Fabricated Aluminum Systems, Ready for Your Crews
Awning installers work with Sharchs when a commercial job calls for aluminum canopies, sunshades or Bahama shutters and they’d rather install than fabricate. We build those systems in Fort Worth and ship them fully fabricated and ready to install anywhere in the U.S. You get a firm bid within 2 days, shop drawings your crew can install from, and manuals for our standard canopies.
You keep the customer and the install. We handle the fabrication. If you’re pricing a job now, upload your plans for a 2-day quote.
Where Our Scope Meets Yours
On a supply-only job, the handoff is the product itself. That handoff is clean when these are settled up front:
- Field dimensions. We fabricate to the dimensions on the approved shop drawings. Confirmed field measurements before production keep units from showing up short or long.
- Wall attachment. Units attach to the building with installation tabs, and we have typical tab details, including tabs for concrete. Tell us the wall type so the attachment matches what your crew will find on site.
- Blocking and anchors by others. On standing seam awnings, for example, lag screws go through crush tubes into continuous blocking provided by others. Crush tubes, which keep EIFS, brick veneer or metal panel from being crushed, are supplied with the awning.
- Install sequence. Standing seam awnings ship pre-assembled in sections, each stamped with an ID so they go up in order. Fastener holes are drilled at the factory.
- Engineering. When a jurisdiction requires it, drawings use site-specific calculations, and fabrication starts only after stamped drawings are approved.
Products for Awning Installers
Prefabricated Aluminum Canopies
Our prefabricated canopies come in cantilevered and hanger rod-supported designs built from standardized components, which keeps them cost-effective and easy to install. For our standard Bull and Hammerhead canopies, you can download an installation manual and a product data sheet with section views from our install guides page.
Commercial Awnings and Custom Canopies
When a job doesn’t fit a standard unit, we build custom commercial awnings to your dimensions. That includes cantilevered canopies with no posts or hanger rods.
Standing Seam Metal Awnings
Our standing seam metal awnings have 1-1/2” aluminum tube frames at 36” on center and 24-gauge standing seam panels, such as Berridge, flashed to the wall with a Z-closure.
Bahama Shutters
Aluminum Bahama shutters have a downloadable installation guide your crews can work from.
How It Works
- Send plans or field dimensions. Upload elevations, or measurements and photos of each opening.
- Bid within 2 days. You get a firm number to build your own price on.
- Submittals in 7–10 days. These include shop drawings, attachment details and finish.
- Production in 8–10 weeks after submittal approval. Expedited production is available for schedule-critical jobs.
- Ship to you or the jobsite. Systems arrive fully fabricated and ready for your crews. If you’d rather we install, we install in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and New Mexico.
What We Need From You
- Elevations, or field dimensions and photos of each opening
- Product type and projection for each unit
- Wall type at each attachment (masonry, concrete, EIFS, metal panel, stud framing)
- Color from our standard color chart or a custom color
- Delivery location and required on-site date
Let Us Build It, You Install It
Send the job and we’ll fabricate the aluminum while your crews stay on installs. Upload your plans for a 2-day quote, or call (817) 725-8164.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you supply only, and let my crew install?
Yes. We ship fully fabricated, ready-to-install aluminum systems anywhere in the U.S. Your crews install from the approved shop drawings, and we're available to answer questions during installation.
Do you have installation instructions for your canopies?
Yes. Installation manuals for our Bull and Hammerhead canopies and our Bahama shutters, plus canopy product data sheets, are free to download from our install guides page, along with typical installation tab details for wall attachment.
What colors are available?
Our standard color chart is available as a PDF on the install guides page. Colors and finishes are confirmed during submittals.
How do sections go together in the field?
Standing seam awnings ship pre-assembled in sections, each stamped with a unique ID so they go up in the right order. Fastener holes are drilled at the factory.
How fast can I get a price?
Send elevations or field dimensions and photos of the openings, and you'll have a firm bid within 2 days. Submittals follow in 7–10 days, and typical production is 8–10 weeks after approval. Expedited production is available.