Resort Life

Five steps to clean a patio umbrella from Sunbrella's and Shadowspec's own care guides, plus when to close it in wind and how to store it for winter.

Sunbrella, olefin and polyester compared as umbrella canopy fabric, using the FTC fiber definitions and Sunbrella's own shade fabric warranty and care guide.

A 5 step routine for cleaning pool lounge chairs, with Ledge Lounger's and TenJam's own care instructions for soap, calcium lines, stains and draining.

An authorized dealer's Ledge Lounger review: what the warranty covers and leaves out, the complaints some owners raise, what moves the total, and which model fits the water on your sun shelf.

What to settle before the deck or sun shelf concrete goes in: sleeves, in ground mounts and cantilever anchors, with the footing steps and bonding requirement from the Shadowspec Serenity manual.

Yes, you can mount an umbrella to your house when the wall, pillar or post is strong enough to hold it. See which walls work and how the brackets go up.

TenJam and Ledge Lounger keep a lounger on the sun shelf in two different ways. Here's how the Shayz, Laylo, Signature Chaise and Signature Chaise Deep compare on water depth, weight and width.

Five checks for placing a cantilever umbrella by the pool: the hours you use it, the sun, the reach, the clearance overhead and the mount.

Match the mount to what sits under your cantilever: a surface plate on decking or concrete, an in ground anchor in fresh concrete, or a weighted base that can move.