How To Keep Your Awning Looking Great For A Long Time

Great Looking Home Awning

In terms of home improvements one way to go is to buy an awning which can add staff, elegance and be very practical in terms of protecting your home from the sun, the rain and even the wind.

You can buy all sorts of types of awnings along with the materials used and it really is up to your own personal preference. Canvas awnings for example are quite popular as they come in several designs and are quite resilient. One point you should bear in mind though with canvas is that it does need to be maintained you want to keep it looking in great shape. If you don't you going to end up regretting using canvas because they can get quite tatty looking, but don't let this put you off because the maintenance aspect isn't all that demanding.

If you live in London or any major city you can usually find a load of awning suppliers who have a full range of awnings and materials to choose from. Just go on the Internet or look in some home and garden magazines under awnings London for instance to check out what's available on whether a canvas awning would best suit your needs.

Now any fabric used to awnings can deteriorate over time due to heat and humidity which will make the pattern fade and can even cause mildew where the moisture in the air is particularly high. Other elements which affect awnings include birds droppings and pests like mice and rats which could chew through the fabric if you end up having some kind of infestation. There's not a lot you can do in terms of maintenance if they end up chewing through the awning, though taking prevention measures to ensure that this doesn't happen is your best bet. Other nuisances affecting the awnings include dust, dirt and leaves from trees which gather to cause a bit of a mess on your awning.

Keep Your Awning Looking Great

The remedy to all this though it's just to make sure that you clean your awning at least twice a year to get rid of any debris that may be sitting on the awning along with checking for pests which may have made a mess of the fabric. If you don't any maintenance year after year then all this is just going to buildup leaving your awning looking awful.

So with that said the first measure you need to take is to use a small brush and a damp cloth to wipe down the canvas awning whichever type of awning that you chosen, and make sure you do underneath as well as on top. You can even use a spray hosepipe for a bit of added pressure but don't go mad because some of these high-pressure hoses can actually damage the awning. Also don't use any industrial strength cleaning agents as this could actually affect the awning as well. It's much better just use some washing up liquid in a bowl with some water.

You could ask your awnings London supplier if they have any cleaning material specially designed for the fabric which is used on your awning but this is probably an unnecessary step to take. If you do already have some kind of cleaning chemical it's always a good idea to test it by using the smallest area possible just in case you get an adverse effect but this isn't advisable to do compared with just using standard soap or something specially formulated from your local supplier.

I mention about cleaning the awning twice a year you can do this every month if you wish depending on how me awnings you have and how long it takes. It also depends on what area you live in of course and whether you have a lot of trees around with leaves blowing everywhere. Just use your own judgement in this instance.

With retractable awnings you need to make sure that you don't forget to dry it out thoroughly first otherwise the moisture left will cause more problems later on such a small growing inside.

Awning Cleaning Tools and Tips

Seeing as this can be strenuous work it makes sense to wait until you have a nice cool day where the sun isn't glaring you're right and it's not raining down like thunder. This sounds silly to mention but it's surprising how many people get it into their heads that this is going to be the day that they clean the awning regardless of how bad the weather is but this really doesn't make sense.

If you do happen to find any really particularly bad stains either from droppings or something unknown then don't scrub the awning to death as this can damage it. Your much better explaining or even taking a picture of what you see and then getting advice from the awning store. They usually have cleaning chemicals specially designed to treat these types of problems.

So all in all that's all they really is to it and as long as you keep the maintenance up you're sure to have an awning that looks great and lasts for years to come.