Lifetime Exterior Shades

10/08/2025

We are getting closer to the winter months. If you need a carport to shelter your vehicles this winter, give us a call.

06/17/2025

05/25/2025

We have recently purchased a machine that heat seams our awning fabrics. We are the only company in Western Canada with this type of machine.

05/23/2024

We are proud to be working with the team at WeCan Shelter Society!
Thank you for your contribution to our community!

04/24/2024

The blossoms are out and the installs are lining up! If you need an awning or outdoor patio cover this season - let Lifetime throw some shade your way!
Connect today at 250.334.7889 or [email protected]

04/09/2024

We are looking forward to participating for our third year in a row!

Thank you to our hole sponsor Lifetime Exterior Shades
Enjoy a day at Crown Isle Golf Resort on May 31st, 2024 for the 4th annual CVTS Drive Away Domestic Violence, Golf Classic.
Register today at www.cvts.ca/golf
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Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community

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04/08/2024

I am extremely happy with our Ford Transit Van! We routinely make trips to greater Vancouver from Vancouver Island to pick up freight. Just one shipment from Vancouver by a freight carrier would cost us between $400 and $700. Not only that but our products would have to be packaged at an extra cost of $100-$300 per order and then we would have to unpack everything and dispose and recycle all of it. In some cases, the process of unpacking materials takes over an hour for two people.
When I was looking for a new work vehicle, I considered what would work best for our products and workflow. Round trip to the lower mainland with our work van cost about $600 including my time fuel and ferry costs. Every week I go over there and pick up material for 4 to 6 projects. The savings per trip is about $2100, so our company saves about $1500 every time I go over to pick up freight. Aside from the savings on the freight, my suppliers, don’t have to waste time and resources, packaging each project and we don’t have to waste time and resources. Unpacking it. Not only that, but we save all the impact on the environment. Because of this our costs are much lower than our competitors, our suppliers give us priority because it’s much easier to sell to us and we avoid damage to our products that occasionally occurs in transit. Most importantly, we supply our customers quickly and efficiently at a reasonable price.
I have made trips as far as Concord, Ontario, and Baldwin Park, California to pick up materials with this van and my trailer. On those long trips, I put a mattress in the back so that I can pull over when I’m tired and grab a quick nap. Once loaded I just put the mattress on top of the freight. I can’t say enough about the Ford transit!!!

03/29/2024

We have had quite a week! We assembled 8 retractable awnings and installed 2 yesterday, 3 today, 1 tomorrow and 2 on Monday.
The black ones required some blocking because of the design of the house. We custom made them out of cedar and stained them to match the clients siding:)

03/26/2024

The awning in the attached pictures is the very first one that we’ve built in our renovated shop and the first one for the 2024 season. It also happens to be one that we are donating to the Cowichan District hospital Foundation for the auction at the upcoming fundraiser.