Advaning PN Series solid polycarbonate awnings help protect your doors and windows from water damage by diverting rain, snow, and heil. The classic design enhances exteriors with minimal lines in your choice of Black or White frame/brackets with crystal clear polycarbonate.
Available in 2 sizes and 2 different frame/bracket colors. *Free Ground Delivery to all addresses within the contiguous United States.
Advaning PN Series door awnings are designed to divert rain and snow away from your doors and windows while maintaining a contemporary classic profile. Its arched design gently enhances the exterior aesthetics of homes and businesses. Durable and ultra-lightweight fiberglass reinforced nylon brackets hold the solid polycarbonate sheet securely in place.
Advaning PN Series door awnings are also connectable for custom lengths and proven for DIY’ers or Professionals, safe, reliable, and simple to assemble.
PA Seires Awnings Include:
Solid Polycarbonate Sheet
Awning Front and Rear Aluminum Bars with Rubber Strip
Nylon (Fiberglass Reinforced) Brackets
Bracket screw
Lag screw and washer set
Note ~ Solid Masonry Installation can be achieved, however, require Masonry Expansion Bolt, Part#ZDA-WEB-R2, Sold Separately
Features
Nylon Fiberglass Reinforced Bracket
Ultra-lightweight solid mold nylon with fiberglass reinforcement for superior strength and longevity.
Crystal Clear Solid Polycarbonate Sheet
Industry surpassing polycarbonate sheets provides glass-like clarity with the security of tough outdoor plastics. Shatter-resistant and independently tested for superior strength. Our polycarbonate also provides UV Protection to further guard your doors and windows against excess fading.
Connectable
Designed for easy and seamless linking of multiple units for extended coverage. The PN Series is the choice solution to protect lengthy and oversized windows and doors.
Size & Color Options
Advaning’s PN Series is available in your choice of White or Black frame/bracket and two convenient widths (47-inch and 55-inch) to fit most doors. Completely connectable for even more size coverage options.
Industrial Standard Parts
Industry grade parts are included ensuring your investment lasts. Included are EPDM rubber strips to keep excess liquid and moisture penetration, 304-grade stainless steel screws for wood installs.
Tested Quality
Advanings polycarbonate awnings (PA and PN Series) have been independently tested by Intertek Labs and ATS Labs.
At Bracket Base: 8.3, Front Bar to Top of Bracket: 11
Panel Color
Clear
Polycarbonate Thickness (mm)
3
Polycarbonate Panel
Virtually Unbreakable made of 100% Virgin Raw Material for Ultra Clarity and Quality Control. Independently Tested by Intertek and ATS for load capacity: PA/PN Test Report
Bracket
Nylon with re-enforced fiberglass
(Engineering Plastic)
A polycarbonate awning is a stationary awning product with brackets that is permanently attached to your home, business or other structure. It provides protection from rain, snow, and hail. These products can also provide protection from the sun and UV rays. Typically, a polycarbonate awning is smalller in projected size and may be available in a variety of widths and, depending on the style, can be connected to allow for customers to customize width coverage, if needed.
Follow Up Questions 1. What is polycarbonate? Answer: Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates when used in engineering materials are proven to be stronger and more break resistant than most other plastics. Polycarbonates can range in thickness, density (hollow or solid), clarity and textures depending on the individual manufacturing process. 2. What makes polycarbonate better than glass? Polycarbonate is lighter in weight. Solid sheets are virtually unbreakable and have more flexibility and strength than glass.
What differentiates Advaning polycarbonate awnings from its competitors?
Both of Advanings polycarbonate awning series; PN & PA feature a 1/8″ solid sheet of virgin material polycarbonate. This sheet when combined along with the quality components included with either the PN or PA series makes for a superior product that outlast similar competitors on the market today.
