Palram-Canopia Aquila 1500 5x3 Door Awning for Door Entrance, High-End Polycarbonate Window Awning with Solar Gray Panels, UV Protection, Modern Metal Frame, Weather Resistant Overhang, DIY Exterior

Overall, this awning is very nice. I installed one to help keep my patio entrance a little drier during rain storms and to reduce the amount of water getting into the doorway. My house is stucco and I had to drill into it for the installation. The supplied hardware works well for mounting into thicker substrate like concrete or wood, but if you happen to miss a stud, you will want toggle bolts for a more secure hold. I missed the stud on one side and the included bolt anchor just couldn’t get a strong enough grip into the stucco and it just spun when I tried to tighten up the support arm bolt. As a result, that side drooped because it wasn’t as tight up against the stucco. I ended up fixing it by reinstalling it with a toggle bolt, some industrial adhesive, and added a supporting wire above. Not necessarily any fault of the company’s for not being able to accommodate all and every possible installation. More like a homeowner’s responsibility to know what they are drilling into and how to accommodate for it.I would highly recommend caulking the hardware to the wall during the installation. The weatherstripping is good, but it still leaked when up against a very rough surface like stucco. I used Sashco Mor-Flexx grey stucco caulking and it blended in perfectly with my stucco and sealed everything up nicely.

I can't really complain looks much better than the old metal one. Sleek but instructions are just pictures. When assembling measure the small tubes that are on the ends and match the mounting brackets. Not much room for error. You can do an test assembly without mounting to wall or attaching the polycarbonate.

The Palram Aquila 1500 is a high quality product (I ordered the gray bracket color with a solar gray panel), as soon as I opened the package I could tell. The support brackets are thick solid steel, powder paint coated and seems to be a very dependable, long lasting product. Other awnings I have researched at lesser cost have bracket arms that are made of plastic which, in my opinion, are not as good structurally subject to the weather conditions (wind and snow load) we have here in Chicago. UV and age effect all plastic in terms of strength and longevity over time and if one goes through all of the work necessary to install this product, one needs to install the best possible. I did install this product by myself, two people would have been much easier though.As I said, I purchased the brackets in a powder coated gray colored paint however, I wanted the awning to match my trim, storm door, light fixtures and house address numbers colors. I ordered a custom color paint and repainted all of the metal items (even the aluminum pieces) with this color (2 coats). Caution, if one decides to do this, take care of the type of paint you use because powder coated surfaces are difficult to re-paint. A strong primer will be needed to assure proper adhesion. I had to use a primer.I purchased this awning for installation in a recessed soffit (5 foot wide X 2 foot deep) over the front entrance of my house. The soffit construction consisted of cedar siding over plywood sheathing on 2 X 4 wood studs. The soffit its self was 3/8" rough sawn cedar plywood. The instructions (not many words, just a series of graphics explaining how to install the awning) that came with the awning did NOT address this type of construction at all. The fasteners provided addressed installation in basically masonry walls. The lag bolts (5/16" X 3-1/2" long) provided would work in wood framed walls IF the bracket holes aligned with the wood studs in the wall (they did not).Being an Architect, knowing the importance of a very positive, strong connection between a cantilevered awning and the house exterior wall, I needed to verify the actual construction I had in the soffit. Hoping that I had a double 2 X 8 or 2 X 10 double header of sufficient length across the opining and thickness of the headers for the use of the provided lag bolts, I removed the soffit plywood soffit to find out for sure. Just my luck, I did not, soffits generally do not need headers becaust they are not normally bearing walls. Therefore, I had more work to do. I had to construct additional wood attachment for the bracket hole fasteners as well as additional wall bracing to the soffit wall to transfer any excessive loads back to my house walls. I sketched a very crude detail for this additional wood framing, see below (might help you). I used new 5/16" X 5" bolts (washers and nuts), not lag screws, as well as ALL wood screws (#9 X 3-1/2" long) to construct this detail to insure a very strong, braced connection for the awning.Tip, if you install long wood screws and lag bolts, always drill the right diameter pilot hole first, coat the fastener threads with bee's wax or any wax first. Lag bolts can break off if they are over stressed. If they do, you now really have a problem dealing with getting the broken piece out of the hole.So, even though my installation was not as typical as I originally thought, when completed, I was very satisfied with the end result. Sorry this is so long but, I thought the info provided may help others.

