Duralum

What Duralum does

Duralum Products, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of aluminum patio covers, sunrooms, and screened room systems, founded in 1962 and headquartered in Corona, California. The company designs and fabricates enclosed and open outdoor living structures marketed primarily to residential homeowners through a nationwide network of authorized dealers, who are required to be licensed and bonded contractors. Its product portfolio includes the Weatherwood patio cover line (Phoenix Lattice, Californian Solid, and Monterey Insulated), Duralife Sunrooms, DuraScreen enclosures, and the ClassicRoom, supported by proprietary components such as the DuraTough Coating finish, an Insulated Roof Panel System, the DuraLife Wall System, and the Duraguard Gutter System.

The company's business model centers on contract manufacturing and wholesale distribution to its authorized dealer base, with engineering packages pre-approved in all 50 U.S. states — a position the company states represents more than $2 million in cumulative engineering investment. Revenue is generated through product unit sales to dealers who in turn sell and install finished structures to end consumers. The operational footprint includes manufacturing or branch operations in Corona, California; Sacramento, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; and a newer Dallas, Texas facility. Duralum also partners with Acorn Finance to provide consumer project financing at the point of sale, functioning as a demand-enablement layer for dealer partners. Leadership consists of CEO Bill Anson, General Manager Ron Cull, and Manager Brian Quinn; the company remains privately held with an estimated 11–50 employees, suggesting concentrated ownership and a lean operational structure relative to its 60-plus-year history and multi-state manufacturing footprint.

Name

Duralum

Legal name

Duralum Products, Inc.

Website

https://duralum.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Duralum Products, Inc. is a privately held U.S. manufacturer of aluminum patio covers, sunrooms, and screened enclosures, founded in 1962 and selling nationwide through an authorized dealer network of licensed contractors, with manufacturing operations in California, Nevada, and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outdoor Living Products and Aluminum Patio Covers

NAICS

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Pergolas, Gazebos & Shade Structures (HSAPALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sunrooms, Screen Rooms & Enclosures (HSAPALAF), Pergola, Arbor & Trellis Installation/Repair (HSAIAJAG)

Keywords

• Aluminum patio covers
• Outdoor living products
• Residential sunrooms
• Screened patio enclosures
• Insulated roof panels

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Patio Cover Sales: One-time purchase of aluminum patio covers including Weatherwood Phoenix Lattice, Weatherwood Californian Solid, and Weatherwood Monterey Insulated covers. Sold through certified dealer network with professional installation.
2. Sunroom and Screened Room Sales: Duralife sunrooms, ClassicRoom, and DuraScreen screened rooms sold as complete systems through the dealer network. Products are factory-manufactured and installer-fitted to homeowner specifications.
3. Dealer Network Program: Duralum manufactures products exclusively through its Authorized Dealer Network. Dealers are Licensed and Bonded contractors who purchase materials from Duralum for installation projects.
4. Project Financing Partnership: Partnership with Acorn Finance providing lender-direct project financing to homeowners and contractors, facilitating larger purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Duralum manufactures and sells aluminum patio covers, sunrooms, and screened outdoor living structures (Weatherwood Phoenix Lattice, Californian Solid, Monterey Insulated, Duralife Sunrooms, ClassicRoom, DuraScreen Screened Rooms) under its own proprietary brands, customized per homeowner specifications and sold exclusively through a nationwide network of Licensed and Bonded authorized dealer-contractors who handle design, permitting, and installation.

Product overview

Duralum is a manufacturer of aluminum patio covers and outdoor living products since 1962. The product portfolio centers on the Weatherwood brand line of patio covers (lattice, solid, and insulated styles) and the Duralife sunroom line, supplemented by DuraScreen screened rooms and ClassicRoom products. Products are distributed through a nationwide network of certified factory-trained contractors and are backed by a transferable lifetime warranty. The company recently expanded with a new factory in Dallas, Texas, and offers financing through Acorn Finance partnership.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weatherwood: Product line featuring Phoenix Lattice Patio Covers, Californian Solid Patio Covers, and Monterey Insulated Patio Covers with DuraTough Coating finish
• Duralife
• DuraScreen
• The ClassicRoom
• DuraTough Coating

Products and services

• Duralife Sunrooms Full sunroom and enclosure product line that transforms an open patio into a four-season room with insulated framing and energy-efficient design for year-round comfort, sold through authorized dealers for residential homeowners.
• Weatherwood Phoenix Lattice Patio Covers Custom designed lattice patio covers with filtered shade and architectural style that resist warping, cracking, or fading in desert heat, sold through Duralum's authorized dealer network for residential homeowners.
• Weatherwood Californian Solid Patio Covers Solid aluminum patio covers providing full year-round shade and rain protection with DuraTough Coating finish that resists dirt, stains, heat, and corrosion, sold to homeowners through authorized dealers.
• Weatherwood Monterey Insulated Patio Covers Insulated patio covers with layered roof panel and foam core that slows heat transfer and reduces outside noise, available in 3, 4 1/4, or 6 inch thicknesses, sold through authorized dealers to homeowners.
• DuraScreen Screened Rooms Screened room enclosures that keep insects, debris, and harsh sun out while allowing airflow, with durable screening and framing, sold through authorized dealers for residential outdoor living.
• The ClassicRoom Classic room patio enclosure offering for homeowners seeking traditional outdoor living solutions, sold through Duralum's authorized dealer network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Permit approvals in hours rather than weeks or months due to pre-approved engineering
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TEMO Sunrooms: TEMO manufactures aluminum patio covers, sunrooms, and screen rooms and sells exclusively through a certified dealer/installer network across the U.S., matching Duralum's product-portfolio, GTM, and dealer-only distribution model almost identically.
• Patio Enclosures (Great Day Improvements): Patio Enclosures designs and installs sunrooms, screen rooms, and patio enclosures via regional dealer/install branches; directly competes with Duralum in the same end-market with a comparable product catalogue.
• Renaissance Patio: Renaissance Patio makes aluminum patio covers, pergolas, and sunrooms with a similar dealer/installer network model serving homeowners in Sun Belt and storm-prone states — competing head-to-head in the same product niches as Duralum.
• Alumawood (MiTek): Alumawood is the dominant aluminum patio cover brand distributed through lumberyards, dealers, and DIY channels; product overlap with Duralum's Weatherwood lattice, solid, and insulated lines is direct and significant.
• Liberty Home Solutions: Liberty distributes aluminum patio covers and sunroom systems through a dealer network across multiple U.S. regions, directly comparable to Duralum's Weatherwood and Duralife product range and channel structure.
• Four Seasons Sunrooms (RollLite): Four Seasons manufactures and distributes patio rooms, sunrooms, and conservatories through a national authorized-dealer network, directly comparable to Duralum's Duralife/DuraScreen product lines and dealer-only GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Champion Windows (Cornerstone Building Brands): Champion manufactures and installs sunrooms, patio covers, windows, and siding nationally — overlapping with Duralum's sunroom line but as part of a much broader home-improvement portfolio under a public parent (Cornerstone Building Brands).
• Home Depot (Hampton Bay / Ekena Millwork patio cover assortment): Home Depot is the dominant retail channel where competing aluminum patio cover brands and DIY kits are purchased; they shape consumer awareness and pricing benchmarks that affect Duralum's dealer-quoted sales even though they do not specialize.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/duralum_usa
• Facebookfacebook.com/duralumproducts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/duralum-products-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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