At BARAZZI, a patio parasol for a restaurant terrace is chosen on four criteria: the shape of the frame (centre pole, cantilever, wall-mounted or double), the canopy area in relation to the tables, wind resistance, which depends on ballast and ground fixing, and the fabric, solution-dyed acrylic or micro-mesh. The Fim collection, made in Italy, and the UMBROSA collection, made in Belgium, cover all four cases, from the 2 m wall parasol to the 700 × 700 cm QUADRUPLO, with a price shown that includes the canopy and a freestanding base.
Patio parasol shapes: centre pole, cantilever, wall-mounted or double?
The centre pole parasol is the simplest to ballast: a straight pole in the middle, tables around it. The Fim MAXI comes in 400 × 400 cm, 500 × 400 cm and Ø 560 cm and weighs 36.5 kg. The cantilever parasol keeps the space under the canopy clear: the pole stays at the edge and an arm carries the canopy over the tables, as on the RODI (from 200 × 300 cm to Ø 400 cm, 34.5 kg) and the ISCHIA (from 200 × 200 cm to 250 × 375 cm, 27.1 kg). The wall-mounted parasol takes no floor space: the UMBROSA PARAFLEX mounts on a Neo arm supplied with its 34 × 9 cm wall fixing, with a canopy of 2 to 3 m. The double parasol carries two canopies on a single pole: the Fim DOPPIO in 600 × 388, 700 × 345 or 800 × 290 cm; the QUADRUPLO carries four, in 624 × 624 or 700 × 700 cm.
ISCHIA 280 – 280 × 280 cm square cantilever parasol, Fim
How much canopy for your tables?
The shaded area is that of the canopy, length multiplied by width, with the sun overhead. A 300 × 300 cm canopy covers 9 m²; an ISCHIA 200 × 300 cm, 6 m², slips onto a narrow terrace along a façade; a DOPPIO 700 × 345 cm shades about 24 m² from a single pole, and a QUADRUPLO 700 × 700 cm, 49 m². For a terrace running along a wall, the DOPPIO 800 × 290 cm lines up two canopies over eight metres. A cantilever parasol keeps the pole at the edge, which lets you line up several canopies with no pole between the tables. The Fim formats and the areas they cover are detailed in the article Large garden parasol: what size for 20, 40 or 80 m²?, and the biggest formats are gathered in the large parasols.
DOPPIO 700X345 – double parasol on a centre pole, Fim
Wind resistance: frame weight, ballast and fixing
Wind resistance is decided at the base. Fim frames are powder-coated aluminium: a DOPPIO weighs 83.3 kg, a SINGOLO 65.8 kg. For each model, the collection states a minimum ballast to place in the freestanding base: 120 kg for an ISCHIA, 200 kg for a RODI, a CAPRI or a MAXI, 250 kg for a SINGOLO or a SOLEADO, 320 kg for a DOPPIO, 450 kg for a QUADRUPLO. That ballast is made up of fine-gravel concrete slabs of 40 × 40 × 4 cm (15 kg) or 50 × 50 × 4 cm (22 kg), or iron plates of 50 × 50 cm and 10 mm thick (20 kg). On a permanent terrace, a 4.7 kg Stylo ground insert base or a surface mounting plate, on quotation, replaces the ballast. At UMBROSA, the flat mobile bases weigh 50 kg, 180 kg or 270 kg, castors included. The method is detailed in Cantilever parasol: how much ballast does it need?.
SPECTRA 300 – 300 × 300 cm flat cantilever parasol, UMBROSA
Which fabric: solution-dyed acrylic, micro-mesh, colours and warranties
On a Fim parasol, the price shown at BARAZZI includes the solution-dyed acrylic canopy, offered in 32 colours; the ecru A00 acrylic canopy, the micro-mesh canopy in 5 colours, which lets the air through, and the Airfim canopy in 7 colours are on quotation. The Fim collection carries a 2-year warranty. UMBROSA parasols take a 100% acrylic Dickson Sunbrella or Tuvatextil Agora canopy in 14 colours, on a frame offered in 8 colours; the INFINA, a flat canopy on a centre pole, comes square at 3 × 3 m or round at 3 m, the SPECTRA in 2.5 × 2.5 m, 3 × 3 m and a 2.5 × 5.4 m Duo, on fibreglass ribs. The UMBROSA warranty covers extruded aluminium profiles for 15 years, ribs, welded tubes and stainless steel for 5 years, the acrylic fabric for 5 years against fading, plastic and galvanised steel parts for 3 years, bases and lacquered parts for 2 years.
INFINA 300 – 300 × 300 cm flat-canopy centre pole parasol, UMBROSA
Options on quotation and what the price shown includes
On every Fim product page, the price shown corresponds to a basic configuration: the solution-dyed acrylic canopy and one freestanding base. The rest is on quotation: ballast slabs and plates, ground insert bases and mounting plates, protective covers, joining gutters between two canopies, 2,000 or 2,200 W heating kits, a round lamp, a castor kit for the base, a special RAL colour. On the UMBROSA side, the protective cover is included with the INFINA, the ICARUS and the ECLIPSUM; mobile bases, fixings onto a solid surface and extension kits are on quotation. These commercial parasol ranges belong to the professional outdoor furniture of BARAZZI, official and approved reseller of the collections presented, with almost 20 years of experience in outdoor furniture for the hospitality trade and projects delivered in more than 40 countries. Send us the dimensions and exposure of your terrace, or call +33 2 52 44 52 58: the quote is free, delivery is worldwide and we reply in your language.
Frequently asked questions
Cantilever or centre pole for a restaurant terrace?
The centre pole is the simplest to ballast, with the tables placed around the pole, as under the Fim MAXI 400 × 400 cm. The cantilever keeps the space under the canopy free, with the pole at the edge: a RODI 300 × 300 cm covers 9 m² for 34.5 kg, with a minimum ballast of 200 kg.
How much ballast does a patio parasol need on a terrace?
The minimum ballast depends on the model: 120 kg for an ISCHIA, 200 kg for a RODI, a CAPRI or a MAXI, 250 kg for a SINGOLO or a SOLEADO, 320 kg for a DOPPIO, 450 kg for a QUADRUPLO. It is made up of concrete slabs of 15 or 22 kg or iron plates of 20 kg, or replaced by a ground fixing, on quotation.
Which fabric for a terrace in full sun?
Solution-dyed acrylic: at Fim it is included in the price shown, in 32 colours; at UMBROSA, the 100% acrylic Dickson Sunbrella or Tuvatextil Agora canopy comes in 14 colours and is guaranteed for 5 years against fading. For a windy site, the Fim micro-mesh canopy, in 5 colours, lets the air through and is offered on quotation.
