As a homeowner, you may be considering using the extra space on the patio or deck, or simply creating a safe living space outdoors. Have you thought of the benefits of installing a retractable awning in your home? You can take inspiration from celebrities’ homes like Ellen Pompeo. There are various reasons why people install retractable awnings. Some of the reasons include the following.
Sun Protection
Retractable awnings can give you the needed sun protection when you want to sit and relax outdoors. Installing a retractable awning on your patio, deck, porch, or balcony can provide you with adequate shade. Most awnings comprise materials designed to block harmful UV rays from the sun. You also get to enjoy the sun’s heat outdoors without worrying about sunburns.
Added protection to your furniture
The sun can wreak havoc on your hardwood floors, furniture, paintings, walls, and fabric. The bleaching effect happens because the sun dries out surfaces and drains their rich color over time through solar radiation. This intense heat causes bleaching effects on your home, thus reducing its aesthetic value. By taking your time to identify areas that are prone to sun bleach whenever the sun is out, you can install a retractable awning in these places.
You can shield your home and its precious elements from the sun, and help in retaining its beauty. Furthermore, your lovely paintings and upholstery will not need constant repair due to sun damage, not to mention the money you get to keep too. Your home’s value is high when all its factors are pristine whenever you consider putting it up for sale.
Save on energy costs
When you identify areas in your home where the sun directly hits your house’s inside, use the retractable awnings. When you face hot or cold temperatures, your heating system must work hard to provide the desired temperatures for your home. It means the heating system burns more fuel or electricity to give you colder or warmer climates.
Installing a retractable awning will allow you to control when you need the sun and when you don’t. Allowing the sun inside the house during cold months can reduce your heating systems’ energy consumption by providing the heat needed from sun rays and reducing the HVAC’s running time. Likewise, during the hot months, pulling out the retractable awning will prevent the sun’s heat from entering the home, thus avoiding the HVAC from working harder to cool the house.
Less energy consumption will result in fewer energy bills. This strategy is a win-win situation for you.
Add more space cost-effectively
An outdoor retractable awning allows you to add more space to your living area without the safety risks associated with building on the main house. Furthermore, this is cost-effective as you only need to purchase the retractable awning.
You can quickly increase space on your patio for your family’s relaxation or even host guests for dinner in a comfortable outdoor environment. During summer, you may have noticed restaurants with outdoor seating areas are a buzz of activity. Your family and friends will enjoy the vibrancy of warm days in the outside breeze while playing games, enjoying drinks, and barbecue parties.
Ease of use and durability
A retractable awning is not like bulky umbrellas that you have to keep sticking on a table or ground to stabilize. These easy to use shades can roll up with a simple hit of a button and retracted the same way. For manual awning awnings, all you have to do is wing up a crank arm to unroll and roll it.
The ease of use goes a long way to saving your awning from extreme weather elements, such as hailstorms and high winds. Most permanent roofs suffer severe weather because you cannot remove and install them at will. Therefore, they are not as durable compared to retractable awnings. The latter allows users to roll and unroll them as fit, making it easy to keep them out of the open whenever severe weather kicks in.
Add beauty and value to your home
With different colors and styles to choose from, retractable awning can add aesthetic value to your home as the first thing visitors see when they visit. You can match your awning to the design of your home to improve on its value and style by choosing the best quality and type.