New The Look of Metal · Patent Pending
The bold, architectural standing-seam metal look for your storefront — crisp vertical ribs and clean lines, custom-fit to your building, in your color and finish. All the curb appeal of a metal canopy, lighter and at a better value.
Why it turns heads
Standing-seam metal canopies have taken over the best-looking storefronts. This is that exact architectural look — engineered in custom awning fabric.
Crisp vertical ribs and clean, modern lines that read as high-end metal from the street — the look that makes a storefront a landmark.
Built to your exact opening and even curved to your radius — shapes rigid metal simply can’t follow. One awning, made for one storefront.
Far lighter than fabricated metal, so it’s easier to engineer and mounts clean and true — less structure, less disruption to your business.
Choose your color and an acrylic or vinyl finish. Solution-dyed fabric holds its color in the Connecticut sun for years.
All the architectural presence of a standing-seam metal canopy — at a noticeably more competitive price.
Designed, fabricated, and installed by our own Manchester crew since 1947. We service what we build.
Recently installed · West Hartford, CT
Deep red standing-seam awnings against a black storefront at 353 Park Road in West Hartford — the whole building reads sharper, newer, and more premium from the road.
The look of metal, the value of fabric
| Standing-Seam Fabric | Fabricated Metal | |
|---|---|---|
| The look | Bold standing-seam ribs — reads as architectural metal | Standing-seam ribs |
| Curves & shapes | Flexes into curves and radiuses metal can’t do | Rigid — limited to flat planes |
| Weight | Lightweight — easier engineering & install | Heavy — more structure required |
| Lead time | Faster fabrication & turnaround | Longer metal-shop lead times |
| Color & finish | Your color · acrylic or vinyl finish | Painted / coated metal |
| Price | More competitive | Premium metal-shop pricing |
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Before you decide
No — and that is the point. It is a custom awning fabric engineered to read as a standing-seam metal canopy from the street, with the same crisp vertical ribs and clean lines, at a fraction of the weight.
It gives the same architectural look, but it is far lighter, so it is easier to engineer and mounts cleanly with less structure. It can also follow curves and radiuses that rigid metal cannot, it turns around faster, and it comes in at a more competitive price.
Yes, and this is where it beats metal outright. The fabric flexes into curves and radiuses that a metal shop would have to fabricate around or refuse. Every one is built to your exact opening.
We build these in 100% <a href="/fabrics-and-technology/">solution-dyed acrylic</a>, where the colour goes through the fibre rather than sitting on the surface. That is what holds colour through Connecticut summers and winters instead of washing out.
Your colour, in an acrylic or vinyl finish. Because we fabricate in-house we are matching to your brand or your building rather than picking from a short catalogue list.
You recover it rather than replace the whole structure. We inspect and rehab the frame, then fit a new cover — including the standing-seam profile and any graphics — at a fraction of the cost of starting over.
Free, no pressure
Book a free on-site consultation. We’ll measure your building, mock up the standing-seam look in your color, and give you an honest quote. Already own an awning? A recover can give your existing frame the Metal Look.
Every installation is covered. Ask us for the full written warranty before you order — we will send it or bring it to your appointment.