hi help please put my awning up first time when it rained it settled on the roof got rid of that and tried to make awning roof tighter it is left up all the time as it is sited when we got there this weekend the whole awning had collasped due to the heavy rain and most of the poles bent so will need new frame before i try to put it up again would appreciate any advice on putting up properly this was supposed to be trouble free holidays after camping and fc camping which we enjoyed but getting on in years upgraded to caravan never had a problem with awning on my fc
thanks ian
What you need to do is adjust height/width of erected awning very slightly to prevent the 'fishponding' that has caused the collapse & allow water to run straight off when it rains. Takes a few adjustments to get right. The problem is made worse if ground in front of 'van is uneven &/or sloping.
hi tentz
thanks for the tips noticed when it was up that the ground was undulating and that the front sloped back towards the van
very helpfull thanks ian
More and more caravaner's getting into to seasonal pitches, and leaving awnings up all of the time.
I'm sure there are loads of people out there who successfully leave them up, but I've heard of large amounts of people who've had recent miss haps doing this, especially with the rain we've had.
I'm pretty sure that they are not, on the whole designed to be up for months on end.
My advice, put it up each time you go, it will last a lot longer.
However, if you are going to leave it up, get as much pitch on the roof as you can, purchase additional roof poles, and uprights, use a treatment of the roof to ensure that the roof is as water proof and repellent as possible, ensure that no top poles, including the final pole along the front of the awning are too proud and producing a water catchment area, separate awning strap ran over the awning in such a way as not to contribute to catchment of water.
Failing on any of the above can produce a collapsed awning.
Some awnings seem to be much better than others when left up, though I've looked at them and honestly cant see why. Some do have much thicker roof material, perhaps this is it?
On the pitch we use in Cornwall the ground slopes so much the rear section of the awning collects water,we have 2 extra roof poles and now use them to stop the pooling.
as above more poles and make sure its very tight roof wise to start with.i always use 2 storm straps.not many use strong guy ropes one to each of the three poles at the front.these help to keep the roof tight.
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hi tony
the new frame iam buying has xtra upright poles if we are to buy extra roof poles how do you attach them to the van as the awning has sewn in cup thanks for your help so new to this
ian
Hi Thier should be a bead running along the top of your awning where the roof poles go , onto this you fit "awning quick lock pads " about £3.95 from tow-sure, we had 2 extra roof pole and 2 extra uprights in our old full awning and never had any problems with puddling. hope this helps
atb Bill
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