A traditional is any structure with a steel frame and overhang designed to protect. A canopy, such as a carport or portable garage canopy, is designed to protect over a long period of time and, as a result, is made of a powder-coated or galvanized steel frame and a heavy-duty polyethylene canopy. Not all canopies need to be for long-term protection, however, and often a lightweight structure canopy is needed to protect against the sun. For temporary protection that is easy to transport, we carry many types of pop up and party canopies. These pop up canopies, sometimes call first up or EZ up canopies, have a lighter steel frame and a polyester canopy and can be taken to almost any occasion, including a beach party, a wedding, or an outdoor market. These types of instant canopies can protect guests against the shade and, especially for a flea market or outdoor market, can protect your goods and materials from being damaged by rain.

All of these canopies are characterized by a steel frame that can come in many sizes and a canopy – polyester for lighter structures and heavy-duty polyethylene for long-term structures. The steel frame for lighter, instant canopies is typically a folding canopy steel frame and, as a result, this type of canopy can be set up almost anywhere and can be used as a patio canopy or a wedding tent canopy. More permanent structures like carport canopies are composed of a steel frame in several parts and, as it is long term, won't go up instantly. All structures, in addition, if not on a dirt surface, will need to be held in place by concrete weights or sandbags.

The advantage that canopies have over a permanent structure is the ability to be expanded. While our pop up and party canopies, as well as portable garage and carport canopies, come in a wide range of sizes, a smaller structure can be expanded by the use of a canopy kit to expand its length or width or to add a replacement canopy.