With virtually hundreds of different manufacturers worldwide, it is almost impossible to buy a standard replacement cover for most market umbrellas. There is simply no standard 7ft., 9ft. or 11ft. umbrella, and in most cases the manufacturer can not be determined. For the vast majority of imported market umbrellas, manufacturers and retailers simply don't offer replacement covers.

With the help of a few simple measurements submitted by you, and our CAD design capabilities, Umbrella-Recovery will custom tailor a new cover to your frame, no matter who the manufacturer. This guarantees a perfect fit every time, and a new lease on life for your perfectly good umbrella frame.

Please note that we can only fabricate covers for MARKET STYLE umbrellas with rigid ribs, such as depicted below. 'Mushroom' or 'Pagoda' style umbrellas with flexible wire ribs are impossible to fit properly without having the original cover as template.

MEASURING A ROUND UMBRELLA

See below for detailed instructions

• Open umbrella, with your existing cover in place. If you have a push-up style, lock the umbrella in the uppermost position. On crank style umbrellas, crank umbrella to the top stop, so that the fabric sits taut on the frame. No longer have the fabric? See bottom of the paragraph for details.

• Measure distance 'A', from center to center of the tips of the umbrella ribs. Measure at least three panels. On square umbrellas, measure distance 'A'. If the measurements are different, calculate the average distance. (Distance 1+2+3+4 divided by 4). On rectangular umbrellas, measure both the short side 'A1' and the long side 'A2'.

• Measure distance 'B', the distance from the center of the top hub (where usually a decorative finial is screwed in) to the end of the rib. Note: this is longer than the actual rib! On square or rectangular umbrellas, measure distances 'B', 'B1' and 'B2' as necessary, starting at the center of the top hub, to the tip of the long and short rib. Click on the images to the right for an enlarged view of required measurements

• Measure the diameter of the finial hole 'C' in your umbrella cover. This may be from the size of a 3/8" brass grommet to 2" in diameter, and is determined by the type of finial used on your umbrella, and the type of bolt used to fasten it.

• Measure dimension 'D', the cross section of your umbrella ribs. Most market umbrella ribs have a rectangular profile, 1/2" to 3/4" wide by 3/4" to 1" high. If tapered at the end (as often seen on larger wood umbrellas), be sure to measure at point 'D',  the very end of the rib. This measurement allows us to custom fit the end pockets for a snug fit over the rib ends. Enter the cross section measurements as Dimension 'D'. See the image to the right for details.

• No longer have your umbrella cover? Here's how to measure without the fabric: Crank or push the umbrella frame open to the stop. If it doesn't have a defined stop, bring the lower hub to the position where it previously rested when the umbrella was open (this is usually indicated by some wear on the umbrella pole)
  Lead a string around the perimeter of the umbrella - use tape to hold the string in place on the end of each rib. Adjust the ribs sideways so the distance from tip to tip is approximately equal. Make sure the string has no slack, and mark the length. This is the length of the perimeter. Divide by number of ribs (336" perimeter on an 8 rib umbrella gives 42" for dimension 'A', the bottom of the pie-shape) Proceed to measure dimension 'B', the distance from the tip to the very center of the top hub. This gives the long side of the pie shape. With these measurements we can calculate the exact size of the cover.

Click on the drawing below to see the additional measurements required for rectangular umbrellas: