Project description
I have a wooden deck attached to the back of my house, roughly 16 by 12 feet, that gets brutal afternoon sun from spring through early fall. We love spending time out there in the evenings, but right now it is unusable for most of the day because there is zero shade and the patio furniture fabric is already fading. I have decided to go with a motorized retractable awning instead of a fixed patio cover because I want the flexibility to open it fully on cooler days and retract it completely during storms or heavy wind, and honestly the idea of pressing a button instead of cranking a manual arm sounds a lot more appealing after watching a neighbor struggle with his.
What I need is someone who has actually installed retractable awnings before, not just general handyman experience — this involves mounting brackets into brick veneer above a window line, running low-voltage wiring to a wall-mounted control switch (and ideally wiring in a wind/sun sensor so it retracts automatically if the weather turns), and making sure everything is properly flashed and sealed so we do not end up with water intrusion behind the siding. I already have a rough idea of the brand and size I want — something in the 14 to 16 foot range with a projection of about 10 feet — but I am open to your recommendation if you think a different width or a different mounting method would work better given the structure of my house.
Budget-wise I am treating this as a labor and hardware-mounting job; I am prepared to either supply the awning unit myself after doing more research, or have the contractor source it, whichever makes the warranty situation cleaner. Please let me know your experience with similar installations, whether you can pull the necessary permit if one is required in my area, and roughly how long the job would take from wall assessment to final testing of the motor and remote. Photos of past retractable awning installs would be great to see before we talk further, and I would also appreciate a quick note on how you handle situations where the mounting wall turns out to have unexpected framing issues once you open it up.
What I need is someone who has actually installed retractable awnings before, not just general handyman experience — this involves mounting brackets into brick veneer above a window line, running low-voltage wiring to a wall-mounted control switch (and ideally wiring in a wind/sun sensor so it retracts automatically if the weather turns), and making sure everything is properly flashed and sealed so we do not end up with water intrusion behind the siding. I already have a rough idea of the brand and size I want — something in the 14 to 16 foot range with a projection of about 10 feet — but I am open to your recommendation if you think a different width or a different mounting method would work better given the structure of my house.
Budget-wise I am treating this as a labor and hardware-mounting job; I am prepared to either supply the awning unit myself after doing more research, or have the contractor source it, whichever makes the warranty situation cleaner. Please let me know your experience with similar installations, whether you can pull the necessary permit if one is required in my area, and roughly how long the job would take from wall assessment to final testing of the motor and remote. Photos of past retractable awning installs would be great to see before we talk further, and I would also appreciate a quick note on how you handle situations where the mounting wall turns out to have unexpected framing issues once you open it up.
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