Permanent Copper Awnings from Crescent City Copper
At its core, an awning provides shelter from wind, rain, or sun when installed as part of your home or business exterior. Awnings also help protect exterior features such as doors, windows, or siding from excessive wear caused by the elements. As cooling sun shades, awnings can help offset homeowners’ energy costs, too. And, naturally, they add artistic flair to your home or building’s design.
Awnings are fairly simple architectural touches that are big on style and function. When it comes to choosing an awning for your home or building, you have lots of choices. But you have one choice of awning, in particular, that can alleviate a lot of the maintenance issues you might experience with the alternatives.
Permanent metal awnings – including custom copper awnings from Crescent City Copper – mean high durability, the unbeatable value of low maintenance, and attractive curb appeal. If you’re looking for a long-term awning solution, we’ve got just the products for you.
What are the Benefits of a Permanent Awning?
A permanent awning doesn’t mean it’ll last forever and a day. (Although with proper care, it will last for years and even decades.) In the world of awnings, permanent means fixed in place permanently. The awning doesn’t roll up or retract like retractable awnings made from fabric, DIY hand-crank awnings, or removable sun shade awnings. A permanent metal awning is permanently fixed and mounted using brackets or hardware to mount directly to your external wall.
Permanent awnings stay put and remain unaffected by weather conditions – unlike fabric hand crank awnings, which may rip in the wind, get soaking wet in the rain, or fade overtime in the bright summer sun. Permanent awnings often cost more than fabric awning alternatives. But there are several benefits our clients enjoy and appreciate.
Permanent metal awnings are a:
- Long-lasting solution that won’t tear in the wind, fade in appearance, or get waterlogged in the rain
- Great way to add curb appeal and value to your home or business property
- Low-maintenance choice you won’t have to replace frequently
Why Choose a Permanent Copper Awning?
When you choose a permanent metal awning for your home, building, or storefront exterior, you usually have two materials options: aluminum or copper. And the most common metal used by far is aluminum. That’s because it’s typically a more affordable metal that can be installed at a lower price point.
It’s important to keep in mind, however, that the less expensive option isn’t always most ideal – particularly for the long-term. The budget option tends to have shortfalls and the same is true with permanent aluminum awnings.
The Downsides of Aluminum Awnings
Aluminum is a softer and more malleable metal, which means it can easily be damaged and dented, leading to higher maintenance costs and upkeep. Aluminum awnings may also rust easier and usually require an additional waterproof coating to prevent rust. You might notice this effect when passing the popular freestanding aluminum carport awnings used in many neighborhoods today.
When rust appears on an aluminum awning, it needs to be addressed right away to ensure the structural integrity of the piece. On top of these downsides, an aluminum awning may lack the unique curb appeal you might be looking for when it comes to home, building, or business exterior.
Copper metal awnings, in contrast, beat aluminum awnings in long-term durability, UV protection, rust protection, water resistant properties, and beauty.
Why Copper Metal Awnings are Best
As a stronger and harder metal, copper is not as easily damaged by the elements or susceptible to dents and scratches. It’s virtually maintenance-free. It’s also naturally waterproof without added water resistant coatings. The look of a copper sunshade awning may change overtime thanks to a natural oxidation effect called patina. But the end result is still one of unique beauty and functionality. High-quality copper awnings tend to cost a little more than aluminum awnings, but they’re more cost-effective in the long run.
We Can Help You Customize Your Permanent Copper Awning
Copper metal awnings look great on any home or outdoor living space and add an eye-catching extra touch to historic buildings, high-end residential buildings, and commercial buildings. They’re available in many shapes, sizes, and styles and can be customized to fit your project and design goals.
As a custom sheet metal fabricator specializing in copper creations, we are your source for top-of-the-line copper fixed awnings for your home or business. And we love customizing copper elements for our customers! Whether you need a custom copper door awning with a specific slope or pitch, an awning for a roof overhang, a patio awning, window awnings, a storefront awning, sunroom awning, or another type of metal awning that adds to your home decor – we’re here to create the custom copper piece that works perfectly.
Plus, all of our custom-made permanent copper awnings and other copper architectural elements are American-made, giving you that extra satisfaction of knowing your product was handcrafted by skilled coppersmiths right here in New Orleans.
Shop Our Most Popular Copper Awnings
Along with our custom fabricated awnings, we carry the most popular prefabricated permanent copper awnings on the market. Shop them all here.
Contact Us With Any Questions You Have
If you’re considering your permanent metal awning options and looking to learn more, don’t hesitate to call us at (877) 251-5327 or contact us with your questions! We’d love to speak with you and find a fixed awning product or customized solution that fits your needs.
You can also browse our copper product FAQs and visit our Copper Learning Center for more info about using copper – particularly for awnings – around your home or business exterior.