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Retractable shade on demand for patios, decks and braai areas — no posts, no permanent roof, gone into its cassette when you don't need it.
The outdoor room, on demand
A folding-arm awning is a fabric canopy on spring-tensioned arms that extends off the wall and folds back into a cassette when retracted — no posts standing in the middle of the braai area, no permanent roof blocking welcome winter sun. It turns a west-facing Waverley patio, like the one above, back into a usable room through summer, and tucks away again once the weather turns.
Fabric is solution-dyed acrylic, built to hold its colour under South African UV, with a projection up to around 3–4m over wide spans. Mounting comes as full cassette (fabric and arms sealed away — the better choice if the position gets weather-exposed), semi-cassette, or open. Control is crank handle or motorised — and if you're motorising it, add a wind sensor. It's the responsible spec: an awning caught open in a Highveld thunderstorm gust can be destroyed, and auto-retract protects the investment before you even know a storm's rolled in. See motorised blinds & automation for how the sensor side works.
Pairs well with
Motor plus wind sensor — the spec that protects an awning left out when weather turns.
Take the same blockout-for-heat logic back indoors, for the room just behind the patio doors.
Softer light control for the living space that opens onto the awning-shaded patio.
Fitting awnings nearby
Birdhaven's compact patios and Saxonwold's heritage gardens both lean on folding-arm shade for outdoor living — we fit awnings throughout the suburbs around Waverley.
Ready when you are
Free in-home measure, written per-window quote — tell us about your space and we'll take it from there.