https://www.primrose.co.uk/awnings
Sensible prices when I bought from them
We currently have a parasol that came with our garden furniture but it doesn’t offer enough sun protection and when it’s very windy can lift out of the table. It’s not possible to weight it down due to the design of set.
We have looked at the free standing cantilever parasols but not keen on the look and the extra garden space they take up.
Very much like the look and functionality of electric awnings. Hillary’s seem to be good and our friends have had one installed recently.
Any recommendations as we know nothing about this!
Stu
https://www.primrose.co.uk/awnings
Sensible prices when I bought from them
If the wind can lift your parasol it may not need to be much stronger to deal with your extended awning. I think my neighbour is on her third in 5 or 6 years.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Every second home in Spain has at least one awning and I would guess that about 99% of them are manually operated because they are robust, cheap and above all, reliable.
Another Primrose awning owner here.
Mine covers my bbq set up, but I went manual vs the electric - really does not take much effort & did not want the extra hassle.
Equally some retract automatically in high wind, which I didn't want happening overnight when cooking.
I understand. An awning is a very large sail with no mainsheet to keep it in position. They are great in most places but wind can be an issue. The automatic ones sound ideal but either my neighbours did not get them or they don’t work
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Aren’t you supposed to use a heavy base with those parasols, rather than just relying on the furniture to weigh it down?
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I have a Markilux MX1 awning which is just under 5m wide and extends out 4.8m. All operated electrically and can be controlled via Somfy Tahoma and IFTTT. It has a wind sensor which will automatically retract the awning if the wind picks up. It also has a front sheer sunshield which is electric and internal LED light strip plus front valance light for use into evenings.
Used to have a big 2.5mx3.5m parasol which it replaced. Awning is much more practical and provides much better shade.
Could you drill through the pole of the parasol just below the table hole and insert a long bolt so it doesn’t pull through the table?
Thanks for all the responses. Good to know many are thinking the same way in terms of trialing ideas before reaching our current conclusion. I think we defiantly want a electric awning. Just need to find a good company.
I like the awning idea and have considered one myself. Just for the sake of suggesting something different though, a sun sail is worth looking at as an alternative. More manual and semi-fixed, but fairly robust with the right anchors and fixings. If you have a solid wall to fix it to and appropriate places for poles (or another solid wall) they can be quite robust.
We went with a German made awning from a local company,far cheaper than Hillary’s.Fifteen years and still going strong,just a clean with warm soapy water once a year.Battery for wind sensor changed every other year.
The size you need to create shade in the right place is often huge unfortunately. I had one to use as a rain cover on the bbq and was amazed how small the dry patch was!
Oh and even with full on mounts into brickwork they got ripped out when there was a storm. I was shocked at the mess it made of a brick. Luckily the brick on the substation and not my house.