If you want one of the most versatile textiles there is, you need a tarp. Tarps are used for a variety of purposes, including creating temporary shelters, covering furniture and other outdoor items, protecting your ceiling when your roof starts leaking, or forming the base of a skating rink in the winter. When you need a tarp, it’s often advantageous to purchase tarp in bulk.
Tarps may be canvas, plastic, vinyl, or a mix known as Iron Horse. They provide a water-resistant or waterproof material that is versatile and comes in a variety of colors. Most people purchase one tarp when they need it and then keep purchasing additional tarps over time. There’s a better way to do this. Buy tarps in bulk and gain all of these benefits.
You Save Money
When you purchase tarps in bulk, you save money. Plus, companies may have additional discounts available for custom orders where a large quantity of a specific tarp is purchased at the same time.
Custom orders of hundreds of yards of tarp are one of the best ways to get a substantial discount. Even if you don’t see it mentioned on the website, it’s worth asking a specialist at the online tarp retailer to find out what discounts are available.
You Have Different Types of Tarps on Hand
You do need the storage space for different types of tarps, so have the space available. You also want to keep high-quality materials stocked. Poly tarp may be less expensive than canvas, but it’s also not designed to last. Make sure you’re making the tarp’s quality your primary focus. These are the types of tarps to keep in stock.
Canvas – This is a water-resistant tarp that’s used to make things like tents, cushions, and hammocks. It comes in different weights, coated to be water-resistant, uncoated for things like drop cloths, and coated with flame retardant agents to avoid burning if someone is welding or it is near hot stage lights.
Clear PVC – These tarps are see-through, which makes them ideal for covering window and door openings on a new construction. It blocks out air, rain, dirt, and snow and helps workers stay warmer when they’re building a home in inclement or cold weather. They don’t block out the natural lighting, however. They’re also great shower curtain liners.
Iron Horse Polyester – Iron Horse tarps are waterproof and durable. They also breathe, so condensation won’t build under the cover and rust or damage items stored under them. They’re a great cover over a tent site if you want to keep rain to a minimum.
Mesh – Mesh tarps are a mesh fabric that doesn’t keep out water, dust, dirt, and other small items. It allows air to pass and provides protection from the sun’s UV rays. Mesh tarps are a favorite option for screening on a patio or deck.
Poly – Poly tarps are water resistant and made from plastic threads. It comes in different thicknesses. Blue tarps are cheap and the type you find in stores. Heavy-duty tarps are tougher and can be used for things like swimming pool covers, ice skating rink liners, and windbreaks when you’re working on a building where the doors and windows are not installed yet.
Vinyl – Have you ever played on a Slip & Slide water feature? It’s likely a vinyl tarp. It’s a waterproof, durable tarp that air cannot pass through. Water will not get through them, which is why they’re popular for Slip & Slides.
Who Gains the Most Benefit From Bulk Tarps
The average homeowner may not need to purchase tarps in bulk, but construction and home renovation companies will find bulk tarps to be amazingly helpful. If you have a farm, bulk tarps are a must-have. Even interior designers and landscapers should stock up on bulk tarps to have the material needed for decorative items like outdoor cushions, awnings, and sunshades.
If you are a crafter and like to make items like kites, pillows, bean bag games, and home decor, bulk tarps are a great way to have the right material for the job.
Is It Really That Much of a Savings?
At Chicago Canvas, we sell tarps in a range of sizes or in bulk. We guarantee you save money when you buy in bulk. Here are examples of the savings based on May 2024 prices.
18 Ounce Canvas Tarp:
By itself, a 5’ x 7’ tarp costs $33.95. Purchase a four pack for $126.95 ($31.74 each), a six pack for $178.95 ($29.83 each), or a 12 pack for $337.95 ($28.16 each). That’s a savings of as much as $5.79 per tarp.
Another option is to purchase a canvas tarp by the roll. A 25-yard roll of 18-ounce canvas tarp costs $269.95 (5-foot width) or $292.95 (6-foot width). Cut that tarp into the sizes you need and save money.
Bulk Canvas Drop Cloths
Do you do a lot of painting or construction work? Drop cloths keep dust and paint splatter from damaging furnishings, outdoor shrubs and gardens, decks, sidewalks, and flooring. With 8-ounce, 10-ounce, and 12-ounce canvas drop cloths available in several sizes, the bulk pricing is ideal.
Purchase these bulk drop cloths in these sizes. If you get the largest size and weight possible, you’ll only spend $735.95, which breaks down to $61.33 each. Compare that to a single unit that costs $72.95. You save more than $10 by purchasing them in bulk.
- 4’ x 12’
- 4’ x 15’:
- 5’ x 20’
- 9’ x 12’
- 12’ x 15’
Iron Horse
Iron Horse tarp is a polyester tarp coated in silicone to make it waterproof and breathable. A 5’ x 7’ Iron Horse tarp is $48.95. Or, purchase it by the yard for $16.95.
A large order also entitles you to free overnight shipping to the continental U.S. This offer is available as long as the bulk tarp is not a custom order, rolls of fabric, tracks, and hardware.
Those are tarps that you can purchase by the yard or in bulk. However, we offer custom quotes, too. Reach out to us for your custom size and see how much you can save when you let us know how much you need and we make it happen. Use the chat option at the bottom of the Chicago Canvas website and let us know how we can help.