Description
Transform Your Gazebo into a Year-Round Outdoor Retreat
The Struggle with Exposed and Weather-Beaten Garden Structures
An open gazebo is often at the mercy of the elements, leaving your expensive outdoor cushions soaked and your relaxation time cut short by sudden gusts or driving rain. Without a protective barrier, wind-blown debris and moisture quickly degrade the wood and fabric, turning a beautiful focal point into a high-maintenance headache. This lack of shelter forces you to abandon your garden sanctuary for most of the year, wasting the investment you made in your outdoor living space.
Durable Transparency with Heavy-Duty Weather Protection
Our clear gazebo curtains provide a rugged yet flexible solution to enclose your structure without sacrificing the beauty of your surrounding landscape. These panels are engineered from premium, UV-resistant PVC that maintains its crystal-clear transparency while blocking wind and precipitation. To achieve a professional-grade finish for your backyard, these curtains integrate seamlessly with our range of outdoor industrial curtains for maximum climate control. Each panel features reinforced heat-welded seams and rust-proof brass grommets, ensuring the system remains stable during high winds. This waterproof vinyl solution traps heat during the winter and deflects rain during the spring, allowing you to enjoy your garden in total comfort regardless of the forecast.
Strategic Uses for Clear Gazebo Enclosures
- Al Fresco Dining Protection: Shielding dinner parties and garden gatherings from unexpected rain showers and chilly evening breezes while maintaining a full view of the yard.
- Outdoor Furniture Longevity: Keeping expensive wicker and fabric sets dry and free from pollen, bird droppings, and autumn leaves throughout the off-season.
- Hot Tub and Spa Shelter: Creating a private, windproof enclosure around your gazebo-housed spa to trap steam and maintain water temperature during freezing winter months.
- Garden Office Transition: Converting a standard gazebo into a temporary dry workspace that allows for natural light penetration and protection for laptops and electronics.
Ordering
- Ships in 7–10 workdays
- Free Shipping!
- 2-year warranty on manufacturing defects
Video Overview
Better Than Thin Film
You can find clear film online for around €40, but it typically lasts only minutes in harsh weather. AKON does not supply film material, as we focus on industrial and commercial-grade solutions. We use thick 20 mil and 30 mil clear PVC designed to withstand winter conditions, strong winds, and UV exposure. Our material is also custom-sized, so you don’t have excess plastic flapping in the wind, which not only looks untidy but also performs poorly at keeping out the weather.
Benefits
- MADE TO YOUR EXACT DIMENSIONS: Unlike one-size-fits-all clear tarps, you provide the precise measurements you need. This results in a much more professional-looking installation. AKON clear custom tarp curtains are used in thousands of outdoor applications across the USA. Note: due to folding and shipping, sizes may vary by up to 2.5 cm.
- HIGH QUALITY MATERIAL: All custom clear tarps are waterproof, rainproof, UV-rated, and winter rated. These transparent tarps are designed for outdoor use where you want a clear line of sight while keeping out the wind and rain.
- MULTIPLE USES AND SIZES: Use your custom clear tarp with grommets to protect people, furniture, and equipment. These versatile transparent tarps are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Common applications include clear patio curtains, deck curtains, porch curtains, industrial curtains, gazebo curtains, greenhouse covers, balcony curtains, and more.
- MOUNTING OPTIONS: Each custom-sized clear tarp can be made with optional grommets, snaps, twist locks, or pockets. These options allow for quick and secure mounting on one or all sides.
- ZIPPER or MAGNETIC ENTRANCES: Unhooking a tarp to enter can be inconvenient, so we offer clear tarps with zipper or magnetic openings for quick access. Walk in easily, then seal it behind you.
- REINFORCED EDGES: The clear PVC material includes reinforced webbing around the edges for extra strength. This prevents fasteners from tearing out during windy conditions. Note: only clear tarps require webbing, as opaque vinyl is already internally reinforced.
- SHIPS IN 7–10 WORKING DAYS: Quality fabrication takes a little longer, but the result is a perfect fit. Custom-sized tarps install cleanly and avoid the loose, messy look of generic covers. These tarps are made specifically for you and come with a 1-year defect warranty. Please note: custom tarps are non-refundable unless defective.
Details
SPECIFICATIONS
✔ Thickness: 18 oz / 20 mil / 30 mil
✔ Size: You input the size you need
✔ Variation: Only +/- 2.5 cm
✔ Colour: Crystal Clear
✔ Double-Thick Edges: Yes
✔ Wind Webbing Edge: Yes (clear tarps only)
✔ Rated For: -17 °C to 71 °C | Clear
✔ Rated For: -28 °C to 71 °C | Opaque colours
✔ Winter Rated: Yes
✔ Usage: Indoor and outdoor
✔ Tear resistant and abrasion resistant
✔ UV rated for sunlight
✔ One-year defect warranty
✔ Ratings: Waterproof, snowproof, cold-resistant, meets fire safety requirements
Mounting Options
Grommets: Rust-resistant, located on corners and every 46 cm.
(If you need different spacing, just mention it in the notes during checkout.)
This is the most common and versatile mounting method.
Snaps | Screw On: Rust-resistant, placed on corners and every 46 cm.
Snaps include a screw that mounts to your structure.
Not recommended for high-wind areas or tarps over 3 m due to weight.
Snaps | Stick On: Adhesive snaps attach to your structure without drilling.
Ideal for aluminum screen enclosures or vinyl siding.
Use with 4 cm-wide adhesive bases.
Video overview.
Not recommended for high-wind areas or tarps over 3 m.
Twist Locks: Rust-resistant, placed on corners and every 46 cm.
Twist locks (also called turn buttons) allow fast removal and reinstallation.
All twist-lock hardware is included.
Pockets: 7.6 cm-tall pockets ideal for the bottom of tarps.
They can also be used for hanging tarps when no mid-point structure is available.
Pockets do not change the overall dimensions ordered. Pipe not included.
Shapes: Triangular and sloped vinyl tarp walls can be made to enclose uneven spaces.
You can add shapes to your order here:
Custom Shape Tarps
Door Covers: If you need to cover a screen door, you can add a clear winter screen door cover here:
Clear Winter Screen Door Covers
Considerations
USES
Common uses include clear patio curtains, deck curtains, porch curtains, industrial curtains, gazebo curtains, greenhouse covers, balcony curtains, throw tarps, and more.
SHRINKAGE
PVC expands and contracts slightly with temperature changes and folding. Tarps are made to your exact size, but may vary by up to 2.5 cm after shipping and weather exposure. Allow a little tolerance when measuring.
HEAT SEALING
Heat seals are placed either vertically or horizontally at AKON’s discretion for tarps wider than 137 cm.
If you prefer to specify heat-seal placement, just let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.
Here is a useful video explaining heat seals.
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