Folding-arm awnings for a Constantia patio
Retractable fabric shade on spring-tensioned arms — no posts, no permanent roof, shade on demand over the patio and braai area, disappearing into a cassette when retracted.
Retractable fabric shade on spring-tensioned arms — no posts, no permanent roof, shade on demand over the patio and braai area, disappearing into a cassette when retracted.
Turns a baking west-facing patio back into usable space through summer, and retracts to let welcome winter sun through — the seasonal argument a fixed roof can’t make. No posts means no interrupted vineyard view and no clutter around the braai.
The valley funnels the Cape south-easter hard, and an awning caught open in a strong gust can be destroyed. Motor plus wind sensor is the responsible spec on every Constantia awning we fit — auto-retract protects the investment before the wind does the damage.
Full cassette (fabric and arms sealed away) suits exposed, weather-facing positions; semi-cassette or open mounting suit more sheltered patios. Solution-dyed acrylic fabrics hold their colour under Cape UV, and projection runs to roughly 3–4m over wide spans.
A shade product, not a rain product — fine at a pitch in light drizzle, never storm rain or standing water. Wind ratings are real limits, not suggestions, and the fixing substrate — brick, timber or steel — needs a site assessment before we quote.
An awning is quoted on the area it shades, which is the width across the wall multiplied by the reach of the arms. Installed, that runs R3,500 to R5,500 per square metre for a crank-handle unit and R5,500 to R7,500 per square metre motorised. A closed cassette, a wind sensor and a longer reach each nudge a terrace towards the top of its band.
An awning has a floor too, because the arms, the cassette and the wall fixing add up to the same piece of work at any width. And no substrate can be priced from a description, so the written figure for a terrace waits for the free measure.
To roughly 3–4m class over wide spans, in solution-dyed acrylic fabric.
Crank handle or motorised, with a wind sensor as the responsible spec for exposed valley positions.
Full cassette, semi-cassette or open mount, matched to how exposed the position is.
Wind-sensored patio shading, fitted from Constantia out to every suburb we service.
Free in-home measure, a written quote, and a wind-sensor spec confirmed before we fit anything exposed.
