Retractable side awning configurator: review privacy with the screen both in use and away
A side awning is often chosen to change a sightline or create a more sheltered sitting area. Its useful dimensions depend on the cassette position and the far-end support, not only on the fabric height.
Review privacy with the screen both in use and away
Identify the view the customer wants to screen and compare the chosen support arrangement with the terrace route. Consider where the screen will park when it is not being used. A front view explains the coverage; a side view makes the cassette and support relationship clearer.
Fixed housing or removable bracket arrangement?
The cassette-mounting choices distinguish a direct wall arrangement from a removable bracket combination. Compare how each will be accessed when the screen is put away. Corner-post and fabric choices are separate; acrylic, polyester and mesh labels should not be interpreted as interchangeable performance specifications.
Treat the extended screen as a route through the site
The receiving point and housing position define where the side screen travels. Compare the fixed housing and bracket arrangements against the intended terrace route. Inspect the screen extended, then retracted, so the customer sees both the privacy preference and the stored product.
A corner-post choice is a separate detail from the fabric appearance. Record the fixing locations and any required receiving fittings with the selected span. Keep the actual site fixing review visible in the proposal instead of assuming that a freestanding-looking preview resolves the installation.
Retractable side awning options to compare
Review the selected model before refining individual details. Available choices can change with the model and earlier selections; the groups below describe the current starting configuration.
Structure
- Cassette mounting
- Direct wall (housing bracket only, fixed)
- Wall bracket + housing bracket (removable)
- Corner posts
- Insertable corner post
- Screw-in corner post
- Cover construction
- Seamless cover
- Sewn cover
Dimensions
- Screen height
- 80–250 cm in the current model
- Pull-out length
- 150–400 cm in the current model
Finishes
- Fabric type
- Acrylic / polyester
- Mesh
- Fabric colour
- Solid colour
- Printed fabric
- Colours
- Anthracite
- Beige
- Green
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
- Other colours
- Frame colour
- Anthracite grey (7016)
- Traffic white (9016)
- Jet black (9005)
- Metallic aluminium (9006)
- Anthracite metallic (5204)
- Grey brown (8019)
- Other colours
Accessories
- Screen shape
- Rectangular
- Trapezium
- Far-end support
- Grip bracket on an opposite wall / handrail
- Post bolted to the patio floor
- Freestanding weighted / mobile base
- Insertable post into a ground sleeve
- Services
- Delivery
- Warranty
Advanced
- Cassette side
- On the left (pulls out to the right)
- On the right (pulls out to the left)
- Grip bracket in handrail
- Standard grip bracket
- Grip bracket in a handrail
Dimension ranges describe the current model controls. Confirm the selected product, final measurements and supplied specification with the manufacturer.
Worked example: a customer brief for retractable side awning
For a patio needing privacy beside a path, compare the mounting arrangements with the same screen height. Record where the screen ends and where it is stored. The proposal can name the cassette, support and fabric selections separately, keeping the site’s wall and anchoring questions available for the installer.
From retractable side awning choices to a clear proposal
Record the chosen screen height, frame appearance and mounting preference in the proposal. Keep fixing suitability and any operating limitations for the actual supplied product as review items. A privacy illustration should not be presented as a measured wind or weather-performance result.
Questions for your retractable side awning review
- Sightline to screen
- Cassette position
- Far-end support
- Retraction space
Retractable side awning configurator FAQs
Can corner-post styles be compared?
Yes. Insertable and screw-in corner-post choices are listed. The site and supplied fixing system determine the appropriate installation detail.
What makes the fixing locations important?
The housing and receiving point define the screen’s route. Record where each attaches and how people pass around it when extended. Compare the retracted state too, so the customer understands both the screening preference and the space it occupies when stored.
Put the choices
in the same view.
Explore the retractable side awning configurator, review the available product options and discuss your own range with our team.