RE: Fiamma awning, rafters, and water What Bob says is absolutely correct. But, if you look at the directions/instructions that come with the Fiamma awnings they suggest that the awning be tilted down on ONE corner only to allow water to run off. If you do it that way then putting the rafter in makes the problem of trapped water worse, not better. Tilted down at one corner, water runs off just fine without the rafter, as long as that corner is way down. With the rafter in a pool is formed on the high side. The solution is as Bob says, slope the entire outside edge of the awning, then rain runs off just fine. The one trouble with this is our vans are low enough that any down slope leaves you ducking when going or coming, the outer edge of the awning is going to smack you in the face otherwise. |
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