Awning Snow Load

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Awning snow load.

Resist sunlight wind and rain. When you think about it it makes sense that the frame determines most of the strength of an awning. Our system is designed to carry up to 18 000 pounds and still have large spans. However once that snow has stopped you can extend the awning and enjoy the shade on a bright sunny day.

A one inch layer of water or ice weighs approximately five pounds per square foot. 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. Several awning manufacturers pointed out that snow on an awning can become a life threatening matter should the awning collapse. The structure is what the awning snow load will primarily depend on.

Some retractable fabric awnings will support a dusting of snow. Alunotec patio awning is as one of our hot selling products well received by clients. There are several factors that are used to determine this figure. We offer over 100 choices of colors stripes and solids.

More average snow may weigh 15 pounds per cubic foot and drifted compacted snow may weigh 20 pounds or more. Also offering a good decoration effect. Attached you can find one of our aluminum sunlight shade awning project cases. They aren t rated for any snow loads that can run from 5 to 80 pounds per square foot or more.

Snow typically weighs anywhere from 5 to 25 pounds per cubic foot depending on how wet it is. Most importantly are the gauge of the awning panel and the tributary distance. So a roof designed for a 20 pounds per square foot snow load could theoretically hold up four inches of ice. As a rule saturated snow weighs about 20 lbs.

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. 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. The following calculation is based on a 25 moisture density which is conservative. 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.

Best selling high snow load polycarbonate patio roof awnings. Aluminum framework with polycarbonate sheet. 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.