So that’s where bicycle seats come from!

You can be the inventor of the ‘nautical kilometer’. Now’s your time to shine.

Not a lot of people on this site touch grass, let alone think about it.

Trees burn though. When grass burns it grows back in a heartbeat because it’s biomass is underground

Grass lands are not lawns.

This is what I was going by. I’ve heard similar said before.

Grass does that too. And probably better.

*Grass does not equal lawns. Go to the prairies, friends.

That this should come as a surprise shows how truly fucked we are.

K

You should proof read your comments. That reads like a tweaker’s stream of consciousness.

I don’t make retractable awnings. China makes retractable awnings. I would expect the average cheap awning to last 3 to 5 years on the high end. A quality awning will last more, and you’ll pay more. A permanent awning like on a business will be thousands of dollars, depending on size. Per window. I’m talking about custom work, not off the shelf.

I can tell you that I would not take on any anlwning jobs. I’m quite busy enough without the hassle of drilling into brick or dealing with rotten headers or any of that crap. I’d guess $1000/window would be a starting price. How many windows do you have? Do you want to recover the awnings every 7-10 years and take them up and down twice a year? Or buy an air conditioner now and again. That’s why the awning trade has died. Except for automatic ones that come in a box.

I encourage everyone to try sewing, but it’s not for everyone. The machine is a barrier to entry. Your home machine will not cut it. Or you may be able to struggle through but you’ll suffer with thin thread that will dissolve in a season or two.

Canvas work is a trade with a wide skill set that not a lot of people possess. You can tack a sheet to your wall and put some posts under it but making something that looks nice, survives storms and lasts for years takes effort and skill.

I’m a canvas guy.

Awnings are orders of magnitude more expensive than blinds, and blinds are expensive enough. There isn’t an off the shelf design that will work for every house so you need to be able to customize them. Awnings tend to look shabby in 5 years and need regular maintenance to keep from being overrun by spiders.

I’m a marine fabricator and make awnings.

Here you go

This is totally dumb. I wouldn’t want one attached to my building. How heavy are they? I’m guessing it doesn’t snow there? How do you weed it when it invariably gets infested with weeds. The irrigation system is sure to break, how do you service that? This will look like absolute shit in a year.

I make canvas and awnings. Shade sails are almost always really stupid. Big bucks for very little bang. Most of the day you end up with a wee thong shadow halfway up the wall

Another boat industry professional! I make marine canvas and upholstery!

I have Wiss and like them. I have Mundial and like them. I bought some Kai and freakin’ love them. Way, way lighter (to abate that repetitive stress) and super sharp. A little harder to sharpen because the steel is so hard and when they chip they chip bad, but they are amazing. Highly recommended.

Also an industrial seamster