Choosing the right Awning size is important, since it affects the amount of shade provided by your Awning.
Your Advisor will be able to talk this through with you, but there are some things you'll need to consider. The direction your Awning faces will make a difference to how the shade will fall, plus as the sun moves across the sky during the day the shade your Awning will provide will vary. You'll also find it changes as the sun reaches different heights at different times of the year.
Your expert Advisor will of course explain this to you, and recommend the best solution. However, these diagrams may help.
Diagram 1 shows the area that will be shaded if your Awning is fitted 2.4m high. To ensure a shaded area a couple of metres away from the building, the Awning projection needs to be 3m. The blue dotted line demonstrates the headroom clearance provided when the Awning is fitted at 2.4m.
Diagram 2 shows how wide your Awning should be. We recommend a minimum 50cm overhang at either side of the area you'd like shaded. If the Awning is narrower than this, the sun will creep in and out of the area at different times of the day. We strongly recommend you choose as wide an Awning as possible - the wider the Awning, the more shade it will provide.