•Polycarbonate Strength: When compared to others polycarbonate awnings, one major difference is the polycarbonate strength and quality. As most competitors offer low-cost hollow polycarbonate typically made of lesser grade materials containing impurities that are weak to impact stresses and heavy loads. Advaning’s solid sheets are virtually unbreakable and have been tested to withstand from 200lbs up to 550lbs (depending on size and series). Click Here to Review Weight Limit Test •Polycarbonate Structure: Hollow sheets are prone to dust, moisture, and mold collection within the cavities. Due to the structure design of the cavaties they are difficult to clean and will need special equipment or replacement when dirty. Advaning polycarbonate sheets are solid, crystal clear and require minimal maintanance. •Polycarbonate Seams: In order to save money on shipping, competitors offer connectable polycarbonate sheets that require a plastic connection piece that connects two or more smaller sheets together. On top of being unsightly this plastic connection piece is typically made of cheap non-uv rated plastic which tends to breack or crack easily when exposed to the elements. Advaning’s polycarbonate awnings are seamless solid sheets of polycarbonate with zero obstructions. •Brackets; Competitors offer plastic brackets that like the connection pieces they offer are typically never UV rated and will not last long when exposed to the suns rays. Advaning offers two styles of brackets that are made of materials proven to last in the elements; PA series includes die cut solid aluminum brackets powder coated finished in metallic silver. PN series includes an injection mold nylon with fiberglass reinforced bracket in either Black or White – The unique design allows users to connect multiple units side by side to achieve custom widths. •Assembly Components: Most competitors offer lower grade rubber seals and installation hardware. Advaning offers EPDM rated rubber seals, top quality alluminum front / rear bar caps, and SS304 rated installation hardware •Warranty and Service: Most competitors do not offer a warranty beyond the return or grace 30-day period. Advaning is proud to include a 2-year warranty along with a lifetime customer support from our Orange County California based service center.
Where can I purchase Advaning products?
Advaning awning products can be purchased online via most major online retailers along with www.advaning.com and www.advaningshop.com. or from our growing list of regional distributors/installers. For a list of regional distributors/installers please send an email to service@advaning.com along with your zip code or complete address.
Follow Up Questions: 1. How long does a polycarbonate awning take to arrive at my location once an order is placed? Answer: Advaning does not control the shipper, shipping speed, or service level of our distributors, installers, or our marketplace dealers. We encourage you (the customer) to contact your point of sale for specifics about delivery or order details. When an order is placed via our shop site: www.advaningshop.com or www.advanig.com, you can expect to receive tracking information typically within 48hrs and delivery completion within 7-14 business days after the order is received. 2. What kind of carrier does Advaning use to ship the polycarbonate awnings? Answer: Advaning does not control the shipper, shipping speed or service level of our distributors, installers, or our marketplace dealers. We encourage you (the customer) to contact your point of sale for specifics about delivery or order details. When an order is placed via our shop site: www.advaningshop.com or www.advaning.com you can expect your polycarbonate awning order to ship via a select Freight Carrier, FedEx or UPS – depending on the size and qty of units ordered. Freight carriers require a delivery signature confirmation and direct communication with the buyers to coordinate and schedule the delivery of our product.
68 reviews for PN Series Solid Polycarbonate Awning
Rated 4 out of 5
OFTHELOST –
THE NICEST ONE I COULD FIND – I live in a row house and did not want to sacrifice blocking sunlight into the front of my home. After some research I decided to spend a little more and went with the 55 inch PN Series. As others have stated, it took about 2 hours to install with 2 people. The longest part for me was drilling pilot holes into my brick (side note: I bought concrete screws at Lowes instead of using the ones provided). The panel is a bit thinner than I anticipated, I would be surprised if it can actually hold 200 lbs but I dont think even a heavy snowfall would produce that kind of weight so I’m not concerned. Overall I love this product, it definitely adds to the modern industrial aesthetic I’m going for.
Rated 4 out of 5
Edwin, Arlington VA –
AWNING SHEET IS BIGGER THAN THE BRACKET – I’m contacting Advaning support to report this and let’s see how it goes, I will update the review and the stars accordingly.
