8 x 6.6 Feet Patio Retractable Awning with Manual Crank Handle

With it cranked out it collected a little water from the rain. It would eventually "dump" once too much rain collected. Functionally, it is great.

The Awning looks good and works good. You can mount it to any surface but I suggest it be a sturdy mount because it is not light. In order to secure it on my hardy plank siding, I added a piece of wood board for a sturdy structure. I mounted mine by myself in an hour so anyone can do it if you are determined. Two people would be better though because it will be more balanced.

Overall pretty nice, the installation instructions are a bit lacking but that’s par for the course. the paint can scratch pretty easily when mounting, touch up paint would be a nice addition. On a positive note there is quite a bit of adjustment room for the angle of the extended awning, so this can be mounted just over a standard door and still have enough room for my 6’2” frame to stand straight under the far end. So far worth the money.Love!! Retraction is easy.

We used this product on our boat dock where we have hanging sling chairs. The instructions that came with the awning were terrible. Had to find and watch a video on how to get the folding arms to fold properly. Other than that it did the job and kept the afternoon sun off our seating area.

It seems well made and has worked well for the first week. However, installation took me about two weeks. The instructions lay out 10 steps in 6 languages. The type is so small I needed a magnifying glass and the drawings so small the meaning was often unclear. The biggest problem for me is that it is designed to mount on a vertical masonry wall, while we needed to mount on the horizontal soffit. I eventually did this by mounting the awning on a 2x6" board using 3/8" carriage bolts inserted from the soffit side. I started with bolts 2 1/2" long to be sure to have enough thread, but then discovered that one of the four positions required a shorter bolt because of interference by the turning mechanism. I used 3 1/2" deck strews to fasten the board (with inserted bolts) to the joists. Then the hard part. Using the order of assembly in the instructions, I found it impractical to attach the assembled awning at both ends simultaneously (even with the help of my wife). What worked for me was to remove the two articulating arms, and then one end bracket can be attached on its own, then insert the roller, and attach the other bracket. One is then faced with the challenge of attaching the two articulating arms, which I was able to do with some maneuvering. One of the more difficult aspects of the design is described in the instructions as "Please move part K to a suitable position". No explanation of what makes a position suitable. I think getting the position right gets the arms folded up neatly, but the design makes it difficult/impossible to change the position with everything assembled. In my case, the arms are not quite symmetrical, but I'm afraid to try making any adjustments. As is the awning seems to function fine. I improved the design by leaving the fringe off.