Aluminum Awnings in Mississippi — Made to Beat Humidity & Mildew

Mississippi property owners buy their aluminum awnings, canopies, pergolas, and Bahama shutters direct from 1800Awnings, a Tampa manufacturer that has been fabricating shade systems for the Gulf South since 1987. We engineer, cut, weld, powder-coat, and crate every unit in our own plant, then freight it to your address in Jackson, on the Mississippi Sound, or anywhere between — custom to the inch, with no dealer standing in the middle of the transaction.

Custom aluminum awning manufactured by 1800Awnings and shipped to Mississippi

Mississippi Awnings at a Glance

What we ship to Mississippi
Retractable awnings, aluminum window & door awnings, architectural canopies, pergolas, Bahama shutters, motorized solar and hurricane screens
Where it is made
Our own factory at 4608 N. Hale Ave, Tampa, FL — roughly 570 miles from Biloxi and 700 miles from Jackson
Shipping
Free freight shipping to all 48 contiguous states, including every ZIP code in Mississippi
Sizing
Built to the exact inch — no standard-size compromises
Install options
DIY knock-down kits (pre-cut, pre-drilled, stainless hardware) or fully assembled crated units for contractor install
Mississippi metros served
Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Meridian, Greenville, Pascagoula, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Starkville, Columbus, Vicksburg, Natchez, Ridgeland, Madison, Bay St. Louis, Laurel
Phone
1-800-AWNINGS (1-800-296-4647)
Commercial aluminum awnings on a self-storage facility, the same construction shipped to Mississippi commercial projects

Why Fabric Awnings Do Not Last in Mississippi

Mississippi is among the most humid states in the country, and humidity is the quiet destroyer of exterior shade. Dew point sits in the seventies for months at a stretch from the Sound to the Delta, which means an awning surface stays damp overnight, gets hit with a convective downpour by mid-afternoon, and never gets the dry interval it needs. Mildew is the result. It does not digest the acrylic fibers themselves — it colonizes the pine pollen, Delta dust, and coating residue trapped on a permanently wet surface — and once it takes hold in Hattiesburg or Ocean Springs, no amount of scrubbing brings the fabric back. Thread rots at the seams next. Then the steel or thin-alloy frame under the fabric blooms rust where it was crimped. Down in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson counties you add salt aerosol off the Mississippi Sound and a hurricane history the coast does not need reminding of, and the clock runs even faster.

An all-aluminum awning simply removes every ingredient that failure depends on. There is no fabric to hold moisture, no thread to rot, and no steel to oxidize — aluminum framing cannot rust, every fastener we install is stainless, and our architectural powder coat covers 100 percent of the extrusion, including the underside and the cut edges where cheap awnings are left bare and start chalking within a season. Nothing in the assembly is organic, so mildew has no food source; a garden hose and a soft brush return a Gulfport unit to the color it left Tampa in. Inland, in the Delta and the Pine Belt, the same construction handles a different problem: unrelenting solar gain on flat, shadeless lots, where a properly projected awning over west and south glass cuts the heat before it reaches the window instead of after. For coastal work we spec projection, gauge, and attachment to your specific exposure and send drawings with the order — we do not quote a blanket wind number, because the honest answer depends on your site, mounting height, and substrate.

Custom-sized aluminum awning built to exact measurements for a Mississippi home

You Are Buying from the Manufacturer, Not a Reseller

Mississippi does not have a dense awning-fabrication industry, so most of what a search turns up is a reseller flipping an imported kit in whatever catalog sizes the container held. We run the plant. That means any size, to the exact inch, any RAL color, aluminum woodgrain finishes that look like stained cypress without the annual upkeep, and mounting engineered for the wall in front of you — brick veneer, Hardie or lap siding, stucco, the raised pier-and-beam construction common along the coast, or a CMU storefront on a small-town square.

Direct also means the dealer margin disappears from the price, and the person who answers at 1-800-296-4647 is a technician rather than a call-center rep. Text or email photos of the opening with the header height and door swing, and we will tell you the projection that will actually shade the glass, whether a post-supported frame is the better answer, and what fastener belongs in that substrate — before anything is cut.

What We Build for Mississippi Homes & Businesses

Retractable Awnings

Motorized & manual patio shade, built to size.

Aluminum Awnings

Window, door & storefront awnings that never rust.

Pergolas

Modern & coastal aluminum pergola systems.

