Manufacturing Information on Carports:
You can be assured that the Try-Tech patio cover kit you are purchasing will enhance, protect and add value to your home.

When purchasing an awning from anyone, there a few things you should pay special attention too. By doing so, then you can be assured that the patio cover you are purchasing will give you many years of
reliable service for your needs. We encourage you to view our photo gallery to see what true quality aluminum patio products look like. We also have awning parts for your outdoor awning, the aluminum parts and awning supplies in case you need replacement parts list.

Try-Tech will supply the designed engineering for you to get a Building Permit if you require one.

Awning Materials:

The thickness of the awning "pans": The standard thickness for an awning pan is usually .018 gauge. This thickness works well with most awnings where there is little to no "snow-load" possibility or shorter
spans. A thicker awning pan must be used or the use of beams must be used for heavier snow loads or spans.

At Try-Tech, we also offer .024, .032, and .036 gauge pans at a slight additional charge. Several types and sizes of beams are also available for that special need.

The Awning "Pan" Designs:

Strength in an aluminum awning pan is achieved in part from the shaping or the "bends" that a manufacturer uses to make a particular awning pan design. The more bends formed into the pan the stronger the awning. The number of bends which give the awning more rigidity
and with more bends of course more metal will be use in the finished product.

The strength of a "Flat Pan " which is our Super 6 V-Groove is greater than a standard " V "pan. A "W" pan would be stronger still because it has still more "bends".

At Try-Tech, we offer the "W" pans, super 6 Flat Pan and Lattice/Arbor. W-Pan available in 2 colors, the Super 6 and Lattice are available in 4 colors. In order to give our customers the durability we
make our awnings stronger by design!

Post Style and Strength:

The average awning will have what is called scroll posts: which are nothing more than two pieces of 1-1/2 "square aluminum tubing connected together with an aluminum scroll.

We will only sell this type of post if specially requested by you the consumer.

Try Tech uses a minimum of a 3" square .024 thick aluminum post.  For snow prone areas we use a 3" x .030 aluminum colonial post. The Engineering of the larger projections, heavier live loads, and post
spacing will require either a 3" x .040 aluminum colonial post or a 3" x .048 steel colonial post.

All freestanding patios and carports require a minimum of a 3" x .048 steel colonial post. Using these types posts we achieve a better engineered system.

Perimeter-Integral Raingutter/Header and Side Fascia:

There are 2 different types of perimeters. Rollform which comes from the aluminum coil stock. The aluminum coil is put through a series of rollers to form the finished shape. The thickness of the coil stock used to form the rainguter/header is between .035 - .040 gauge.

Rollform perimeter is used as our side fascia also. This type of perimeter requires a little more work when forming the outside corners see instructions.

Extruded raingutter/header and side fascia comes from using a mold and pressure to press the molten aluminum in a form to create it's shape. The thickness of an Extruded raingutter/header is .070 gauge.

An Extruded type of perimeter is easier to install. With very little effort to form and secure the corners.

Delivered Awning comes complete:

With a Try-Tech awing package you will receive all the necessary components to assemble your awning.

Engineering:

There are some companies that are unaware of the engineering that is required to install an awning correctly. For those of you who are required to apply for a Building Permit (This will vary from town to
town) we have engineering for 36 states (approved engineering for climates such as Florida, California, Colorado, Maine).

If your state is not among the 36 states you may not need a permit or your building department usually will accept the engineering from other states due to the similarities of weather conditions.