What Are Smoking Shelters?

Smoking shelters are an important consideration for many businesses, campuses, health facilities, and residential building complexes. Though their name implies exclusivity, smoking shelters can be used by anyone who needs a protected area where they can seek refuge from the weather. So what is a smoking shelter? What are their defining characteristics, and how do you know whether your business needs one?

Shelters Offer Versatility

Smoking enclosures are incredibly versatile structures. At its simplest, a smoking shelter is an area beneath a ceiling or roof. Their purpose is typically to provide shelter during inclement weather, so they do not include walls, seating, or other features beyond a covering. However, they are also highly customizable and can be built to your facility’s needs and specifications.

At Shelters Direct, we fabricate each smoker’s shelter to order, which means you can choose the features you’d like. Whether you prefer the architectural styling of a standing-seam hip roof, benches, or even decorative framing members, we can create and install the perfect smoking shelter to meet your needs. Many smoking enclosures are built with open ventilation, but if you prefer a fully enclosed structure, we can accommodate that as well. We have created many enclosed smoking shelters with separate exhaust and ventilation systems, as well as full-length walls and automatic doors.

Made from durable aluminum or steel, smoking shelters are designed to withstand the elements and last for decades. Whether you manage a hospital, assisted living facility, public building, manufacturing plant, restaurant, hotel, or casino, a smoking shelter will provide comfort and security to your clients and staff. We design each shelter to the customer’s needs and factor in local snow and wind loads into every quote, so you can be sure you’ll have a quality, long-lasting shelter.