Retractable Garden & Patio Awnings & Canopies

Add Value to Your Home With Retractable Patio Awnings and Canopies

Retractable patio awnings provide your patio with shade from the sun and rain so that you could comfortably relax outside your home. You will find a wide range of retractable awnings on eBay for sale.

Retractable awnings are expected to withstand heat, rain, wind, and other external elements. Therefore, the materials used to make them should be tougher than normal. The following are the common material choices:

• Canvas: Canvas is traditional canopy material with extreme tensile strength. Its flexibility makes it quite common in the canopy market.
• PVC: Unlike canvas, PVC is a synthetic material (a kind of plastic) that’s waterproof and flexible. The material is naturally mildew-resistant.
• Polyester: Probably the most popular of the materials, polyester is inexpensive, naturally hydrophobic (water-resistant), and UV- and mildew-resistant. Some manufacturers even apply a PU coating to the material to make it a lot more resistant to UV rays.
• Acrylic: Acrylic awnings are basically canvas coated with acrylic paint so that the canvas becomes tough enough to resist rough weather.

Retractable awnings are capable of keeping patios/decks cooler by at least a few degrees. When fully stretched, they prevent the sun’s rays from entering your home directly, ensuring your house becomes a lot more comfortable indoors during summers. This also means your AC consumption decreases or at least you don’t use it at its coolest setting, thereby not pushing the machine to its limits. During winters, these awnings can be retracted to let the sun in so that your artificial heating requirements and costs go down.

Yes. Retractable canopies come with all necessary hardware for installation. The product package would usually have an installation manual with step-by-step instructions. In short, you can properly install the awning even if you have zero prior DIY experience. Just make sure you buy the right awning. An awning for a patio would probably be too big for a window or door and it may, therefore, look odd or improperly installed.

Besides the aforementioned, a retractable awning offers the following benefits:

• Improves property value: A pre-installed retractable awning is a desirable property trait, at least in the eyes of potential buyers.
• Extends living area: Living rooms may not always be spacious enough. By installing a retractable awning, you are basically extending the area into the yard.
• Protects outdoor furniture: Furniture sitting outside your home is constantly subjected to exterior elements. An awning can help decrease furniture wear and tear that is typically caused by the sun, rain, and wind.