Folding arm canopies and awnings for homes can reduce your cooling costs while protecting your outdoor furniture from harmful UV rays.
Retractable Pergola Covers & Awnings
Retractable pergola covers are best for residents in areas prone to heavy rain and high wind while also adding beauty and interest to your outdoor space.
Retractable Drop Arm Awnings
Retractable home drop arm awnings provide shelter for windows and doors. They are available in a multitude of color options to complement your personal style.
Retractable Patio Screens and Vertical Drop Awnings
Retractable screens fit nicely in the spaces of gazebos and pergolas to provide your backyard with some extra privacy. Vertical screens can also be installed over windows.
Retractable Window Awnings
Retractable canopies add a little interest to the exterior of your home. They’re a great option if you want to add some UV protection to windows and doors.
Retractable Free Standing Awnings and Canopies
Provide shelter to your patio or deck with retractable free standing awnings and canopies. They are easy to install and the louver roof option can handle snow load.
Retractable lateral arm awnings are commonly used for commercial decks and patios to provide protection from UV rays and light rain. They are installed to the wall, fascia, beam, roof, or an eave/soffit/overhang.
Retractable Pergola Roof Covers
Retractable pergola roof covers can be free-standing or installed on a building, patio or deck. These durable structures can handle heavy rain, high wind and are chosen for both practical and decorative purposes.
Retractable Side Arm | Drop Arm Awnings
Retractable side arm / drop arm commercial awnings protect windows and doors from the sun, rain, and other weather conditions. They are easily customizable with a large variety of fabric options.
Power Retractable Screens
Retractable vertical drop screens are flexible window awnings that can be retracted and rolled up into a cassette box. For privacy, you can install them inside or outside a rectangular or square opening, such as on the sides of pergolas and gazebos.
Retractable Canopies for Commercial Buildings
Retractable canopies protect areas from sun, UV rays, light rain, and light wind. They are available in a variety of colors for coordinating with your business’s color scheme or logo.
Custom-sized, Traditional Italian Design Folding Arm Awning with Extended Dimensions.
Base Price Ranges from $2,592 to $13,207 plus options.
See our pricing pdf for more details and to find the price for the size(s) you want.
Product Overview
The Palermo Plus is an Italian awning design inspired by the architecture and lifestyle of the Mediterranean coast. Like its namesake, the Palermo model, the Palermo Plus features modern engineering with a high-set roller tube and minimalist frame with a maximum width of up to 52 1/2 feet (the largest width in the world).
The canopy is a single piece of solution-dyed acrylic fabric with a 10-year warranty against fading, mildew, and rotting that is available in a variety of solids, stripes, and tweed colors. This extra-large canopy uses a single motor and has an optional manual override (hand crank motor) available for areas subject to power losses.
The sturdy Palermo Plus is built to last. This Italian awning design uses a Qualicoat® powder-coated, non-rusting 6063 aluminum frame that features a 25-year non-proratedwarranty. It includes rust-proof Qualicoat® powder-coated brackets and high-end commercial-grade front bar and arms with German Flexon® brand chains for dependability and extra strength. The high-set roller tube is used with Italian commercial-grade, heavy-duty spring-loaded arms. Optional and removable telescopic front bar poles are available for extra support when needed for windy conditions.
The Palermo Plus retractable awning can be mounted on the soffit, wall, roof, or other typical locations available on residential and commercial properties (see specifications). The frame can be ordered in four attractive colors that coordinate with most residential and commercial buildings, including white, sand, black, and bronze/brown.
Superior Pitch, Projection, And Manual Features
The beautiful Italian awning design of the Palermo Plus features a highly variable pitch range that is adjustable for outstanding shade coverage, from 0°to 70° (flat to incredibly steep). That is a 20° pitch increase over the Palermo model and far beyond the industry standard of about 25°.
The Palermo Plus adds even more installation flexibility to the Palermo line, with individually adjustable pitch angles on each arm (using a detachable hand crank) and built-in bubble levels on the front bar to make leveling easy. It has a 1-foot, 4-inch longer projection than the Palermo model, up to 13 feet, 2 inches. This expands the shade protection of the Palermo Plus Italian awning design and makes it ideal for large-scale shade on decks, patios, balconies, and even long walkways and seating areas.
The Palermo line is marked by grace and traditional style. Whether it is mounted on a wall, roof, fascia, beam, or soffit, the Palermo Plus retractable awning is easy to use and convenient. It is one of the finest Italian-designed, engineered, and component-manufactured lateral arm awnings on the market today.
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Differences Between Folding Lateral Arm Awning Models
The design of the Palermo Plus Italian awning is suitable for residential awning and commercial awning installations. It can provide large-scale shade and light rain protection for entrances, dining areas, patios, decks, balconies, sidewalks, and outdoor seating. Features that set this model apart from similar models include the following:
Traditional appearance when closed with roller tube and hardware mostly concealed with the optional valance in the front.
When extended lateral folding arms are side by side.
The maximum width using one motor and one piece of fabric is 52 and ½ feet, the largest in the world.
Maximum projection is 13 feet and 2 inches.
Individually adjustable arms/pitch/angle using a detachable hand crank.
This Italian awning design includes bubble levels on the front bar so the front bar is always perfectly level after angle adjustment.
These details differ for similar retractable awnings that include soffit, roof, fascia, beam, and wall mounting options.
The Palermo differs from the Palermo Plus in the following ways:
Used in situations where the projection is equal to or greater than the width when fully extended. Lateral folding arms are one below the other.
Maximum projection is 11 feet and 10 inches.
