Home design is not only the matter of determining theme due our tastes but also have to accordance with the climate of the location we lived. For you who live in tropical climate, this climate is identical with hot and humid weather. Canopy is windows and doors protector that often used to deal with a scorching sun in tropical houses. Canopy form a building jutting forward made from various materials, whether it fused to the building or a component that added to the building. Canopy provides protection for the house, for windows, doors, ventilation and air from hot and rain weather.
These days, the canopy becomes increasingly diverse materials, such as from roof tiles, shingles materials (wood), vinyl, polycarbonate, fabric, plastic, not concrete, zinc, and fiber cement. The diversity of these materials facilitates you to choose the material as needed. Stainless steel is the finest material for canopy, this material is more corrosion-resistant, more elegant, and not bothers to care. Disadvantage of this material is relatively expensive, because it requires professional welding in order to have perfect result. If there is a defect, this material cannot closed by using putty or else.
Iron is strong material and cheaper than stainless steel, however it easily corroded thus it requires extra care. Fabric and plastic, although its price is cheaper that metal materials, it must changed frequently at regular intervals due it is flexible and easily damaged. If you want to add furniture under your canopy, I suggest you to use teak furniture that specially design for outdoor furniture. Your furniture will expose to extreme weather changing, therefore strong and durable furniture needed.
