Delta Shade

Designed by Bogdanov and Bogdanov in 2006.
Puddle forum: Delta Shade

The Delta Shade is a shade structure designed to resist high winds, be cheap to build and easy to assemble.
The first Delta Shades were built and erected by JudgeCal and Seven for the Hut of The GlamTech Warrior at Disorient, Burning Man 2006.

Specs

Dimensions: Length: 25' Height: 8' Width: 10'
Those are suggested dimensions. You are welcome to experiment with other dimensions. Bigger dimensions using available 2x4 studs could be 10' tall and 12' wide.

Building a Delta Shade

How to

Movie of Delta Shade assembly steps 5.4MB

Materials

Materials needed to build a Delta Shade 10 foot wide by 20 foot long.

(12) wood studs 2x4 x8' ($50)
(4) wood studs 2x4 x10' ($20)
(4) wood studs 1x4 x10' ($10)
(1) sheet of 1/2" plywood (cheap kind is fine) ($30)
(2) rolls of (preferably pink/orange) tape ($5)
(4) T-shirts (you can get them back when you disassemble the Delta Shade)
(1) shade cloth (preferably pink/orange) 10'x35' ($80) (4 mil polyethylene sheet works too)
(8) 15' ratchet straps ($40)
(4) 3' metal stakes ($5) (100) 1 5/8' screws ($5) (100) 2 1/2' screws ($5)

Total cost (approx.): $250

You can find everything at Home Depot but we recommend you order the shade cloth here.

Tools you will need

Necessary (Recommended)
Wood Saw (Jigsaw)
Wood Saw (Circular saw)
Philips screwdriver (Screwgun with philips head)
Something hard and heavy to hammer the stakes into the ground (Sledgehammer)

Note: if you cut the plywood pieces in advance (highly recommended) you will not need a saw during the installation.