The pitch/angle is adjusted manually at each of the 2 arms without a detachable crank.
In comparison, the Roma retractable awning features the following:
Maximum width using one motor and one piece of fabric is 39 feet, 4 inches.
The maximum projection of this Italian awning design is 16 feet, the largest in the world.
The pitch/angle is adjusted manually without a detachable crank.
Similarly, the Venezia retractable awning includes the following distinctive features:
Sleek, streamlined appearance when closed with roller tube and hardware not visible and no valance in the front.
Maximum width using one motor and one piece of fabric is 39 feet, 4 inches.
Maximum projection is 13 feet, 2 inches.
The pitch/angle is adjusted manually without a detachable crank.
For more information and a detailed comparison of all 4 lateral arm retractable awning models, visit our comparison page.
Priced in 1-foot increments. Custom made to specific size requirements up to 1/8 of an inch.
Optional Qualital® Qualicoated powder-coated, heavy-duty aluminum hood, to protect the awning from snow, debris, wear, and weather including rain. Prevents rainwater from running between the awning and wall when wall mounted
Priced in 1-foot increments. Custom made to specific size requirements up to 1/8 of an inch.
Optional Qualital® Qualicoated powder-coated, heavy-duty aluminum hood, to protect the awning from snow, debris, wear, and weather including rain. Prevents rainwater from running between the awning and wall when wall mounted
As a Professional & Structural Engineer (P.E., S.E.), I researched my motorized retractable awning purchase online by completing my own detailed retractable awning review. Subsequent to my review, I was no longer skeptical about purchasing online from Retractableawnings.com. I had 2 local companies visit my home and realized that you guys knew more than both of the local companies combined! You offered much better quality than both. I am thrilled with the installed Palermo Plus electric retractable awning.
Gene Vanduser
Oct. 1, 2018, 8:54 a.m.
5.0
Hi Morris,
I would like to thank you and your motor manufacturer Somfy for standing by your product's warranty. I have and will continue to talk about your fine product when people ask where I got it from. I have always told them yes you pay a little more for a high-quality awning but I always say you get what you pay for.
In the long run, it is less expensive than replacing other awnings every 1 to 3 years. I always knew your product was very high quality but now I know first hand that you stand 100% behind it.
Please pass this on to your motor manufacturer so they also know how I feel. Again thanks a lot for handling this matter in a very professional manner. The new motor is installed and working fine.
Gene Vanduser
10/1/2018
James Bonano
April 6, 2016, 6:27 p.m.
5.0
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Now that the Palermo Plus model retractable awning has been installed by my handyman, I can't tell you how satisfied we are. RetractableAwnings.com offers a 25-year, non-prorated frame warranty (the longest non-prorated I could find) that was competitively priced for superior quality and offered me outstanding customer service from beginning to end. Actually, this is not the end as I plan to order another for my business storefront.
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Alysia Boucher
March 21, 2016, 2:04 p.m.
5.0
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Dec. 4, 2012, 9:35 p.m.
5.0
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Lionel Goldman, CPA
May 18, 2012, 4:53 p.m.
5.0
I found your website on an awning forum. My wife and I then completed a thorough retractable awning comparison. Now that the retractable awning is installed, and we have been using it for several years, there is no doubt that Jill and I purchased the highest quality retractable awning brand available online...... only available from Retractableawnings.com. Now, our kids and pets are cool all year long.
Tim Collins, Nature View Landscape
Jan. 20, 2012, 11:48 a.m.
5.0
Our previous awning vendor went out of business twelve days before our annual company "Celebrate Spring" party, leaving us with no shade to cover approximately 100 employees and guests. On extremely short notice, Morris at Retractableawnings.com provided impeccable service......the large retractable awning was installed the morning of the event. Potential clients that were at the party love the retractable awning. We have since installed three of your retractable awnings for guests that attended the party.
Nancy Cohen
Oct. 21, 2011, 6:21 p.m.
5.0
I was impressed by the memberships you have in the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Professional Manufacturers Awning Association and the IFAI and also that Retractableawnings.com is a Somfy motorization platinum level expert. The section of your website allowing us to compare all the different models is invaluable and made it really easy for my husband and me to choose the correct model to meet our needs.
Nancy Clyffe
July 18, 2011, 8:15 a.m.
4.5
I just had to write you a note and tell you what a pleasure it was to deal with your whole staff. The online live help salesperson was very informative and completed a 3D rendering to show me what my RV awning would look like using three different fabrics. We are very satisfied with our RV awning and definitely will recommend Retractableawnings.com
Pierre Dumond
June 10, 2011, 10:33 p.m.
5.0
We are amazed at the quality and strength of your aluminum electrostatically powder-coated non-rusting frame. Now, we understand why you offer a 25-year non-prorated frame warranty. We lived in Paris for many years, so we know our folding arm awnings and this is hands down the very best folding arm awning we have ever owned
Pierre Dumond
June 10, 2011, 1:27 p.m.
4.5
We are amazed at the quality and strength of your aluminum electrostatically powder-coated non-rusting frame. Now, we understand why you offer a 25-year non-prorated frame warranty. We lived in Paris for many years, so we know our folding arm awnings and this is hands down the very best folding arm awning we have ever owned
Christopher Keys
Nov. 20, 2005, 1:29 p.m.
4.5
Morris, I wanted to let you know that our water-resistant awning survived the 150 miles an hour winds of hurricane Katrina in Pass Christian, MS. It looks almost brand new from the outside. All we did was remove the front bar valance prior to hurricane Katrina. I can send a picture of it if you like. Thank you so much for sending me the replacement wind anemometer.
