Sunsetter awnings

[Shimon]

Anyone have one of these awnings?

I'm looking for a motorized unit to stick over our hot tub so we can soak when it's raining (often). I'm lazy and figure if I can operate it with a remote control then I'll use it.

 

[Shimon]

Anyone have one of these awnings?

I'm looking for a motorized unit to stick over our hot tub so we can soak when it's raining (often). I'm lazy and figure if I can operate it with a remote control then I'll use it.

 

[ultrarunner]

About 5 years ago I put one in for my brother to shade a south facing deck off his family room. I think it cost around $850.

He ordered the deluxe model, electric powered with a wireless remote. The unit has made their deck a nice place to be in the summer and the shade also helps to keep the family room pleasant.

It was very easy to install and adjust with two people. My only complaint is the unit was delivered 3 weeks late! After several calls to the company, they waived the shipping charge and the charge for the wireless remote.

Seems to be a quality product. I would not leave the house with it extended... never know when a rain storm or Santa Anna wind will show up.

 

[ultrarunner]

About 5 years ago I put one in for my brother to shade a south facing deck off his family room. I think it cost around $850.

He ordered the deluxe model, electric powered with a wireless remote. The unit has made their deck a nice place to be in the summer and the shade also helps to keep the family room pleasant.

It was very easy to install and adjust with two people. My only complaint is the unit was delivered 3 weeks late! After several calls to the company, they waived the shipping charge and the charge for the wireless remote.

Seems to be a quality product. I would not leave the house with it extended... never know when a rain storm or Santa Anna wind will show up.

 

[MadReferee]

Same awnings that are put on most motorhomes. Should last a long time if installed correctly. Get the heaviest fabric you can along with the heaviest support structure available.

 

[MadReferee]

Same awnings that are put on most motorhomes. Should last a long time if installed correctly. Get the heaviest fabric you can along with the heaviest support structure available.

 

[Bird]

I had the awnings on my RVs and guess I was lucky; never had a problem with them, but some of the things I've seen in RV parks, and on the road, were hilarious and at the same time I felt sorry for the owners. And repairing or replacing them has provided a lot of business for my brothers in the RV repair business. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

If you leave them out and a strong wind comes up, that can tear them up pretty quickly.
If you leave them out and adjusted so they're level and it rains, they can hold an amazing amount of water before collapsing.
And if one fills up with water and you then try to lower one end to let it run off, sometimes that end drops so fast and hits the end of the adjustment so hard and fast, it bends the support arms.
If an RV owner forgets to latch it in the closed position, it can come open driving down the road. That's an interesting sight.
And of course, I suspect all RVers have hit their heads on the support arms while the awning is open.
One of my brothers even came flying around the end of his RV one day on a golf car and forget the awning was open. The canopy on the golf car destroyed the support arm on that end of his awning. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Bird]

I had the awnings on my RVs and guess I was lucky; never had a problem with them, but some of the things I've seen in RV parks, and on the road, were hilarious and at the same time I felt sorry for the owners. And repairing or replacing them has provided a lot of business for my brothers in the RV repair business. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

If you leave them out and a strong wind comes up, that can tear them up pretty quickly.
If you leave them out and adjusted so they're level and it rains, they can hold an amazing amount of water before collapsing.
And if one fills up with water and you then try to lower one end to let it run off, sometimes that end drops so fast and hits the end of the adjustment so hard and fast, it bends the support arms.
If an RV owner forgets to latch it in the closed position, it can come open driving down the road. That's an interesting sight.
And of course, I suspect all RVers have hit their heads on the support arms while the awning is open.
One of my brothers even came flying around the end of his RV one day on a golf car and forget the awning was open. The canopy on the golf car destroyed the support arm on that end of his awning. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Shimon]

Thanks for the replies.

I plan on just extending the awning when we go out to the hot tub (when it's raining) and then stowing it once we go back inside so it should be safe from winds. I really like the idea of the remote.

 

[Shimon]

Thanks for the replies.

I plan on just extending the awning when we go out to the hot tub (when it's raining) and then stowing it once we go back inside so it should be safe from winds. I really like the idea of the remote.