Shade Solutions by SunSetter®

For hundreds of years, awnings have shaded and protected us; their graceful fabrics shielding us from the harshness of the natural elements. While the use of an awning on residential and commercial buildings is nothing new, modern innovations to the awning’s design and style have made the window shade more versatile, effectual, and efficient for use in the present-day world.

Today, exterior awnings are common on residential or commercial properties, anywhere there’s a desire to create more usable outdoor spaces. An awning can be installed over patios, decks, doors, entryways, or windows; and awnings come in fixed or retractable styles. A fixed awning creates permanent outdoor areas protected from sunlight and weather while retractable awnings offer maneuverability for varying shade patterns. Retractable awnings are also able to stow away in inclement weather for their own protection.

• Weather Guarantee: It doesn’t matter if it is scorching sunlight you are trying to keep out or rainy weather, an awning protects against the detrimental effects of bad weather. Under an awning, it is always nice weather, which makes planning and enjoying outdoor activities less stressful since there is one less worry. By creating a protected outdoor space that can be comfortably used in many different weather patterns, patio awnings in essence add another room to your home increasing the amount of usable outdoor space you have as well as extending the time (both hours per day and months per year) that you can spend enjoying it.
• Energy Efficiency: An exterior awning can affect the indoor environment of your home in cooling and money-saving ways. By blocking sunlight and preventing it from hitting the home, a patio awning or window awning drastically reduces the solar energy entering a structure. Decreasing the amount of sunlight and solar heat that can permeate inside a home, the awnings help regulate indoor temperatures by removing this uncontrolled element that adds to indoor heat. Less indoor heat in the summer means there is less of a need to use costly artificial means like air conditioners to cool your home. Instead, an awning can offer a way to naturally control sunlight in a cost-effective way to help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature. And with less of a need for air conditioning thanks to more stable indoor temperatures, awnings add to a home’s overall energy efficiency.
• UV Protection: Outdoor patios are extremely exposed to sunlight and, sometimes, harmful effects caused by UV rays. UV can cause sun damage to your patio furnishings and decking including a wide range of issues from color fade and peeling to warping and cracking; not to mention what UV can do to exposed skin. A patio awning will create a protected space outdoors where you can enjoy the natural elements and be protected from their harmful side effects. Window and door awnings offer the same protection for indoor areas as well as keeping UV out of the home and away from your treasured belonging.
• Curb Appeal: A professionally designed and installed patio awning can enhance your home’s curb appeal by giving it a polished look. Modern awnings can be customized with a variety of different operating systems, fabrics, and hardware so that an awning can be seamlessly incorporated into the existing exterior. The visual aesthetics of new awnings plus their ability to create more livable outdoor spaces both go towards improving the appraisal value of a home or commercial structure.

Stylish Fabrics

• Woven Acrylics: High-end fabrics in a range of 16 different colors and striped patterns including classic stripes, earth tones, and jewel tones that are resistant to color fade. Woven acrylics are also water repellent.
• Laminated Fabrics: With 12 color options, laminated fabrics can seamlessly meld into existing exteriors with ease. Additionally, their 5-layer construction gives laminated fabric enhanced durability and makes them waterproof, ideal in wet or humid climates.

Awnings in woven acrylics or laminated fabrics are covered by a 5-year limited warranty by SunSetter.

• Covers: SunSetter awnings have the option for a winter cover or aluminum hood to protect the awning when retracted.
• LED lights: On the arms of SunSetter patio shades, homeowners have the option of adding LED lights, which can be controlled with a remote. The embedded lights extend the usefulness of patio awnings past sunset with full light or dimming capabilities.
• Patio Lights: Patio awnings can also be upgraded with patio lights, an elegant string of outdoor lights that illuminates the patio or deck area.

Learn more about the benefits of installing an awning on your home or business by contacting The Blind Butler. Request a consultation online or visit their showroom location near Vacaville, California, to speak with their talented design team about custom awnings. Whether you are looking for a retractable awning, patio awning, or fixed awning, The Blind Butler has you covered with their extensive inventory of SunSetter awnings and Sunbrella® fabrics. The Blind Butler serves residents in and around Fairfield, Woodland, Davis, Dixon, Winters, Suisun City, Benicia, Vallejo, American Canyon, Napa, and Vacaville, CA.