We make the strongest, most weather-resistent durable and imaginative support frames available. The optimum choice of framing materials for a given project depends on the relationship among awning fabric materials, graphic techniques, desired shape and structural requirements.

Steel Stitch Frame System

Awnings Above is an authorized Steel Stitch manufacturer. Staple awnings revolutionized the fabric awning industry by replacing needle and tread with steel staples (hence the name "Steel Stitch"). Our frames are made of lightweight, square aluminum extrusions that have an open channel on one side, with a thin, aluminum webbing in the center. The selected awning fabric is cut to size and stapled (with a pneumatic stapler) directly to the aluminum channel inside the extrusion. Excess fabric is then trimmed and a color coordinated PVC trim bead is driven into the channel, covering the staples. This process creates an incredibly, drum-tight awning cover with no sewn seams to rot and separate and no laces or grommets to show underneath the awning. Panels can be replaced individually if damaged. The aluminum frame doesn’t rust like steel and allows unlimited design freedom. And because the fabric does not need to be handled under a swing machine and is applied directly to the frame, there are more fabric options - specially coated fabrics can be used without the complicated problems often associated with them.

Lace and Grommet System with Steel Frame

Awnings Above utilizes traditional lace and grommet system awnings when steel is the preferred material for the awning or canopy. Awnings Above uses high-strength, lightweight mechanical tubing that is cold-formed to give high yield tensile strength values. Our tubing has a triple coating consisting of a hot-dip flow coat of uniform zinc galvanizing, a conversion coating and finally, a clear polymer coating.