Awnings: a beautiful and stylish addition to any modern outdoor space. From gardens to patios to yards to restaurants to shops, there will be an awning for everyone. The difficulty comes when you want your space back: perhaps it’s a sunny day and you want to soak up some rays, or maybe you need clear patio space for a BBQ where the smoke can escape directly above. Whatever your reasons might be it’s certainly not practical to have an awning there all the time. Retractable awnings solve this dilemma, giving you the best of both worlds so you can enjoy sun or shade as the mood takes you. If you don’t want your awning one day fold it in. If you want to use it the next day, fold it out again. It’s simple and straightforward.
What benefits does a retractable awning give you?
Retractable awnings come with many benefits for homes. Beyond the obvious fact that they are fully flexible and give you control over your outdoor space, they can go further than this. They can give you a sense of peace, wellbeing and satisfaction in your home and your surroundings.
These are some of the specific benefits of retractable awnings:
- Sun protection. This is a major advantage as what it means in practice is that you can get more use out of your garden. When you have adequate sun protection in place at the flick of a switch, it’s so much easier to go out of doors without putting on suncream first, or having to find a sun hat. If you use an awning in this way, equally you can roll it in when you want some more sun.
- Protection for the awning itself. When you roll the awning in, you are protecting it from fading in the sun and from getting damp, musty and rotten. An awning will be protected by a cassette when it has been rolled in, so it won’t be affected by weather conditions. This is useful in winter, when you don’t want to make use of your awning and want it to better protected.
- Protection for the interior of your home. An awning at the window will help make it cooler inside, stopping the sun from coming directly in. This also serves to protect your furniture from the sun, stopping it from fading. It’s a useful added bonus of an awning.
- Flexible spaces. If you are sitting on your patio and want to be in the sun, you can retract your awning. If the people you are sitting with want to be in the shade, you can have your awning partially retracted. There are options to allow you to use your space flexibly in any given circumstance or scenario.
Retractable awnings come in a range of styles and colours, so it’s a fun and enjoyable process choosing one. Get some brochures to see the colours you can select, begin by looking at fabric, and decide on the right awning for you.