We have a 2004 Rockwood with a 14' awning.The fabric has delaminated badly and needs to be replaced this year before any outing with the TT. I will be doing it myself, and have been checking online for prices.The best price so far is $154 + $19 shipping = $173 at rvawningsmart.com.I measured the actual fabric width on the awning now and it is about 12'7".The new awning fabric says it is about 13'2" wide.The tube is about 13'7" long, so there is plenty of slot for the additional 7" of width.Is there any problem with the extra width? I suspect the original awning fabric has shrunk a little from weathering because I use the awning de-flappers which attach to the rafters. Over the years the de-flappers had to be stretched more and more to reach the fabric. So it may be that the original fabric width was more than the current 12'7".Any comments?Steve

Call the vendor and ask how to measure, BEFORE you order!

While researching on-line myself this past winter for replacement fabric, it was often noted explicitly that you are to measure the distance or length of the roller.... or was it the distance from the center of each arm. And that the fabric was normally smaller than the width given. So naturally I was able to get confused by the descriptions. :) I ended up measuring what I had and what the roller gap was and went from there. I should also have about 3" of gap on either sides.

I wouldn't think so but asking the vendor is your best bet. If we tell you it's fine and it doesn't work...we aren't out the money.I would ask a follow up question: Is anyone familiar with the website you listed? That's less than half what I've found on other sites. Do they provide a good product? (We are also looking to replace the awning fabric this summer).

Wehn I replaced the awning on my old Keystone, I was told to measure from center of support arm to center of support arm to get the replacement length. I would think some manufacturers may have slight variations of the actual width, but if you're replacing a 14' awning, the description on the replacement item should (in my opinion) be 14'. The actual item will be a slight variation from there.

There was a link on the vendor web site on measuring awnings.The arm-center-to-arm-center is in even increments of 1 foot. My awning measurement is 14 feet wide. They say the fabric is approximately 10" less than this measurement, which in my case is 13'2" wide fabric. That is the width they quoted on their site for the fabric for a 14' awning.My question concerned the difference between the replacement fabric width (13'2") and the current fabric width (12'7"). It looks like A&E made the original fabric narrower than the replacement fabric for the same size awning.The link for the fabric is:14' replacement Awning FabricSteve

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subcamper
Explorer II
Apr 11, 2016
There was a link on the vendor web site on measuring awnings.

The arm-center-to-arm-center is in even increments of 1 foot. My awning measurement is 14 feet wide. They say the fabric is approximately 10" less than this measurement, which in my case is 13'2" wide fabric. That is the width they quoted on their site for the fabric for a 14' awning.

My question concerned the difference between the replacement fabric width (13'2") and the current fabric width (12'7"). It looks like A&E made the original fabric narrower than the replacement fabric for the same size awning.

The link for the fabric is:

14' replacement Awning Fabric

Steve
RavensFan24
Explorer
Apr 11, 2016
Wehn I replaced the awning on my old Keystone, I was told to measure from center of support arm to center of support arm to get the replacement length. I would think some manufacturers may have slight variations of the actual width, but if you're replacing a 14' awning, the description on the replacement item should (in my opinion) be 14'. The actual item will be a slight variation from there.
valhalla360
Navigator
Apr 11, 2016
I wouldn't think so but asking the vendor is your best bet. If we tell you it's fine and it doesn't work...we aren't out the money.

I would ask a follow up question: Is anyone familiar with the website you listed? That's less than half what I've found on other sites. Do they provide a good product? (We are also looking to replace the awning fabric this summer).
korbe
Explorer
Apr 11, 2016
While researching on-line myself this past winter for replacement fabric, it was often noted explicitly that you are to measure the distance or length of the roller.... or was it the distance from the center of each arm. And that the fabric was normally smaller than the width given. So naturally I was able to get confused by the descriptions. :) I ended up measuring what I had and what the roller gap was and went from there. I should also have about 3" of gap on either sides.
Johno02
Explorer
Apr 11, 2016
Call the vendor and ask how to measure, BEFORE you order!

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