Americana Building Products Aluma Line Awning, 21 by 42-Inch

Will seem cheap at first, but after you get it together you will find it is worth it. Simple to put together, but if you feel you need to go YouTube, there is a couple videos there that can help under AWNINGS!

Needed an awning for my shed so i figured what the heck just order one off amazon. It turned out great! i was worried it was going to be a pain to install at first, but i used the recommendation to check youtube out and that along with the included instructions i was able to figure it out. The aluminum is 'flimsy-ish' as is most thin aluminum but that does keep the weight down and makes everything easier to handle. once it is up it does not matter...it works great. Just be careful and wear gloves when installing. For some reason i was given three 'spines' but i only needed 2. Not sure what that was about but hey more parts are better than less.

I have installed 3 Alumaline awnings, ranging in width from 42 inches to over 10 feet. In each case, it is very important to securely install the support spines to the house as instructed. The horizontal slats that form the awning should be hung by the top edge, again following the instructions, leaving the support spines against the house. Once all the slats are in position, they can be snapped into the spine, securing the bottom edge of the slat. The awning can then be raised to its desired angle, secured by the horizontal support bars from the awning to the house. This product is well suited for a park model RV or house trailer. It is lightweight but seems substantial, and requires no maintenance.

I purchased this awning while it was on sale. Wouldn't have bought it for full price, but on sale it was an excellent value! I can't speak as to the ease to install because I didn't install it myself, but my handyman said that once he figured out how to put it together it was a breeze. Awning looks great and does exactly what it's supposed to - keep the sun from shining into my window but still letting in the light.

I usually dislike leaving bad reviews but it helps others to know before buying and these awning do not deal well with rain even though they advertise that they repel rain. The design is flawed and leaves a fairly large gap between the wall and the awning allowing rain/water to just pour through onto the windows & sills. I'm pretty unhappy, feels like I just wasted a lot of time and money.

Easy to put up

Had to assemble. Not what I wanted

Very good. Love it. Very sturdy and still in great shape after going through 2 days of sideways rain and 100 mph winds of Hurricane Salley. I even had hummingbirds coming to a feeder under it in the storm. Now that is testimonial.