Step 1

Mark up 7 feet from sidewalk or bottom of door on building.. Your city code may require a higher minimum height. If your city does require a greater height than 7 feet off the sidewalk or grade line, that is your starting point.

Step 2A (for dome awnings over doors)

From the 7-foot mark, or as required, measure up the side of the building (from 1 to 2) to where you want the dome awning to stop at the top. This is your drop. You can go up as high as you would like. We can make offsets and different shape dome awnings. Call one of our Awning Specialist for help.

Step 2B (for dome awnings over windows)

First decide whether you want to mount the awning on the window frame or outside on the building itself. In either case to determine the drop (from 1 to 2) you must find where the curve of the window starts to go straight down the wall. Make a mark and then measure to the top of the arch and that give you your drop.

*Important: You can put dome awnings over square windows. However, you must allow for the corners to covered.

Step 3

Your projection (from 2 to 3) can be any length you would like. If your projection is greater than the drop this will change the shape as a true dome awing. In a true dome example, the drop would be 36 inches, the projection would be 36 inches and the width would be 72 inches. Remember that TCT&A Industries can create any shape dome looking awning you would like. you must stay back 2' from the street curb.

Step 4

The width (from 4 to 5) should be at the point the window stops curving. If dome awning is to fit square window see above for help measuring.

Step 5

You can add a vertical face (from 6 to 7) to any canopy.

True Half Round

A 3 foot wide canopy would have a center height of 18 inches.

Elliptical Shape

A 3 foot wide canopy with a minimum drop of 3 inches would have a center height of 9 inches.

Taking photos of the project site is very helpful for everyone. It gives TCT&A specialists an opportunity to see where you want the awning to go. TCT&A can send you a rendering with the awning on your building to give a representation how an awning will appear when installed.

A cloudy day is best and take the picture at a 30 degree angle with any sun behind you.