Maintenance for Canopies and Fabric Structures

During the winter season, it’s important to keep your canopies and fabric structures well maintained. This improves their performance, but also leads to fewer long-term repair costs and ensures you can make the most of the product throughout each season.

Base Structures offer comprehensive maintenance packages for fabric structures and can work in difficult to manage locations or at height – contact us today to speak to our experts and find out more about keeping your fabric structure in great shape across the year.

Make sure the fabric is properly cleaned

Over the winter period, canopies can get covered with dirt, grime and leaves that needs to be periodically cleaned off. If the build up of this dirt gets too much, it can damage the lacquer on the fabric and compromise the fabric integrity and longevity. Cleaning a canopy not only improves its aesthetic qualities but also ensures its integrity, significantly enhancing its ability to withstand poor weather and making it a much better long term investment.

Use the time to repair small defects

Over time, fabric structures can pick up small holes and rips created by flying debris or birds. If ignored, small weak spots like this can compromise the integrity of the fabric membrane and create bigger issues in the long run. As such, as part of scheduled or regular fabric maintenance, it makes sense to not only clean your canopy properly but also invest in minor repairs.

Check tension and wind loading

After years of use, the cables used to keep fabric structures in place can slacken, increasing the stress loads on the structure as a whole and causing more damage than if cables were kept taught. It’s wise to use the winter period and associated maintenance to check on the safety credentials of your structure more widely, ensuring they can still perform well in windy conditions. As part of a Base Structures maintenance plan, we can work with you to ensure any issues are identified and fixed ahead of causing any problems in wet and stormy conditions.

Looking for more information?

We offer free consultation and discussions to ensure you get the right maintenance for your fabric structure at the right time. We are experts in creating bespoke solutions to fit to your needs, and now is the perfect time to book in canopy maintenance.

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