Folding Arm Awnings & Folding Canopies

A folding arm awning is an improvement from an ordinary canopy or shade due to its versatility. The solution dyed acrylic fabric is attached to a roller tube and front bar and either in a full cassette container or under an optional hood/cover. The fabric is supported on both sides by foldable lateral arms (containing German stainless steel chains and Italian heavy duty springs) which can be adjusted manually or automated with a motor and sensor. The awning frame can then be mounted to a wall, a soffit / eave / overhang, fascia, beam, rafter or mounted to a roof, as well as fastened over windows and doorways.

Quality is the single most important consideration when choosing the best folding arm retractable awning.

Folding arm awning prices can depend on factors such as quality of materials, craftsmanship, engineering certifications, and design. You can buy a simple and small foldable awning at around $2,000, bigger lateral arm awnings can cost around $6,000, and a very large foldable awning can cost up to $12,000. Motorized versions can increase the awning’s overall cost by about $800 to $1,000. Be very careful with cheap, extremely low-quality folding arm awnings from China that you buy online just to save on cost. The number of repairs and the possible danger to people due to no engineering specifications or wind loads, falling components or the entire awning falling, fabric that fades, mildews, and rots easily and quickly, and frames that rust or come apart can prove more costly in the long run.

The best folding arm awnings can last for years so it is very important to choose a trusted awning supplier known for providing high-quality products. As an awning supplier and manufacturer, we take pride that we only sell the very best products that passed the strictest European TÜV Product Approval requirements and underwent the European CE certification to conform with health, safety, and environmental protection standards. Our retractable awning arms also go through 80,000 cycles (the highest in the industry) of operation to test the durability of their construction and operation.

We offer 3 different types of operation: manual operation with a detachable crank, motorized, and motorized with backup manual override.

The backup manual override is used to close the retractable awning in case of loss of electricity in your home, building, or neighborhood. This will prevent damage to the awning as you can close the awning manually using our detachable crank prior to a storm or high winds.

The motor on all of our folding lateral arm awnings is located inside the roller tube that the fabric rolls around and therefore does not add any additional width to the retractable awning. The motor can either be on the left or right side of the awning – your choice.

Yes, our retractable lateral arm awnings can be stopped at any position when being extended or retracted when operated manually or using a motor.

• Both models allow the ability to adjust the pitch/angle. On the Palermo, the pitch is adjusted manually with hand tools and on the Palermo Plus the pitch/angle is adjusted using a detachable crank when standing below the arms.
• The Palermo Plus model has bubble levels on the front bar to attain a perfectly level front bar and the Palermo does not.
• The Palermo model can be manufactured with a projection greater than or equal to the width. The Palermo Plus cannot.
• The Palermo has a maximum projection of 11’10” and the Palermo Plus has a maximum projection of 13’2”.

The Palermo & Palermo Plus model frames tuck neatly under the optional hood/cover. The maximum projection on the Palermo is 11’10” and on the Palermo Plus is 13’2”.

The Venezia model is fully enclosed so none of the hardware, roller tube, or fabric is visible. The Venezia also has a sleek appearance and does not allow birds, squirrels, rodents, etc. to nest under the hood. The Venezia has a maximum projection of 13’2”.

The Roma is available with either a 14’3” or 16’0” projection (the largest folding lateral arm awning in the world) and is available with an optional heavy-duty aluminum hood.

Check out the comparison here for more details.

Since lateral arm retractable awnings are available as a complete set, the entire folding canopy has all the materials needed for a successful installation (fasteners excluded). Depending on the application, these awnings can either be attached to a flat wall, soffit/eave/overhang, fascia, roof, beam, rafter, or pillars using specific types of fasteners. Our awnings come with instructions for a do-it-yourself project or you can have a professional handyman, carpenter, contractor, or builder come in for a few hours of work. In both cases, installing a foldable awning is a much easier endeavor than constructing an outdoor roof. In almost all residential installations no permit is required.