SMONTERManual Retractable Awning Outdoor Polyester Cover, Door Patio Awnings with UV Protection, Sunshade Window Canopy Height Adjustable for Decks 78",Gray

This awning works very well and is quite easy to set up, though it does require two persons. The materials are sturdy and light weight where needed. The canvas is of good quality and overall the awning works well. It can resist wind gusts up to about 20mph when unfolded and should remain sturdy when folded in during inclement weather. Overall very pleased since it truly makes life more pleasant, cooling the whole living room and balcony.

Assembly wasn’t too bad - a little hard to decipher a couple of steps and definitely needs two people. A little tricky getting it up and into place. Something to consider is the height from the top of your door to where you will secure the poles. In order to keep the door from rubbing on the awning (and fear of ripping it), we had to adjust the side poles - the ones that push the awning out or in. So now when it’s rolled up all the way the poles and awning stick out ABOVE our gutters by about 3 feet. Looks ridiculous, but the benefit we get from it down (blocking the sun) I’ll compromise on the look. We had a huge storm come through last week with close to 100mph winds and it handled it. Of course we had it rolled up, but it still stayed. Overall I’m pretty happy with it. Good solution until we can redo the porch and add on a roof.

We live in a townhouse and have a small deck that faces west. In the afternoon the sun blazes down, and it's usually too hot to sit outside. We've tried an umbrella which works okay until later afternoon when the sun is lower. I have thought about getting an awning for a while, but the association does not allow attaching anything to the outside of the unit. I found this product, which attaches with tension and needs no hardware to attach it. I've been using it for about a month now and am happy with it. Assembly was more time consuming than I anticipated (and I am an engineer) but it's perfectly doable. For the price the quality is good. The open/close mechanism works easily. It does well in the wind even when left open. If I leave it open at a shallow angle, rain will pool up on it. One small beef; the fabric isn't as darkening as I would like. If I am sitting under it and trying to read a book I still need sunglasses (my eyes are pretty sensitive to sunlight). Overall I am happy. It's exactly what I need for the space. I would buy it again.

It is very well made. You do need to put it together. But it’s very worth the time. Maybe 1hr the most. It’s very functional and blocks the sun from my Florida room. And holds many positions. Going to see how it handles the weather and environment, I’ll be back with follow up.

Just did not reach the area of my house where I wanted to put it at max setting. Other wise this was easy assembly and product looks durable. Make sure you triple check the measurements where u want to put it