Stationary Awnings in Charleston, SC

Where fixed awnings
make sense in Charleston.

Situations where permanence beats flexibility.

• Commercial patios — restaurants on Shem Creek, in Avondale, and along upper King keep tables covered every service with fixed frames and optional side curtains.
• Entrances & walkways — covered paths and doorways for Mount Pleasant offices, churches, and multifamily buildings.
• Deck rooms — a fixed awning over a James Island or West Ashley deck turns it into a covered room without the cost of a roof addition.
• Storm considerations — we spec fabrics that can be removed ahead of a hurricane warning and frames that stand on their own once the cover is off.
• Summer storms — a fixed cover earns its keep in July and August, when a thunderstorm can roll through in the afternoon with gusty wind ahead of it. Guests stay under cover instead of scrambling indoors, and a pitched cover sheds the rain instead of pooling it.
• Salt exposure — near Shem Creek, the harbor, and the beach, we build on powder-coated aluminum with stainless fasteners and anchor into structure, not just into siding or trim.

A fixed awning is a visible, permanent change, so plan for approvals. In the peninsula’s historic districts that generally means the Board of Architectural Review; on Daniel Island, in I’On, and on Kiawah and Seabrook it means the community’s architectural review board. Larger structures may also need a building permit, so check with your town or the county early. We supply drawings and fabric samples for the application.