Santa Fe Awning Blog
Patio Screening
Patio and deck screening, outdoor or indoor window screening that deflects heat and shields from burning UV rays keeps the areas behind them cooler. Put your hand on a sunny wall and then a shady wall. The shady wall is cooler to the touch, as is the space behind it and the room it encloses.
Large Commercial Installation
We removed the original fabric which had become worn over the years and needed replacing. Rather than repeating our original installation, we’ve changed up the plan a bit. This year, we’ve built window “frames” covered in fabric that are then installed in place of the original fabric.
Cool Pool Shade Sails
The water is always warmer at the shallow end of a swimming pool. Sunburn is more likely at the beach or the pool than in your own backyard. A custom shade sail can be fabricated in a huge variety of colors, and designed in virtually any shape for the desired coverage of an area.
Outdoor Living Spaces
The most effective method of reducing heat to the patio is to enclose it in screening. Patio screening or outdoor screening shields areas from heat.
Metal Awnings
Awnings are traditionally thought of as being fabricated of a canvas or other heavy material and often are, but there is a great deal to be said for metal or aluminum awnings which is often overlooked. A sheet metal or corrugated aluminum is actually the perfect material for covering a patio, doors, […]
Patio Trellis
Everyone likes a shaded patio. It provides a cooler space to sit, protects the walls of the house from direct sun which reduces interior cooling costs, and extends the outdoor living space. Fabric patio covers, aluminum patio covers, shade sails and fixed patio roofing structures accomplish this beautifully.
Gazebos, Ramadas and Backyard Shade
One of the best improvements you can make to your home is to create an outdoor sitting area. While not everyone has the space to do something grand, a small gazebo of fabric, a free standing tented area or ramada away from the house is both inviting and can encourage you and your guests to enjoy the backyard more frequently. It’s wonderful to have a yard with plantings and a garden, but without shade, you won’t want to spend as much time outdoors when it’s hot.
Natural Cooling with Awnings
Warm air rises and cool air sinks. Upper storeys receive heat not only from windows and deck doorways, but from warm air rising up from the floors below. This combination makes rooms, apartments and offices warmer on the second floor than rooms on the first floor. That means it also takes more power – more fans and more air-conditioning to cool upper floor rooms.
Outdoor Screens for Desert Living
Newcomers to the Southwest deserts learn very quickly what those who have always lived here know. The air is dry, the land is dry, everything that grows in the desert is sharp as a knife and equipped with spines, thorns and sharp edges. The sun is blazing hot and in changing seasons, […]
Awnings for Businesses
The average business park or commercial structure tends to present a uniform look designed to accommodate and appeal to a variety of tenants. While the installation of fixtures and the ability to make modifications to the interior is of vital importance to a tenant, it is also just as important to apply […]