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Our Awnings vs. The Competition

Not all retractable awnings are built the same. After 35+ years in the business, here’s what we’ve learned matters most.

Fabric
✗ Their Awning
Competitor awning showing wrinkled, sagging fabric
Wrinkles No Coating Fades Faster Absorbs Water
✓ Our Awning
Sunbeam retractable awning with taut, wrinkle-free NorthPort fabric
Teflon® Coated Solution Dyed 12-Year Warranty Wrinkle-Free

Our NorthPort fabric is solution-dyed acrylic with a Teflon® coating that repels water, resists staining, and carries a 12-year fade warranty—best in the industry.

Motors
✗ Their Motor
Competitor awning fabric with mold damage from motor not fully retracting
Chinese Motors No Torque Sensing Stops Short Fabric Rots
✓ Our Motor
Somfy motorized Aristocrat retractable awning
European Somfy® Motors Torque Sensing Full Retraction Smart Home Ready

European Somfy® motors with torque sensing detect resistance and roll the fabric all the way in every time. Cheap motors drift after a few years, leaving fabric exposed to weather—causing mold and rot like the photo above.

Water Drainage
✗ Ponding
Water ponding on awning with no drainage
No Drainage Stretches Fabric Stresses Frame
⚠ Their Fix
Awning tilted steeply to drain water off one side
Out of Level Cascading Water Still Pools
✓ Our Solution
Built-in rain gutter channeling water through front bar
Built-In Gutter Stays Level No Ponding

Our built-in rain gutter channels water directly through the front bar while the awning stays perfectly level. No ponding, no cascading, no tilted installation.

Shoulders
✗ Their 2-Bolt Shoulder
Competitor two-bolt shoulder joint
2 Bolts Less Stable Exposed
✓ Our 3-Bolt Shoulder
Our three-bolt shoulder joint
3 Bolts More Stable Distributes Load
✓ Our Color-Matched Cap
Color-matched cap covering shoulder joint
Sealed No Debris Clean Look

Three bolts distribute load like a tricycle vs. a bicycle—more contact points, more stability, longer life. The color-matched cap keeps debris, insects, and moisture out of the joint.

Arm Cables
✓ Our Cables
Our awning arm with double-braided vinyl-coated color-matched cables
Double Braided Vinyl Coated Color Matched
✗ Their Cables
Competitor awning arm with thin uncoated cables exposed to weather
Not Vinyl Coated Skinny Cables Exposed to Weather
✗ Worst Case
Cheap awning using bicycle chain instead of cables - rusted and failing
Bicycle Chain Rusts Guaranteed to Break

Our arms use double-braided, vinyl-coated, color-matched cables built to last decades. Competitors use thin uncoated cables—or worse, bicycle chain that rusts and is guaranteed to fail.

Light Kit
✗ Their Light Kit
Competitor awning light kit with separate app and splotchy lighting
Splotchy Light Separate Remote Generic LEDs
✓ Our Light Kit
Somfy LED light bars with fully diffused even glow on retractable awning
Fully Diffused Made by Somfy® Same Remote as Awning Cool or Warm White

Our Somfy® light bars produce a completely diffused, even glow—no hot spots, no splotches. Controlled with the same remote as your awning. Cool or warm white. Looks like a lightsaber.

Installation
✗ Their Installation
Competitor awning brackets bolted directly through vinyl siding with no ledger board
Crushes Siding Leaks Into House No Board 1-Hour Install
✓ Our Installation
Sunbeam awning installation with color-matched ledger board and custom capping
Color-Matched Ledger Board Custom Capping with Rain Lip Our Own Crew 3–4 Hours

We mount on a color-matched ledger board with custom capping that includes a lip to redirect rain away from the wall. It takes longer, but the result is a rock-solid, clean installation.

Lag Screws
Side by side comparison of competitor 2-inch zinc lag screw versus our 5-inch galvanized lag screw
Theirs: 2” Zinc Plated Ours: 5” Galvanized

Their 2” zinc-plated screws barely reach the framing. Our 5” galvanized lag screws bite deep into the structure for a mount that isn’t going anywhere.

See the Difference in Person

Visit our Pennsauken showroom for a live rain gutter demo, fabric samples, and a side-by-side look at the Estate and Manor. Or schedule a free in-home consultation.

Ready to Reclaim Your Outdoor Space?

Schedule a free consultation and we’ll assess your space, show fabric samples, and give you a clear quote. Also explore our replacement windows, entry doors, and window treatments.

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