AWNING BENEFITS
Benefits of an Awning
We know that buying an awning for your home can be a daunting task – especially if you’ve never owned an awning or window shade before. You’ve probably got several questions, and in this article we aim to simplify the process for you by outlining the Benefits of an Awning and showing you just what an awning can do for you.
Why an awning?
Awnings and canopies satisfy any one or all of the following functional objectives: Energy savings; weather protection (sun, rain, snow, sleet, hail, wind); identification & advertising; or architectural aesthetics. However, for more serious weather, you will need to look into other forms of home protection, a hail damage roof cannot stay damaged, and an awning will not protect the whole area.
Today’s modern fabrics are long-lasting, vibrant, easily cleaned, super-strong and flame-retardant. Modern frame materials offer high strength-to-weight ratios and corrosion resistance. The proper combination of these properties will result in safe, durable, economical and beautiful awnings.
Energy Savings
The benefits of an Awning go far beyond aesthetic appeal. It’s true that awnings can enhance the look of your place of residence, but the real gem is that awnings save energy and protect furniture, floors and carpets from fading. In a few short weeks you’ll notice the energy-saving benefits. In a typical home, more energy is transferred through glass doors and windows than through any other construction element. In fact, on a hot day, more energy comes through one square foot of glass than through an entire insulated wall. Solar radiation (infrared light) through glass is responsible for approximately 20 percent of the load on an air conditioner. You may want to look at adding a change to your front door in the process as well as your front door can let out a lot of heat and air throughout the year, sending your utility bills very high. Having a look at the type of custom doors that are available in your area will help you make the right decision about how to help bring down your bills and give a new look to your home.According to the study, conducted by PAMA awnings can reduce annual cooling energy by as much as 50 percent in hot climates, such as Texas, and as much as 25% in moderate climates, such as Washington, DC, compared to homes with completely un-shaded windows. The amount of cooling energy saved varies depending on the number of windows, type of glass in the windows, window orientation and the climate the house is in.
Click here for a complete copy of the PAMA Study on Awning Energy Saving
Weather Protection
Awnings and Canopies can offer protection from the sun, rain, snow, sleet and hail. The will direct rain away from the brick or siding surrounding your windows and doors. This will extend the life of the sealant around your windows thus protecting you from expensive repairs in the future.
Our line of Basement and Stairway Awnings will even prevent water damage from flooding! Our awnings are also build to code to withstand heavy winds and snow loads. We do point out that it’s important to remove any build up for snow to reduce the potentially harmful falling snow!
Architectural Aesthetics
Creative designers and architects can develop useful and intriguing designs for modern awning and canopy systems that incorporate shape, light, color, texture, graphics and structure, at modest cost.
Most awning frames are custom made by cutting, bending and welding metal tubing, and fitting the fabric to the frame. With these custom methods, almost any shape and size can be attained and covered with awning fabric. Hence, the same surface can serve at least three necessary functions: weather protection, identification and architecture.
Extend Your Living Space
Awnings or canopies built off a patio or deck provide a cool and relaxing extension of your living area for you and your guests. You’ll enjoy the comfort of cool shade during the sweltering heat. Canopies also extend your living space, giving you more room to sit back and relax while enjoying the beauty of the outdoors. If you don’t want an awning extending from your home all the time, you can also enjoy a retractable awning which retracts into it’s special protective housing during the bad weather.
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