***Update: customer service was really good (Thanks Allison), I solved my issue and I could assembly the door awning properly.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nina K. –
GET THE MASONRY EXPANSION BOLTS FROM ADVANING FOR BRICK INSTALLATION. HEED THE INSTRUCTIONS! -We installed this awning on our brick house. The hardware that is included in the package is NOT for masonry. The company sells the masonry hardware (expansion bolts) separately. Do not try to get them anywhere else. Although it is possible to purchase expansion bolts from the hardware store, the ones that came from Advaning are different: Stainless Steel; Hex head, and most importantly, the screw is NOT attached to the sleeve. This means you can set the sleeve then remove the bolt for installation and the hex head allows you to back out the bolt if it is too far into the wall.
Note that the directions for masonry installation are not sufficiently detailed. I raised this issue with customer service in January 2019, so hopefully they will have improved this now. The expansion bolt is supposed to be 3-1/4 inch long, but they tell you to drill a 3-1/2 inch pilot hole. If you set the bolt in that far, it is too short for the top holes on the bracket (for some reason to top of these are about 1/2′ out from the wall, so they require the bolt to stick out from the wall further than the bottom holes). Also, the back edge rubber gasket does not fit tightly to the awning, so it will fall off if you are not paying attention. But, it is exactly the correct length so don’t cut it if it has slid down.
It is impossible to install this with one person. Two is the minimum, because you assemble the awning before mounting it to the wall. The dimensions make it impossible to hold both sides and see over the awning to make sure it is level for drilling the pilot holes for mounting screws.
Unlike many reviewers here, I did not have difficulty assembling the brackets to the Polycarbonate–all by myself (while the handyman made three trips to the hardware store ISO the right expansion bolts–no success). The seals are tight but it fit. Per the instructions, I used a wood block (part of a 2 x 4 about 8 inches long) and a rubber mallet. Tapped it in a little at a time all along the length so I went over every few inches several times. If you try to rush this, you will not succeed at all. It took about 45 minutes. Wear gloves so you don’t get the giant splinter I did from trying to hold the block of wood with bare hands (This task is barely within my skill set).
The handyman spent hours trying to mount this to the wall with the non-company expansion bolts found at the local hardware store, and without a helper. No success. Total waste of time.
Read the directions for the type of install before you start the job. Make sure you have the correct hardware from the company (the expansion bolts can be ordered on teh Advaning website, but they take several days to arrive so plan accordingly). Don’t even try to install the awning against a wall with fewer than 2 persons on the job. Measure carefully. There is no play in the instructions or the measurements. Attention to detail, patience, and planning will save time on the total install. I doubt you will succeed if you think you don’t need to read the instructions before you start.
Once installed, it is beautiful and functional. I do wish that the PN series had metal brackets (these are plastic).
Customer service was excellent. Very responsive and helpful. Overall, I recommend this product from this manufacturer.
Rated 5 out of 5
Kelly –
HAIRSPRAY – For those having problems fitting the trim over the rubber gaskets, just blast the rubber with a bit of aresol hairspray before tapping them on with your mallet. Makes it slide on so much easier and the hairspray dries fast. Did not discolor or cause any problems.
Rated 5 out of 5
Elizabeth Gomez –
IDEAL – Easy to set up and install. Anchors provided were cheap so I used my own but otherwise very happy with how these came out! Most pictures in the ad focused on rain and we have had issues with similar options during the snowy season. I bought 2 of these and they have been holding up just fine to the snow this year. Very satisfied this far.
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OFTHELOST –
THE NICEST ONE I COULD FIND – I live in a row house and did not want to sacrifice blocking sunlight into the front of my home. After some research I decided to spend a little more and went with the 55 inch PN Series. As others have stated, it took about 2 hours to install with 2 people. The longest part for me was drilling pilot holes into my brick (side note: I bought concrete screws at Lowes instead of using the ones provided). The panel is a bit thinner than I anticipated, I would be surprised if it can actually hold 200 lbs but I dont think even a heavy snowfall would produce that kind of weight so I’m not concerned. Overall I love this product, it definitely adds to the modern industrial aesthetic I’m going for.
