Awnings in Oviedo, FL

Awnings in Oviedo go on a wider range of houses than most people expect. The city holds winter homes from an 1860s lakeside resort, a downtown with buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s, neighborhoods that filled in after the University of Central Florida arrived, and townhouses built since 2015. About 76.7% of homes are owner-occupied, according to Census estimates. Each of those housing types calls for a different kind of shade, so we start by looking at the house itself.

Older homes near Lake Charm and downtown

Henry Foster developed the Lake Charm area as a winter resort in the 1860s, and it operated until the 1890s; several winter homes from that period still stand. Oviedo was incorporated as a town in 1925 and became a city by referendum in 1967. On older wood houses we recommend:

• Window awnings scaled to the opening, not oversized
• Porch awnings in fabric that suits painted siding
• Mounting into solid framing, placed so it can come off later without scarring trim
• Traditional open-sided styles rather than boxy modern frames

Neighborhoods built in the UCF years

Oviedo grew after the 1963 announcement of a "space university," the school that became UCF, and faculty and staff moved to town. The neighboring Central Florida Research Park, established in 1978, is now the largest research park in Florida. Houses from that wave of growth usually have a back slab or screened pool, and households are large, averaging 2.99 people. Here the requests are practical: shade over the pool deck, a dry spot for the grill, and cooler bedrooms on the west wall. Motorized retractables with wind sensors and fixed aluminum covers handle most of it.

Townhouses and Oviedo on the Park

Oviedo on the Park, a mixed-use center developed in 2015 around Center Lake Park along Oviedo Boulevard, brought townhouses and apartments to the middle of the city. Small patios and balconies call for compact retractables, a door awning over a rear slider, or a narrow fixed awning. Townhouse associations and landlords usually control exterior changes, so we start with what the governing documents allow and size the design to fit.

Summer storms

Summer afternoons in Central Florida often bring thunderstorms, and Atlantic hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. A retractable should be closed before strong wind and fully stowed before a named storm. The Florida Building Commission, in its 2010 statement DCA10-DEC-182, said a retractable awning must meet the code's fabric-structure design criteria whether extended or retracted, so we choose frames and anchors for the actual wall, not just for calm days.

Associations and permits

If your subdivision has architectural review, Florida Statute 720.3035 requires the association to apply its standards evenly to every owner and to put any denial in writing, citing the rule. It may not require you to get a building permit before it reviews your request. Attached structures such as aluminum patio covers commonly need a permit; we confirm what the city requires for your address.

Other services

• Commercial awnings for shops and restaurants downtown and along the main roads
• Awning repair and fabric replacement for older units that came with the house
• Window and door awnings on any wall that takes hard afternoon sun

Free estimates

Oviedo is about 20 minutes from Orlando by SR 417 and SR 408. Call (689) 229-2337 or

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. We visit, measure and leave you with a written quote.