Covers are custom fit and fully secured preventing wind damage.
Awning snow load.
More average snow may weigh 15 pounds per cubic foot and drifted compacted snow may weigh 20 pounds or more.
The frame manufacturer will be able to give you the estimated snow load which you can compare to the type of snowfall you receive in your area.
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As a rule saturated snow weighs about 20 lbs.
Most importantly are the gauge of the awning panel and the tributary distance.
Our system is designed to carry up to 18 000 pounds and still have large spans.
Snow typically weighs anywhere from 5 to 25 pounds per cubic foot depending on how wet it is.
Aluminum framework with polycarbonate sheet.
Aluminum awnings are rated with a lbs per foot snow load.
These aluminum awnings are perfect for anyone desiring awnings and living in a northern climate that prefers not to take the awnings down in the winter.
Some retractable fabric awnings will support a dusting of snow.
Best selling high snow load polycarbonate patio roof awnings.
We had respondents who ve built awnings that can withstand a snow load of up to 70 pounds but they needed an engineer to determine how to do it.
Only the aluminum awnings are designed to handle snow loads as heavy snow loads could easily tear and stretch out a fabric window awning or door canopy.
With our generic engineering you can go up to 30 psf of snow load which means if you have a cover that is 30 x20 ft.
The structure is what the awning snow load will primarily depend on.
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When you think about it it makes sense that the frame determines most of the strength of an awning.
Resist sunlight wind and rain.
A one inch layer of water or ice weighs approximately five pounds per square foot.
So a roof designed for a 20 pounds per square foot snow load could theoretically hold up four inches of ice.
They aren t rated for any snow loads that can run from 5 to 80 pounds per square foot or more.
However once that snow has stopped you can extend the awning and enjoy the shade on a bright sunny day.
There are several factors that are used to determine this figure.
Several awning manufacturers pointed out that snow on an awning can become a life threatening matter should the awning collapse.
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