Sunshine Awnings now offers a new fabric made of reinforced vinyl instead of canvas. We had our top redone with this and the material is considerably better. Unlike canvas it doesn't absorb water so it doesn't sag with weight. The water doesn't pool in the center of sections as it rolls off better. We have a 1,300 sq ft birdcage and have 950 sq ft covered. It's fantastic and makes the birdcage usable year round instead of just now and then.
We originally had canvas with a promised 10 year life. We had a number of issues with leaks and at 5 years, they offered to recover it with the vinyl fabric at a substantial discount. The new fabric is far superior at keeping water out than the canvas was.
In the summer it's easily 10 degrees cooler in the shaded area of our birdcage compared to the non-shaded area.
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