The first 30 disaster relief tarps were delivered in October of 2011 and were very much appreciated by Americares Disaster relief agency.  These durable water resistant tarps were made from manufacturing waste acrylic awning fabric. The idea is that this durable long lasting fabric can provide shelter and covering for people and animals displaced by natural disasters such as the Haiti earthquake while also saving our landfills here in the U.S. Futureguard provided all the fabric from the cut off fabric saved and Awning Cleaning Inc of New Haven CT fabricated the tarps.  Awning cleaning has enough fabric for at least 30 more with lots more waste fabric on the way to them.  Hopefully t the other awning manufactures around the U.S. and even the world will begin to save fabric and make tarps for this worthwhile cause!

NuImage K300 in 6" - Courtesy of Premier Awnings, Costa Mesa CA

The incredible K300 goes where no other awning can. Its full cassette design and skinny 6" tall profile allows mounting over doors or windows where a roof mount is either impractical or undesirable. Click here for the full brochure. K300-brochure

Correct Bracket Attachment is Critical!

With all awnings, but big projections in particular, it is critical that a bracket is always mounted on each side of the arm shoulder within 16”. If your awning has less than two brackets per arm then you must mount one bracket between the arm and the end of the awning with the other bracket in the middle. Secondly the installers must make sure they get 2” to 3” of penetration into the center of the stud with the lags. Thick sheathing or vinyl siding can diminish this depth with the common 4” lags so longer lags may be needed in certain circumstances. Finally you need to be careful if you are mounting to the box framing between floors that you either go through into the floor joist ends or use half inch diameter lags for more bite.

Strong enough to be commercial grade yet great for any application! The NuImage 9700hd can take the pressure! 256lbs of pressure to be exact sitting on the front bar of this 11'8" projection awning. This awning features drop forged arm components with an extruded shoulder making it much stronger than the castings used by most other awning manufacturers. Available up to 40' wide with projections of 11' 8", 13'2" and 14'6". If you need a BIG awning with BIG strength then the 9700hd is for you. Click Here For More Info