Retractable Awnings In Overland Park
Retractable Awnings in Overland Park, KS
Our Solar Shield Blinds Retractable Awnings put full shade over an uncovered deck or patio, then roll back into their cassette when you want the sun. The split level decks north of I-435 and the new patios toward 159th in Overland Park were built with nothing overhead, and a motorized awning gives you a comfortable place to sit even when the sun is beating down.
Where It Fits In Overland Park
Where Retractable Awnings fit in Overland Park
North of I-435 the decks were built bare, and south of it the trees are still too small to matter, so an awning has work to do on both ends of town.
- Split level decksThe 1970s splits between 95th and I-435 put the deck a full story up, in the sun, with no roof. An awning shades it from the wall above the slider, nothing set in the yard.
- Sliders on the ranches near downtownA ranch off Santa Fe Drive has a sliding door and a slab patio that faces the afternoon. The awning shades the slab and the glass, and the living room behind it stays cooler.
- New patios with no trees yetBehind the two stories toward 159th and 179th the patio sits in full sun until the saplings grow up. An awning is shade in the meantime, and it's still useful when the trees arrive.
- Kitchens a roof would darkenA permanent cover over the deck leaves the kitchen behind it dim for good. A cassette awning rolls out for the sun and back into its case, and the kitchen keeps its light.
Worth Knowing
Where it mounts, when it comes in, and what to decide
Overland Park is two towns for this product. North of I-435, the ranches and splits from the 1960s and 1970s came with a deck or a slab and nothing above it, and the mature trees shade the yard but never the deck against the house. South of 135th, the builders framed the deck bare too, and the trees are years from helping. Either way the deck gets the afternoon and the family gets the kitchen. An awning bolts to the wall above the door and reaches out over the table, and leaves the lawn open below, so the mower and the kids keep the room they always had.
The limit is weather. An open awning catches wind like a sail, so it gets rolled in before a storm, and a wind sensor does that on its own while you're at work. When a deck has to stay closed in against the weather, Exterior Patio Shades are the answer. The visit is free. Your Design Specialist checks the wall for a solid mount above the door and writes an itemized quote that holds 180 days. Plan on 6 to 8 weeks from order to install, and our own full time Install Techs set the brackets, hang it, and dial in the pitch before they leave.
Three details matter on the deck. Pitch: EZ-Pitch tips the front edge with the included crank handle, so at noon the awning sits high for headroom and at dinner it drops to block the sun coming across the neighbor's roof. Light: the LED option puts light under the awning for eating after sunset, with nothing strung across the yard. Power: every awning we install is motorized, and we complete the wiring to the closest outlet on install day. Rolled in, the fabric lives in a closed cassette, dry and clean, and the Five Year Service Guarantee covers defects free.
What Comes As Standard
- AdjustablePitch for morning and evening sun
- CassetteHousing keeps fabric dry and clean
- LEDIntegrated lights come standard
- MotorizedOpens and closes at the push of a button
- Carefree GuaranteeA lifetime product warranty that transfers if you sell, plus our five year service guarantee
- Free Temporary ShadesOn every window you order for, installed while your custom order is made
Our Process
Planned, measured, and installed by our team in Overland Park
- Free ConsultationWe bring our shop to your Overland Park home or office. We'll listen to what you're wanting to accomplish with your windows, take a good look at every opening, and explain the options that will actually work for them.
- On the spot quoteWe take the time to make sure you know exactly what you're getting, and you'll have a complete and exact quote before we leave, so there are no surprises on install day.
- Installed by our teamEverything we install is custom built to the exact measurements of your windows, and when ready, professionally installed by our full time installers. Most projects are installed in less than a day.
Frame And Fabric
Awning colors that suit Overland Park homes
Three frame finishes and a full fabric range, brought to your patio so you can see them against the house.
Frame colors
Three standard finishes chosen to read as trim.
Greys and blacks
Neutral fabrics that recede against most houses.
Tans and beiges
Warm neutrals for brick and stone.
Blues
Traditional striped and solid options.
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Straight Answers
Retractable Awnings questions from Overland Park homeowners
Some, yes. An awning over the slider on a ranch off Santa Fe Drive shades the glass as well as the slab, and glass that isn't in direct sun puts less heat into the room. It isn't a substitute for a shade on the window, since the low sun still gets under it late in the evening, but from noon through midafternoon the room behind an awning is easier on the air conditioner.
Awnings are built to your deck, and a good rule for planning is 6 to 8 weeks from order to install. An order in late winter puts the awning up before the first hot weekend, and an order in June still beats the worst of August. The itemized quote holds 180 days, so a visit in February and an order in April pay the same number.
Yes. A wind sensor is available on our motorized awnings, and it reads the gusts at the awning and rolls it into the cassette on its own, so a storm that crosses Johnson County on a Tuesday afternoon finds the fabric already put away. On the open lots south of 135th with nothing to break the wind, we recommend it.
No. The brackets anchor to the house above the door and the awning reaches out over the deck from there, with no posts, no footings, and no change to the lawn. That's what makes it work on the split level decks north of I-435, where the deck is a story up and a post would land in the middle of the patio below. Your Design Specialist confirms the wall can take the mount on the free visit.
No ladder. EZ-Pitch adjusts with the included crank handle from the deck, and the awning and the LED lights run from the remote, so the daily routine is a button. The Install Techs run through the pitch, the retraction and the lights with you on install day, and the Five Year Service Guarantee covers a defect in the mechanism at no charge.
Yes. The price depends on the width, which runs from 10 feet to 40 feet made to the exact inch, the projection of 8, 10 or 12 feet, and the fabric you choose from our 30 in stock Sunbrella fabrics or over 300 on order. The three frame colors come at no additional charge. Your Design Specialist measures the wall on the free visit and writes an exact, itemized quote on the spot.
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Retractable Awnings around Overland Park
We serve all of Overland Park, KS, including Downtown Overland Park, Nottingham by the Green, Deer Creek, Stanley and Blue Valley. ZIP codes 66204, 66207, 66210, 66212, 66213, 66214, 66221, 66223, 66224.
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