The Project

Not every home gives you a clean wall to mount an awning on. This Fruit Cove project is a good look at the part of the job homeowners never see: the mounting.

We installed a motorized retractable awning here using a custom roof-bracket mount, anchoring the awning up into the roof structure rather than the fascia or a flat wall. That detail matters more than almost anything else on an awning. An awning is under load every time it’s extended, and in a wind gust that load multiplies. Mounting into solid structure with the right brackets is what keeps the system stable for years instead of pulling loose. We photographed the bracket work up close on this one because it’s exactly the kind of thing that separates an install that lasts from one that sags.

For the homeowner, the result is simple: a clean, solid awning that throws shade across the patio on demand and rolls away when they want full sun. The engineering behind it is what makes that simplicity hold up in Florida.

Written by Kent Taylor, Local Screen Specialist, Cheetah Screens