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Chicago Canvas Tarps & Tarpaulin Covers
are designed for strength, flexibility, water resistance and are sold
Ready Made in the most popular sizes.
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Canvas Tarps are most often used to ward
off the common elements of nature (wind, rain, hail, snow and direct sunlight).
Although Tarps can be used in a variety of situations, some of the more
common uses include:
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Common Surfaces
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Recreational
and/or
Hobby activities
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Temporary
Structures
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Asphalt
Baseball Fields
Boats
Carport
Ground
Hay Bales
Lumber
Long Haul Trailers
Machinery
Pools
Roofs
Truck |
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Backpacking
Camping
Caravans
Dock Curtains
Firewood Stack |
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Canopy
Shade
Shelter
Tent
Salvage Covers |
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Purchase Ready Made
Tarpaulin's
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The quality of Chicago
Dropcloth - since 1948
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Water Resistant
Water resistant tarps are made
to get wet but should not be be submerged. Resistance can be reduced
by age, wear, extreme temperature or high pressure.
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Grommets approximately
every 2ft
Brass and/or Zinc grommets are
inserted into a hole made through the material and used to reinforce
the hole or shield rope or other matter from the edges of the hole.
Spaced roughly every 2ft around all edges.
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Triple-thick Hems
are double stitched.
Canvas edges are doubled back
and stitched down to enclose the cut edge to prevent unraveling. Hems
are approximately 1-3/4in.
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Seams are double stitched.
When sewing two pieces of fabric
together, a seam is created. Seams may be present in widths of more
than 4ft.
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Chicago Dropcloth and
Tarpaulin Company
have been providing quality tarpaulins since
1948. Attention to detail and selection of high quality fabric, insures
you will be purchasing a tarpaulin that is one of the best on the market
today.
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