Date:         Thu, 9 Jul 2009 22:11:22 -0400
Reply-To:     John Graham <theklube@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Graham <theklube@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Final word on Shady Boy awnings leaking?
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My experience with the Shady Boy awning is that the awning itself doesn't
leak, but there is a fraction of an inch gap between the Shady Boy aluminum
housing and my roof drip rail and I frequently have had drips from the roof
rail (gutter I call it) that will fall in the open door way.

My solution is just to run a piece of tape - black electrical at this point
along the crack between the Shady Boy and the drip rail.  This has worked
just fine for me and is not noticeable at all as far as I'm concerned.  I'm
not sure if I could have mounted the awning a little lower to reduce the
gap, but it wouldn't have been water tight.  It pretty much is with the
tape.

I'm very happy with the Shady Boy.  I wish I had gotten the aluminized
coated one rather than a blue one as you can feel the sun shine through the
light blue on a really bright day.

Cheers,

John

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