Edwin, Arlington VA –
AWNING SHEET IS BIGGER THAN THE BRACKET – I’m contacting Advaning support to report this and let’s see how it goes, I will update the review and the stars accordingly.
***Update: customer service was really good (Thanks Allison), I solved my issue and I could assembly the door awning properly.
Nina K. –
GET THE MASONRY EXPANSION BOLTS FROM ADVANING FOR BRICK INSTALLATION. HEED THE INSTRUCTIONS! -We installed this awning on our brick house. The hardware that is included in the package is NOT for masonry. The company sells the masonry hardware (expansion bolts) separately. Do not try to get them anywhere else. Although it is possible to purchase expansion bolts from the hardware store, the ones that came from Advaning are different: Stainless Steel; Hex head, and most importantly, the screw is NOT attached to the sleeve. This means you can set the sleeve then remove the bolt for installation and the hex head allows you to back out the bolt if it is too far into the wall.
Note that the directions for masonry installation are not sufficiently detailed. I raised this issue with customer service in January 2019, so hopefully they will have improved this now. The expansion bolt is supposed to be 3-1/4 inch long, but they tell you to drill a 3-1/2 inch pilot hole. If you set the bolt in that far, it is too short for the top holes on the bracket (for some reason to top of these are about 1/2′ out from the wall, so they require the bolt to stick out from the wall further than the bottom holes). Also, the back edge rubber gasket does not fit tightly to the awning, so it will fall off if you are not paying attention. But, it is exactly the correct length so don’t cut it if it has slid down.
It is impossible to install this with one person. Two is the minimum, because you assemble the awning before mounting it to the wall. The dimensions make it impossible to hold both sides and see over the awning to make sure it is level for drilling the pilot holes for mounting screws.
Unlike many reviewers here, I did not have difficulty assembling the brackets to the Polycarbonate–all by myself (while the handyman made three trips to the hardware store ISO the right expansion bolts–no success). The seals are tight but it fit. Per the instructions, I used a wood block (part of a 2 x 4 about 8 inches long) and a rubber mallet. Tapped it in a little at a time all along the length so I went over every few inches several times. If you try to rush this, you will not succeed at all. It took about 45 minutes. Wear gloves so you don’t get the giant splinter I did from trying to hold the block of wood with bare hands (This task is barely within my skill set).
The handyman spent hours trying to mount this to the wall with the non-company expansion bolts found at the local hardware store, and without a helper. No success. Total waste of time.
Read the directions for the type of install before you start the job. Make sure you have the correct hardware from the company (the expansion bolts can be ordered on teh Advaning website, but they take several days to arrive so plan accordingly). Don’t even try to install the awning against a wall with fewer than 2 persons on the job. Measure carefully. There is no play in the instructions or the measurements. Attention to detail, patience, and planning will save time on the total install. I doubt you will succeed if you think you don’t need to read the instructions before you start.
Once installed, it is beautiful and functional. I do wish that the PN series had metal brackets (these are plastic).
Customer service was excellent. Very responsive and helpful. Overall, I recommend this product from this manufacturer.
Kelly –
HAIRSPRAY – For those having problems fitting the trim over the rubber gaskets, just blast the rubber with a bit of aresol hairspray before tapping them on with your mallet. Makes it slide on so much easier and the hairspray dries fast. Did not discolor or cause any problems.
Elizabeth Gomez –
IDEAL – Easy to set up and install. Anchors provided were cheap so I used my own but otherwise very happy with how these came out! Most pictures in the ad focused on rain and we have had issues with similar options during the snowy season. I bought 2 of these and they have been holding up just fine to the snow this year. Very satisfied this far.