Motorized Awning
While manual awnings are absolutely fine for average sized decks, the advantage with motorized awnings is that a simple push of a button can make you relish in a cool, shaded part of your house.
They also shield your furniture from the sunlight. Unlike fixed awnings, motorized awnings need not be teared down in winters. Again a simple push of a button, and they are out of your sight.
Manual awnings are easy to buy and install and are available in all sizes from online stores and local depots. Since they are high on availability is also high. They have a longer life and durability even in poor weather conditions. They can easily be retracted without much trouble when bad weather conditions are there. They prove to be good value for money objects.
There are a variety of awnings available in the market, which include awnings made from either aluminum or some exterior canopies made of fabric which are hard-wearing, for instance, canvas or they may be even be a mix of both. They can be coated with plastic like polyvinyl-chloride in order to enhance their resistance to water, dirt and to make them fade proof.
Durasol awnings are apparently the leaders in motorized awnings. The awning can be mounted to roofs or flat surfaces in side of the house. Several manufacturers producing retractable awnings include Sunbrella , Durasol , Beauty-Mark , Sunsetter , Nulmage.
The range may vary from $500 to $1500, as per the projection and width of the awning. A reasonable awning named ‘Maui’ by Beauty-Mark is a 10ft projection costing $734.Durasol offers a remote controlled awning in its ‘SunShelter’ Range with prices starting from around $1600.These models come with a minimum of 10 year limited warranty.
Motorized awnings are easy to install and one can avail them for any size.Some stores provide free installation service. Setting up is not a problem with motorized awnings.
There’s a small motor within the awning casing which forms the mechanism which is responsible for deploying and retracting the awning.It is totally mechanized with not even a single turn of crank or spin of lever required to be done as in manual awnings.A simple push of a button starts spin in the motor leading to start of its functioning to provide shade or retracting the awning to let the sun shine on you.
Thus motorized awnings are cheap and easy means to make u enjoy a comfortable life.
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