Arrived early! That was awesome... I ordered green bc I thought it would be more of a Greenish/ Teal Blue as the pictures show. It is VERY DARK GREEN! More like a Hunter Green. So I'm not happy with the color at all and I believe it will make it hotter to sit under when the sun beats down on it. But since I don't want to pay for the return to exchange the color I am just hoping the sun bleaches it lighter! I'll update the review after it's installed. UPDATE: Actually the color did not make it hotter. My porch is so nice with the shade provided by this awning. And now that I've lived with it a while, the color is prettier than the "teal" color I expected. My house is white, the awning is trimmed in white and the dark green looks awesome with nature's green surroundings, I would order this color again. We live in Florida and our glass sliding door in the living room faces east. So we had to keep the blinds closed until around noon due to the morning sun heating the room, not to mention it was blinding to look out. (also bleached out the flooring). So our living room is much cooler also. The awning is very easy to let out and back in with the crank. I'm a 72 year old female, if I can easily do it, anyone can.

AWESOME! I was skeptical since this was so much less expensive than others but once installed it was a lifesaver this summer. We hung it over our outdoor kitchengrill and it helped to block the sun while cooking and shade our food. We did need to have a professional carpentercontractor install it but it was still less money than some of the other awnings. The hand crank is totally fine. We left it extended most of the time. The motorized version is definitely not worth the money in my opinion.

This item deserves no stars. First of all the instructions were horrible but I guess thats what you get from something made in China. We finally got it set up about 630 pm lastnight and was so happy. It looked so nice and could feel an immediate drop in the temperature while underneath it. Then about 130 pm the next afternoon I was sitting in the livingroom my husband was taking a shower and all of a sudden I heard a crash. I seriously thought my husband had fallen in the shower. It turnes out both tension bars on the awning snapped in half and the awning was just hanging there. Then when we tried to retract the awning back up and the handle broke. We dont understand why it was a hot day about 87 degrees and no breeze. My husband says that it is made with the thinnest metal ever. I do give 10 stars to customer service though (besides the 30 min wait to talk to someone) I was so pleased to speak with someone who spoke well English and was very nice and they offered to replace the item or give us a full refund. We went with the refund. Hope this helps.

Check screw size before drilling holes!!!

I have only just installed this so can't attest to the durability but it looks great, seems sturdy and the fabric is fairly thick. The assembly/installation process was maybe 2 stars. The aluminum roller tube I received was a little crushed and I had to spend about an hour making it round enough to fit into the adjoining piece. The instructions were not great. Mostly there are translation issues. Most of these could have been overcome with larger/more detailed pictures but there was some guessing to the assembly process. Also, the instructions tell you to drill a 5/8" hole for the mounting bracket screws but DO NOT DO THAT before you check the screws that are included. Mine were only 5/16" and it would have been a disaster if I had followed the instructions.