Shutters

Bahama, colonial & architectural aluminum shutters.
Commercial open-tube aluminum awnings in a custom color on a retail storefront

Residential and Commercial Projects Across Mississippi

On the coast — Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Long Beach, Gulfport, Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula — the everyday order is Bahama shutters and window awnings on raised cottages, plus motorized solar and hurricane screens that close in a deep gallery porch when the wind comes up. In the Jackson metro and the Madison and Ridgeland suburbs it is retractable awnings over back patios and aluminum pergolas over outdoor kitchens. Up in DeSoto County — Southaven, Olive Branch, Horn Lake — the requests look more like the Mid-South than the Gulf: door awnings and rigid patio covers that will not sag under the ice that occasionally slides down from Memphis. College-town rentals in Oxford and Starkville buy for durability and low maintenance.

Commercial shipments go to storefronts on courthouse squares, restaurant patios, casino-corridor retail, medical and dental entries, church walkways, self-storage developments, and apartment communities that need a dozen or more matched units delivered together in one custom color. Those buyers typically take fully assembled crated units so a local crew can set the whole run in a day. Homeowners more often take the knock-down kit, which arrives pre-cut and pre-drilled with stainless hardware and written instructions. Both are the identical commercial-grade product.

Mississippi Cities We Ship To

  • Jackson
  • Gulfport
  • Southaven
  • Biloxi
  • Hattiesburg
  • Olive Branch
  • Tupelo
  • Meridian
  • Greenville
  • Horn Lake
  • Pearl
  • Madison
  • Starkville
  • Clinton
  • Ridgeland
  • Columbus
  • Vicksburg
  • Pascagoula
  • Ocean Springs
  • Oxford
  • Brandon
  • Gautier
  • Laurel
  • Long Beach
  • Corinth
  • Natchez
  • Greenwood
  • Cleveland
  • Bay St. Louis
  • Diamondhead

Mississippi Awning FAQs

Do you ship awnings to Mississippi?

We do — factory-direct from Tampa to every ZIP code in the state, from the DeSoto County suburbs down through Jackson, Hattiesburg, and the entire Gulf Coast. Freight is free to all 48 contiguous states, and your order arrives either as a DIY knock-down kit or as a fully assembled crated unit ready to hang.

How much do aluminum awnings cost in Mississippi?

There is no Mississippi surcharge and no delivery zone pricing. Because each awning is custom-built, cost tracks size, style, and finish — and since freight is free, a Gulfport or Jackson customer pays exactly what a Florida customer pays for the same unit. Retractable awnings start around $1,924. Send your measurements for an exact quote.

How do aluminum awnings hold up in Mississippi humidity and coastal salt?

Better than anything with fabric in it. Humidity and mildew ruin canvas because there is something organic on the surface to hold moisture and feed growth; an all-aluminum awning offers neither. The framing cannot rust, the fasteners are stainless, and the powder coat covers 100 percent of every surface including the underside and edges, so salt aerosol off the Mississippi Sound has nothing to attack. Cleaning is a hose and a soft brush.

Do you have installers in Mississippi?

No — our own crews install only in the Tampa Bay area, and we will not pretend otherwise. Mississippi orders ship as a DIY knock-down kit that a handy homeowner can mount over a weekend, or as a fully assembled crated unit that any local contractor, handyman, or sign installer can hang in a few hours. We include the drawings and provide phone or video support while you are at the wall, at no charge.

Can you build to a coastal permit package or a historic-district requirement?

Yes. We powder-coat to any RAL color plus aluminum woodgrain finishes, and we build profiles to match what a review board or homeowners association asks for — whether that is a specific projection on a Natchez or Ocean Springs property or a color schedule in a Madison subdivision. Send us the requirement and we will build to it and supply drawings for your submittal. We do not certify to a Mississippi code approval on your behalf; we spec to your exposure and give your local official the documentation to review.

How long does a Mississippi order take?

Production usually runs a few weeks depending on product and queue. After that, freight from Tampa is generally two days to the coast and two to three days to Jackson, the Delta, or DeSoto County. Lead times move with the season, so call 1-800-296-4647 for the current number on your specific product before ordering.

Get a Custom Quote for Your Mississippi Project

Send sizes, finish, and a delivery address. We build it in Tampa and ship it free anywhere in Mississippi — coast, capital, Delta, or Pine Belt, residential or commercial.

Call 1-800-296-4647 • Request a Quote

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