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18 years ago

ALUMINETÂ® "COOL" SHADE CLOTH

ALUMINETÂ® Thermal Screen Shade Clothes offer superior year round climatic protection for flowers, potted plants and vegetables. AluminetÂ® acts like a mirror as its unique aluminized screens reflect unwanted sunlight and harmful radiation heat from the greenhouse during summer, and preserve the heat inside the greenhouse during winter.

Energy Saving

High Reflectability

U.V. Stabilized

High Tensile Strength

Lightweight, easy to handle

Protects against frost

Improved light diffusion

Easily Fastened

Click here to see an example of a Shade Cloth Structure.

SHADE CLOTH - COOLS AND SHADES

Due to superior reflectability and lightweight of AluminetÂ®, it is the perfect cloth to cover the outside of a greenhouse instead of standard black shade cloth, it does not absorb the heat. Its dual functionality both shades and cools the greenhouse. Much lighter in weight than standard shade cloth, AluminetÂ® is easy and quick to install.

DESCRIPTION

ALUMINETÂ® is a special knitted shade cloth made from metalized HDPE. The fibers are produced from mono-oriented HDPE, giving the fiber durability and longevity. After an aluminum metalization process, the films are covered with a special anti-oxidation coating. The shade clotht is knitted into a precise uniform texture. The shade cloth meets the ASTN-D-3887 standard.

PROPERTIES

Shade Level 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Energy Savings N.A. 15% 20% 40% 45%

Direct Light Transmission 70% 55% 50% 40% 305

Burst Strength 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.3 4.7

Weight (oz./sq.ft.) 1.97 1.86 2.01 2.53 2.57

Diffuse Light Transmission 72% 75% 65% 55% 45%

SPECIFICATIONS

Standard Widths: 6.5, 13, 19.5 and 26 feet

Roll Length: Cut to size, up to 2,000 feet

Warranty for U.V. Stabilization: 5 Years under covering; 4 years over the greenhouse

Availability: 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%.

Shade % Standard Widths (feet)

30% 6.5' 13' 19.5' 26'

40% 7' 14' 21' 28'

50% 7' 14' 21' 28'

60% 7' 14' 21' 28'

70% 7' 14' 21' 28'

Shade Cloths can be ordered in any lengths. Stock width sizes are shown above. Larger Shade Cloths can be made by sewing two or more stock sheet sizes together, then trimming if necessary.

SHADE CLOTH - BULK PRICING

ITEM # COLOR SHADES % PRICE/SQ. FT.

ASC-30 SILVER 30% $0.28

ASC-40 SILVER 40% $0.28

ASC-50 SILVER 50% $0.28

ASC-60 SILVER 60% $0.31

ASC-70 SILVER 70% $0.32

$100.00 Minimum bulk Shade Cloth order. Smaller quantities please add a $20.00 small order charge to the order total.

Discounts:

15,000-85,000 Square Feet - Less 10% discount

85,000 + Square Feet - Less 20% discount

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Comments (5)

ole_dawg
18 years ago
Large mouth full. Does WHAT SEEM RIGHT?
rjinga
Original Author
18 years ago
what they are selling aluminet (is this the typical size people have been able to buy from other sources, is the pricing in the ballpark of other vendors etc.

I asked a question to this site contact (I told them I had a 10x12 greenhouse and I'd like to know how much of the aluminet I would need for it...this is the response I got back. I guess without knowing if this site is legit, and not having any experience using or buying this kind of material, I just am asking questions to make sure what they are proposing and what they are selling in is line with what others have...If it's too good to be true, kinda thing...anyway this is the response I got.

"It depends on how the greenhouse is oriented in relation to the sun, whether yu have plants growing at ground level, plants growing on benches, etc. Once you decide on a size I would be happy to provide pricing. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions."
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rjinga
Original Author
18 years ago
Found some online, 12 x 12 piece with edges and grommets every 2 feet. 50% for $70 (total) does this seem like a good price? everyone online has some add on fee for a small (what they consider small) order.
wetfeet101b
18 years ago
>>"It depends on how the greenhouse is oriented in relation to the sun, whether yu have plants growing at ground level, plants growing on benches, etc. Once you decide on a size I would be happy to provide pricing. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions."

That pretty much applies to any shade material for the greenhouse.
Are you planning on covering just the roof? (or partial roof) or are you planning on covering parts of the wall as well?

I do use aluminet for my greenhouse and here are my opinions regarding their claims:

Energy Saving:
Any method of shading the growing area will provide energy savings, in the form of less electricity and water to keep the growing area cool.
The question is whether their product provides better energy savings compared to other products. I do not have enough data to claim that their product is better than the rest with that regard. But from personal experience in my own grow area setup, the aluminet provided better heat reduction compared to previous products I have used.

High Reflectability
In terms of light, no one can doubt this. Just try looking at a structure covered by aluminet during the day.
In terms of heat, I would think that reflected light leads to less heat absorption by the fabric. But that is just conjecture on my part.

U.V. Stabilized
Without any specific tools to confirm this, I will have to take their word on this and let the manufacturer deal with any improper advertisement claims if it ends up being false.

High Tensile Strength
It does stretch a good bit. But I have not had the need to put it under any such strain that would break any shade material anyway.

Lightweight, easy to handle
Compared to plastic/cloth based shade material, I can say that this material is lighter.

Protects against frost
This is irrelevant for my growing area.
My growing area is inside a greenhouse covered by aluminet. So the greenhouse is providing the frost protection.

Improved light diffusion
The twisted ribbon patterns of the shade material causes the light to diffuse into different directions. Some go into the greenhouse, some are directed outwards.

Easily Fastened
If you bought it with the edger/lining and fastening eyes, then yes it is easy to install.
wetfeet101b
18 years ago
I pulled up my invoice from my original purchase:

(SC-A60-21) Shade Cloth - Aluminet 60% 21 ft std width ($6.30) X 16 = $100.80
(SC-TAPE) Shade Cloth - Black Edge Taping ($0.39) X 74 = $28.86
(SC-PNG-20) Shade Cloth - 20 Plastic Nylon Grommets ($19.99) X 1 = $19.99
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Total = $149.65
Shipping & Handling = $20.60
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Grand Total = $170.25

Calculating the relative cost(including shipping):
21 x 16 = 336 square feet
Total cost: $170.25
So it ends up around $0.50 per square foot.

In your case, (assuming you have the same liners and grommet options)
12 x 12 = 144 square feet
Total cost: $70.00
So it ends up around $0.49 per square feet.

Wow. I think I overpaid! lol.