What Are Mapes Awnings?

Mapes Industries manufactures a wide variety of heavy-duty aluminum awnings. Although they’re typically used in architectural applications, for commercial or retail buildings, Mapes awnings are occasionally chosen for residential projects, too.

Like other types of canopies, Mapes awnings can provide both building or business identification and weather protection. They can be an appropriate choice for new construction or retrofitting an existing building. Commonly they are used to cover walkways, create overhangs or portico coverings, identify office or store entrances or protect garages and loading docks from the elements.

Mapes awnings come in many standard fascia or protruding configurations, and they can be custom-manufactured to form curved or arched shapes. Louvered designs are specially designed to provide window shading to reduce solar heat indoors.

Mapes awnings are DIY, sort of.

Mapes is only the manufacturer, so Mapes awnings arrive as a pallet-full of boxed components, ready for assembly and installation. While that sounds straight-forward and simple, installing canopies can be complex, no matter how good you are at reading instructions. For that reason, it’s best to consult a professional awning company before you order your awning.

Choose a company with experience working in your locale, with your type of building and – most important – working with Mapes awnings. They’ll give you solid guidance up front, place your order for you and work with you when that pallet arrives to ensure that the all-important final phase – installation – goes smoothly and exactly as you wanted.

They’ll do the heavy lifting – literally – so you can enjoy watching your new awning come to life.

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