At Gianola Canvas, we use only the highest quality products in our work to ensure the longest possible life of your completed project.
Sunbrella Acrylic Canvas
Sunbrella is an acrylic, solution dyed canvas. Contrary to logic, the darker the color, the longer it lasts. This is because it's the dye in the fabric that has the UV inhibitors and keeps the sun from burning it out. Sunbrella guarantees their fabric for a period of five years against sun damage, mildew rot and fading. We have seen the lighter colors last in the five to seven year range, whereas the dark colors last in the ten to twelve year range.
Browse Sunbrella Awning Fabric colors and patterns: www.sunbrella.com/showroom/awning
Gore-tex Tenara Thread
Gore-tex Tenara Thread is a teflon thread. It is impervious to the sun. The Gore-tex company guarantees their thread for the serviceable life of the canvas. If the thread fails before then, they will pay to restitch your canvas. We have used the Gore-tex thread for over 15 years and never had any claims on that warranty.
Strataglass
In years past, the typical vinyl window material was a 40 mil pressed and polished clear vinyl. Although this is still a good product, we now also offer Strataglass. Strataglass is that same 40 mil vinyl with a polymer coating which makes it UV resistant and so that you can polish light scratches out of it. It has twice the life expectancy of the typical 40 mil vinyl.
Barrett Bonded Windows
We offer the Barrett Bonded Windows. They consist of an .090 UV protected Lexan polycarbonate. This is a hard window and beautiful to look through.
Cushion Foams
We use a wide variety of foams in our cushions, depending on what they are being used for. For dry applications, we offer a high resilient foam, comparable in comfort to the latex foams and quite long lasting. For damp or wet applications, we offer Dri-Fast foam. Unlike closed cell foams, the Dri-Fast foam is soft and comfortable, but will not absorb water. It is also far less expensive than closed cell foam.