Hurricane season, Texas-style.
We’ve installed awnings from Galveston to Corpus Christi for forty years — including the decades that brought Alicia, Ike, Harvey, and Beryl. Here’s what we’ve learned about building, prepping, and recovering awnings on the Texas Gulf Coast.
Not every awning is built for a hurricane. Not every awning needs to be. But if you’re on the coast — Galveston, League City, Surfside, Corpus Christi, Port Aransas — the wind load and salt exposure change the math.
For coastal installations, we engineer structures to the local AHJ design wind speed, use marine-grade fasteners and coatings, and design fabric elements to be removable before named storms. Metal and extruded-aluminum canopies are often the right call — they handle wind and UV without flexing.
If you have an existing awning that took storm damage, we can assess and repair — often with the original frame and fresh fabric. Call our Houston office and ask for a storm-damage evaluation.
What makes a coastal-grade awning different.
Wind-rated engineering
We engineer coastal installations to the local AHJ wind zone — typically 130–150 mph design wind speeds along the Gulf.
Coastal-grade hardware
Stainless-steel fasteners, marine-grade anodizing, powder-coat over aluminum — components chosen to resist salt air corrosion.
Designed for removability
Where appropriate, we design fabric and panel elements to be pulled down before a storm and re-installed after.
Post-storm response
We prioritize existing customer callbacks after named storms. If your awning was damaged in a storm, call us — we'll assess and quote repair.
Prepping your awning when a storm is in the Gulf.
A few simple steps can be the difference between a storm-tested awning and a total loss. If you’re unsure what your unit was designed to do during a storm, call us — we’ll pull our install records.
- 1Retract all motorized retractable awnings before winds exceed 30 mph.
- 2For stationary fabric awnings: loosen tension on removable panels if your unit was designed that way; don't force anything that isn't designed to come down.
- 3Secure patio curtains and motorized screens in the fully-up/retracted position.
- 4Walk your property before the storm — photograph each awning, note any pre-existing damage for insurance.
- 5Disconnect power to motorized units if flooding is a concern.
- 6After the storm: don't try to re-deploy damaged units. Call us — we'll assess and quote repair.
Post-storm damage? We'll come out.
Call the Houston office and ask for a storm-damage evaluation. Existing customers are prioritized after named storms.