Previous reviews were spot on as it related to the shipping carton...there were a lot of loose parts moving around inside the master carton and I opened it with some heightened level of concern. Fortunately, everything that was supposed to be in the master carton was there and damage free. Directions for assembly and installation were very easy to understand a execute; the results of the finished Aquila 1500 Awning now positioned over the doorway of my courtyard are superb! It looks good, it's built solid, and it's finished well with no nicks, dings, or scratches. I'm very satisfied so far.Caution: I would not recommend assembly and set up by ones self, it really is a two man project.

This is a really nicely made (Israel?) awning and is very sturdy. Like someone else mentioned, you can cut the end pieces I order to move the arms and find studs to bolt to. The included hardware is for brick or concrete, not typical U.S. lapped siding. The smoke is very subtle. Nice!

I purchased product in 2016 installed awning it seemed to work for 2-3 years but with Iowa sun and heat the strength in polycarbonate dissipated and sucks down in the middle I’ve tried contacting seller but they only hear it was purchased in 2016 and warranty is off yes I’m transferred to sales which the sit on hold and then disconnected, I’ve wrote asking about only to purchase new polycarbonate awning and install but again they only hear that I’m trying to get a refund only when I wrote I would finish my order with a review did they show concern give me a phone number no one answered and then transferred me to sales department to be hung up on, if your looking for a quality product do not buy, if looking for for a company that backs there product do not look herethought I’d share my experience with company.

I had this awning for several weeks already and so far no issues.very easy to install, although the side arms are pretty heavy. You might need two people to install it.My only concern so far and I have not witnessed yet is that when it rains how much noise will the rain make when it hits the plastic and when it snows will the plastic concave in.

Du bel effet,facile a installer.

Der Karton kam zwar zerflückt an aber der Inhalt war augenscheinlich unversehrt. Den Anbau habe ich bequem in 3 Std. allein erledigt. Alles gut beschrieben und Montagematerial incl. Dübel/Schrauben passte.. Lediglich zum Einsetzen der "Scheibe" hat mir mein Sohn geholfen. Dabei haben wir dann auch eine Beule in der Querstrebe/Regenrinne gesehen. Die war separat in einem unbeschädigten Karton verpackt. Also kein Transportschaden. Egal, wer es nicht weiß... Trotzdem top.

Ordered this because I didn't want one of those cheap all plastic affairs, have to say it's well engineered, if I'm honest, as an engineer myself, it's a little over engineered, the supporting arms cut from 5mm plate, so this thing isn't going to fall down any time soon, it's well made, everything is nicely powder coated, fixings are stainless, and the bolts for the support arms overkill just like the arms, I think I could hang off the end of this door cover with out any issues, weather strip seals are provided for the wall plate and the roof, the instructions are clear and simple, although the order they tell you to put the item up isn't the best, put the wall plate up first and fixing it to the wall, leave the roof weather strips out and fit them last, its much easier to fiat the weather strips to the roof than it is to screw the wall plate back to the wall when you are working over the top of the cover, the instructions also say to mount the cover 12" above the door, which is ok but a little too high, 8" would have been plenty for an exposed door and the dropped end of the cover would still be 4" above the top of the door frame, also I put this up in a couple of hours by myself, it's a bit tricky but can be done if you have a decent set of steps to work from and a ladder to fit the roof weather strips last, finally if you are fitting this on a side door don't fit it perfectly level, as water will run off both sided of the gutters, either angle the wall plate slightly or as I have done pack the top of the support arm that is furthest away from the side you approach from, out slightly to make the water run off the other end of the cover, one final, final thought now it's raining, fit the wall plate so the weather strip runs along the motor line, not across the brick as I have done or it might not seal properly and required some help from builders silicone sealant, as mine did. All in all a good quality metal constructed door cover, bomb proof and good loooking, having learned lessons from fitting this, it would been perfect first go if I had just thought about it a little bit more when I was putting it up. PS. Use plenty of soap and water to get the wall plate weather seal in or even so light oil, I used soap otherwise it's a real struggle, with soap it's easy, if a bit messy, but it washes off in seconds with a hosepipe

As others have said this is a solid and well made piece of German engineering . It is a 2 person job to put it up and is a bit fiddly but looks superb. Yes it's a bit pricy but the cheap ones will just be really flimsy so i would recommend you bite the bullet and buy this as it not only looks great but will last a long time.

Rien à signaler, abrite bien et protège bien le devant de ma porte, très joli et moderne, à recommander sans souci