Awning Fabric Selection
Complement your home or office with color and style Choose from a selection of handsome fabric patterns and colors - solids, stripes, tweeds - to create a totally unique look to accent your home.
The Craft-Bilt Fabric Collection
Aristocrat Awnings, Shades and Canopies offer fabrics from the Craft-Bilt Collection - an exclusive selection of popular outdoor fabrics from world class mills.
Beauty, Quality, Durability
The world’s finest solution dyed acrylics are manufactured with meticulous care, using the highest quality raw materials together with strict quality control of the production process, from the spinning to the finished product, fabrics in the Craft-Bilt Collection will live up to your expectations regarding both design and quality.
Skin Cancer Seal
All shading products using Craft-Bilt Collection fabrics aid in the prevention of sun-induced damage to the skin. Sunbrella® fabrics have been submitted to the Skin Cancer Foundation for testing and have earned the Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation by providing a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or greater.
Protective Coatings
Craft-Bilt fabrics are protected with special coatings to extend the life of the fabric. All fabrics in the Collection are warranted for five years.
Durable Thread
We sew our awning fabrics using GORE™ Tenara® thread - a long lasting thread which enhances the life of your awning. Conventional threads used for awnings and other outdoor fabric products suffer from exposure to wind and weather. After a few years, they can become brittle and break. In contrast, GORE™ Tenara® sewing thread does not deteriorate from exposure to the elements, even when exposed to UV radiation, salt spray, cleaning agents or extreme weather. It is guaranteed to outlast the fabric in which it is used.
How to Care For Your Awning Fabric
- Awning fabrics should be cleaned regularly before dirt; bird droppings and debris from your roof accumulate and become embedded in the fabric. The fabric can be cleaned while on the awning frame. Use a soft brush to brush off any loose dirt, and hose it off with water.
- IMPORTANT: Cleaning should be performed when the awning is completely dry.
- If additional cleaning is needed, use a mild soap and lukewarm water solution and wash the fabric with a soft brush or sponge. Rise complete to remove all soap from the fabric Do not use detergent, steam or power washers on your awning fabric.
- If you remove the awning valance for seasonal storage, keep it in a dry, well ventilated are. Do not store in a closed plastic bag because trapped moisture is not good for the fabric.
Fabric Warranty
This limited warranty protects the purchaser should the fabric become unserviceable due to a manufacturing defect resulting in color or strength loss from normal usage and exposure conditions, including sunlight, mildew and atmospheric chemicals. The limited warranty coverage period is from the date of sale. This limited warranty covers awning fabric from the 685, 1433, 1434, 1254 and 119 Series only. Other fabrics that may be selected are covered in accordance with the warranty offered by the fabric manufacturer. This limited warranty does not cover normal fabric care and cleaning; damage from misuse, abuse, or improper installation; or costs associated with replacement of the fabric, including labor and installation. Craft-Bilt’s liability is expressly limited to this warranty and reserves the right to inspect the fabric submitted for claim. Craft-Bilt Manufacturing Company will supply new equivalent fabric to replace the fabric that becomes unserviceable due to a manufacturing defect.
Lifetime Warranty: The Gore™ Tenara® sewing thread will not be damaged by exposure to sunlight or water for the life of the fabric warranty.
Lifetime Warranty: Ultrasonic welded and glued seams will not be damaged by exposure to sunlight or water for the life of the fabric warranty.
685 Series Fabric - 12 Year Warranty: In the first eight (8) years of the warranty period, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at no cost. During the ninth (9th) year, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at the then-current selling price, less a 30% discount. During the tenth, eleventh and twelfth years (10th, 11th and 12th), Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at the then-current selling price, less a 15% discount. Replacement fabric is warranted under the remaining term of the original warranty.
119 Series Fabric - 10 Year Warranty: In the first eight (8) years of the warranty period, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at no cost. During the ninth (9th) year, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at the then-current selling price, lessa 30% discount. During the tenth(10th) year Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at the then-current selling price, less a 15% discount. Replacement fabric is warranted under the remaining term of the original warranty.
1433 Series Fabric - 6 Year Warranty: In the first six (6) years of the warranty period, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at no cost. Replacement fabric is warranted under the remaining term of the original warranty.
1434 Series Fabric - 5 Year Warranty: In the first five (5) years of the warranty period, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at no cost. Replacement fabric is warranted under the remaining term of the original warranty.
1254 Series Fabric - 5 Year Warranty: In the first five (5) years of the warranty period, Craft-Bilt will provide replacement fabric to the purchaser at no cost. Replacement fabric is warranted under the remaining term of the original warranty.