Custom Outdoor Swing Covers

What This Is A custom outdoor swing cover is a waterproof cover made from one swing's own measurements. It goes over the whole thing: the canopy and frame of a patio swing, or the bench of a porch swing. A patio swing is usually the heaviest thing in the backyard, and a porch swing stays hanging where it was hung. Neither gets carried inside for the winter, so whatever goes over it has to keep the worst of the weather off until spring. The rest of the patio furniture can go under our patio furniture and leisure covers. Verified Purchase Pure Garbage “Bought April 7, 2022. Trash November 7, 2022.” Read the full review Why Don't Universal Swing Covers Fit? Because each one is made in a single set size, then sold for every swing with the same number of seats. One buyer's universal outdoor swing cover was made at 81 × 49 × 67 inches and sold for any three seat patio swing. But the size of a canopy patio swing is set by its frame, not its seat. The legs splay out well past the seat at ground level, and the canopy sits highest of all. A cover that does not match the frame hangs loose in some places and pulls tight in others, and the strained seams give first. That cover was bought in April and trashed in November, its front split open at the corner and the canopy and frame left bare. Three seats tells you how many people sit on it, not what it measures. What Does an Outdoor Swing Cover Protect Against? An outdoor swing cover keeps sun, rain, mold, rot, rust and birds off the whole swing, from a patio swing's canopy and legs to a porch swing's bench and chains. On a patio swing the canopy takes the weather first, because it is the highest and widest part. Sun on the Fabric A canopy faces the sky all day, and a porch swing catches the low sun under the porch roof. Canopies, slings and cushions fade first, then go thin and brittle until they split. Rain in the Seat Rain runs off a canopy edge, or comes in sideways under a porch roof, and lands on the seat. Cushions and slings soak it up, and water left sitting in a sag stretches the fabric a little further each time. Mold on the Cushions Cushions left out stay damp from one shower to the next. Black mold spreads along the seams and the underside, where nobody looks until spring. Rust at the Hangers The seat hangs on springs, hooks or chains, from a top bar or a porch beam. That is where rust starts, and it runs down onto the frame or the wood in orange streaks. Rot in the Wood Rain soaks into the end grain of the arms and slats and sits in the joints. Wet all winter, the wood turns grey, splits and starts to rot from the inside. Birds Overhead Birds perch on the top bar and canopy edge, and nest in porch beams and eaves. Whatever they drop lands on the seat underneath and bakes on when the sun comes back out. Which Swing Do You Have? Which Swing Do You Have? Our outdoor swing covers come in three shapes: a canopy patio swing and two styles of porch swing. Each has its own shape in the instant quote tool, and its own measuring guide. Pick the closest and the guide changes with it. If yours is a different shape, contact us and send a photo with your measurements. Canopy Swing A patio or lawn swing: an A-frame with a canopy on top and a 2 or 3 seat bench hung beneath it. It is covered from the top of the canopy down to the feet. If your canopy tilts, measure it in the position you want covered. Porch Swing (Flat Back) A porch swing with a straight back and arms, hung on chains from the porch ceiling or a beam. There is no frame around it, so we make the cover to fit the bench itself. The guide also asks where the chains attach and how far apart they are. Porch Swing (Roll Back) A porch swing whose slatted back curves over at the top, hung on chains from both arms. Its guide takes the chain fixings front to back and the gap between the chains side to side, as well as the arms and back. What Happens to an Uncovered Patio Swing? On a bare swing the damage shows first where you sit and where it hangs: the sling or cushions, the arms and slats, and the chain fixings. Torn Sling Mold on the Cushions Rust and Rot at the Chain Algae and Lichen Waterlogged Sling Tarnished Finish How Is This Swing Cover Different? 01 Made to the Swing You Have We make the cover from your swing's own measurements, never from a seat count. On a canopy swing that means the canopy and frame as well as the seat; on a hanging porch swing, the seat itself. You see the design before we make anything, and production only starts once you approve it. See how the design service works. 02 Waterproof Down to the Seams Every seam is a HydroLok® sealed seam: stitched, then sealed on the inside so rain cannot get through the seam lines. The fabric is just as waterproof. NylonSafe® is a premium waterproof fabric for home and light commercial use. PVCArmour® is heavy-duty, for exposed sites and commercial use. Compare the two fabrics. 03 Tied Down Where It Counts The standard tie-down is a drawstring hem. It pulls in around the feet of the frame, or under the seat on a porch swing, so the wind has no loose edge to get under. On a canopy swing, snap buckles hold the cover to the frame legs, and the eyelets mean it can be tied down to the frame or a post. 04 Built for a Winter Outside Both fabrics are UV-stabilized. Vents in the cover let damp air escape, so moisture is not trapped around the cushions underneath. EZ handles, grab handles built into the vent structure, make it easy to lift off on a warm weekend. It folds away into its own duffel bag when you take it off. See all the built-in features. When Do You Need a Custom Outdoor Swing Cover? You need a custom outdoor swing cover if your swing spends the winter outside and would cost more to replace than to protect. Focused on Longevity This cover is right for you if: Your swing stays out on the patio, lawn or porch through the fall and winter You have tried a universal cover and it left the feet bare, filled with rain on top or blew off Your swing has a canopy or hangs on chains, and no set-size cover follows its shape Focused on Immediacy You don't need this if: Your swing comes apart and goes in the garage for the winter It lives indoors all year, in a sunroom or a fully glazed porch You want something over it this weekend and a rough fit will do