Retractable Awnings, Retractable Storefront Awnings
Retractable window awnings are traditional for many restaurants and businesses. Custom retractable awnings can be manual or motorized depending on the size needed. Select Sunbrella® or the many awning fabrics we have available. American Canvas & Awning has generations of experience in restaurant and store awnings. All work is made-to-measure and built in San Francisco.
Look over the bicyclists head to see this San Francisco storefront awning retracted. Total projection of the retracted awning is less than one foot.
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This awning is 36' wide and projects 8’-6”. It has a one-piece valance and operates as one unit with a single motor. The top is three separate sections with the middle one centered over the door. In wet weather, matching panels snap on from below to direct water away from the building.
While the top could have been made with a single piece, it would have required a C-shaped cradle for the roller. The fabric would be drawn through a horizontal slot in the C-cradle which wears out the fabric prematurely, like the friction you see when you pull plastic wrap out of the box.
To eliminate the C-cradle, Tim McGill attached a separate roller to each section and connected them in series so that one motor operates all three rollers simultaneously.
American Canvas & Awning shop photos of Calzone's plaza cafe awning before covering. The frames were made in two sections. Top photo, the frame is extended for full coverage. Bottom photo, the frames are nested so the awning is semi-retracted.
Extendable Arch Awnings with Gutters
The owner of Calzone's returned from Europe with a drawing of a plaza cafe awning. Tim McGill designed them with an innovative, retractable design and gutters to catch water from the arch and run it out to the curb. The sidewalk table area can be used in any weather because gas heaters installed below the awning make it cozy in a chilly San Francisco July. The awning fabric is a lighter, fire-resistant material to filter the sunlight in daytime, and to reflect the lights from the restaurant at night. The valance is double-layered with light horizontal stripes and gold leaf lettering against a black background for a striking visual effect.
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