hardware
A vast selection of connecting and mounting hardware is offered to help install, secure, and operate the curtain tracking and the entire curtain system. The mounting hardware products include mounts, brackets, splice connectors, end stops, and floor columns. The zinc dipped, galvanized steel hardware is all extremely durable and holds up to the elements and environments of garages, workshops, plants, halls, and residences.
Tarps Now Is The Source For All Of Your Tarp and Industrial Curtain Needs
When you need tarps or divider curtains for your garage, workshop, warehouse, other workspace, or residence, Tarps Now is your source for everything that you need. It is also the place to receive the help and information necessary to find the right cover solutions for your requirements. Whether it is stock items or custom tarps for your immediate needs or spare covers to have on hand for emergencies and future tasks, we have the products that you desire. Please do not hesitate in contacting Tarps Now if you have questions or need help with products, services, or usage. We can be reached toll-free by calling (888) 800-1383 or through email at sales@tarpsnow.com where one of our knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly customer service team members located at our Michigan headquarters is looking forward to speaking with you.
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