Awnings for Tiny Homes and RVs add Comfortable Living Space
Let’s take a look at awnings, both for tiny houses and RVs. The benefit to both is undeniable: they can extend your comfortable living space, protect the side of your home from the sun, and help keep inside and outside cooler. Most RVs come with an awning, but why do so few tiny homes have awnings?
When it comes to tiny houses, perhaps builders fear the 8.6′ width restriction could cause too much hassle moving the tiny home to its new location. The folks at Tiny Idahomes say that’s not true:
“No, an awning is not considered permanent so will not add to the 8’6” width. Some states require a wide load permit if you are a professional hauler for hire but if you are the owner than nothing required.”
As always, it might be best to check with the local authorities just to be safe. But think of the added living space you could enjoy, like the tiny home shown here with a slide-out deck and retractable awning.
A Shady Oasis Awaits
I have seen some very pricey awnings from specialty RV stores, but this awning from The Home Depot is only $298.00*.
This ALEKO awning is the first choice for most homeowners who choose a manually-operated model, because it extends out a full 10 ft from your house, giving you up to 120 sq. ft. of coverage and protection. This model requires no electricity. It opens and closes easily in less than a minute, using a simple hand crank that operates smoothly and quietly. Optional accessories feature support arms that can be positioned vertically on the patio floor, or angled back against your house wall to provide better fabric tension and overall stability. Another useful optional part is a ceiling mounting bracket to attach your awning to the roof overhang of your house.
Awning frame dimensions: 9.8 ft. x 8 ft.; fabric dimensions: 9.5 ft. x 8 ft. Is does weigh sixty lbs. but the shade is worth it.
Extend Your Living Space with a Screen Room
If you live in a buggy area, you’ll really appreciate a screen room. The Dura-Breeze Screen Room is good-looking, yet tough enough for your tiny home lifestyle. The fiberglass screens are mounted in rigid aluminum frames. This screen room is designed to attach to the Dura-Built Portable RV Awning.
Replacing Your Awning’s Fabric
If your awning is badly weathered, don’t give up and leave it rolled-up against the wall of your RV or tiny house. Get a RecPro replacement awning, and you’ll have it made in the shade.
The sturdy vinyl material is another reason to add or upgrade. These awnings have a tensile strength of 140 psi and are resistant to UV light, which means they’re able to withstand weather, exposure, and wind shear better than other available materials on the market. Flame-retardant and environmentally friendly, these awnings are safe and health-conscious as well. They’re easy to clean, as water slides quickly off and the material naturally prohibits the growth of mildew and mold.
Heat-Welded Seams
A great part of this model of awning is that it has heat-welded (heat-sealed) seams rather than sewn seams. While other awnings have seams that are sewn together with thread, these heat-weld seams make these awnings more durable, more reliable, and more able to handle what the RV life throws at it.
The heat-seal enables the awning to withstand temperatures down to -25°F (-31.67°C) without degrading or cracking. Because of this, you won’t have to worry about what will happen to your stored RV in the winter, or whether or not you’ll be able to use your RV awning when you go cold-weather camping. The heat-welded seams are reinforced with a heavy-duty 13.5 oz base vinyl (1/16″ thick), which adds to the durable nature of the awning.
Leak-Proof
Leak-proof as well, these seams are not going to allow water in, or rot over time, unlike the sewn seams of other models of awning. Adding reliability and stability at those critical points of the awning, these seams don’t leave you wanting more. If you’re looking for an awning that’ll last for years, heat-sealed is the way to go.
Available in many sizes and colors.
We develop, manufacture, and import our own products in addition to selling Atwood, Suburban, SHURflo, and other quality name brand products.
ShadePRO is also a good source for awning fabric and awning parts.
ShadePRO has a huge selection of replacement fabrics, RV Awning shade screens, and screen rooms. 
Solera, also a Lippert owned company is a really good source for slide-out toppers, powered awning replacement motors, powered steps, replacement RV entry doors, backup cameras, Furrion Air-Conditioners and parts, and more.
Pretty much everything that would need repair or replacement in your RV.
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Keeping Your RV Cool This Summer
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