Eclipse Awnings

Our new home has no shade trees, so we checked things out on the internet, and went with the motorized Eclipse model by Eclipse. The installation went smoothly but was very expensive at over $2,000 from the Eclipse dealer for a 20-foot long awning. I wish I would have purchased factory direct by not ordering from a dealer as it would have saved us a lot of Benjamins. The awning operates with the push of a button, and since we didn’t want to worry about Eclipse sensors failing as we’d read, we didn’t get any. The lateral arms are thinner than I expected, but they’re rated for 30mph winds, so hopefully, they will last more than a few years.

We just had our Eclipse retractable awning installed. It looks almost like the advertised one (the one in the ad was Photoshopped to make it look better) and the one we had our hands on at the retail store. Color fabric is UV protected, but it’s not waterproof which I am not happy with. I’m hoping the color doesn’t fade during the upcoming season like our last one. The motorized cover extends effortlessly like some online reviews state, and shades most of our deck. We relied on decent consumer testimonials, so we’ll see how ours does over the next couple of years and if it’s worth the higher cost and rating.