Retractable awnings can renew your appreciation for the outdoors by making a steamy, rainy, or scorchingly hot day more tolerable. Awnings instantly shade patios, decks, and porches and add flexibility to outdoor living regardless of the weather. Here are some of their advantages.

Why Install a Retractable Awning?

1. Enjoy the Outdoors

If you long to spend more time on a beautiful deck but tend to avoid it when it’s too hot, too rainy, too sunny, or too cloudy, a retractable awning makes it possible to step outside anytime. Feel free to nap on an outdoor sofa when it drizzles or read a book. Awnings provide protection and shade when you need them most. You’ll enjoy far more time outside as a result.

2. Save Energy Costs

Oppressive heat forces air conditioners to work hard to cool your home during the warmest months of the year. Many landscaping contractors recommend planting fast-growing shade trees to block the heat. Installing an awning is another strategy for reducing indoor heat and blocking harmful ultraviolent (UV) rays. You can leave an awning open in the spring and summer to keep your home cool. During the winter, you can retract an awning to allow the sun to warm your home.

3. Protect Your Investments

An awning not only shades you and your home but also you belongings. If you have outdoor furniture an a porch or patio, an awning protects each piece from water, heat, and sunlight. Fabrics may fade, and rust may form. An awning safeguards furniture and rugs from damage.

Are you inspired to install a retractable awning? Turn to the team at B&W Awning in Lexington, KY. Serving commercial and residential clients throughout Kentucky, Tennessee, southern Indiana, and southern Ohio since 1885, they take great pride in the quality of their products and commitment to excellence. In addition to patio awnings, they also install window awnings and protective wall padding. Visit them online to learn more about enhancing your outdoor living spaces, or call them at (859) 254-0973 to speak with a friendly member of the team today.