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Our custom retractable awnings are designed to withstand winds up to 150 mph coastal wind load which is important for our customers, especially in the Orlando and Central Florida area. Keeping your motorized awning retracted during a storm is still best for the life of the product, so here’s some advice for retractable awnings and high winds.

Most importantly, our advice is to roll in the awning each night and be aware of the weather at all times so the awning is primarily used under proper and normal weather conditions. When you’re away, nature may not cooperate, so there’s still protection when the awning encounters high winds.

Unlike cheap imported awnings, our retractable awning construction will withstand hurricane force winds to strict certified Florida standards. The high quality is appropriate outside of Florida, also, and we ship awning kits to all 50 states in the USA. If you are at home when a storm approaches, our advice is retracting the awning rather than test the hurricane rating.

Otherwise, we recommend an optional wind sensor system for your retractable awning to sense wind speed and automatically retract the awning to avoid potential high wind damage. Keep in mind the wind sensor operates on electricity, so an emergency backup generator would be needed in case of a power outage.

Call 407-345-9283 with any questions about retractable awning sales and installation in Orlando and the surrounding Central Florida communities, or custom residential or commercial retractable awning kits shipped anywhere in the USA.

In choosing a shade solution with retractable roll screens, homeowners have the option of retrofit or new construction screens for their home. View the photos below for an example of a motorized retractable screen for new construction.

We can work with you, the custom home builder, or your architect to design the perfect solution in manual or motorized roll shade screens.

This first photo (above left) shows archways leading to the pool and patio area of a new home construction project.

Note the slots for the screens in the vertical column and the header compartment at the top that holds the screen in the rolled up postion.

The next view (above right) is from the outside showing screens at each opening in different levels of being raised.

Looking from the outside you can still see the column slots yet the roll up compartment is hidden from view. Certainly it is more cost effective and aesthetically pleasing to have roll screens designed-in during the custom home construction planning phase.

However, our products are designed to retrofit in custom applications so that they look like part of the original plan.

Depending on the shape of the opening we will suggest the best option with the screen mounted inside, outside, or within the opening. Questions? Call for a prompt reply today!

When you decide you need a shade solution and consider retractable awnings don’t give up if you don’t have an awning dealer nearby. The Roll Shade Awnings product line from Roll Screen Solutions is available as quality retractable awning kits.

We ship do-it-yourself awning kits anywhere in the USA. If you’re not comfortable with doing the installation, hire a handyman or contractor to do the work for you.

Why pay more and why choose us? From experience we meet awning owners who made the mistake of buying based on price only to find their awning was more expensive in the long run.

Imagine a poor quality import that falls apart in a year or so as frequent replacements drive up the cost of ownership. It makes sense to pay more for quality, and Roll Screen Solutions only sells top quality products.

Choose from motorized or manual retractable awnings, or call us for advice about your application. We offer residential and commercial quality awnings designed to meet 150 mph coastal wind load approval to survive extreme weather conditions. Call or email us today with any questions about quality retractable awning kits.

The Roll Screen Solutions, LLC family of products and current website for screens and awnings is going strong in 2010 with a site makeover and new products. Our reputation for high quality retractable screens and retractable awnings continues to grow and attract manufacturers with new shade solution related products.

As a result, in the last few years we’ve added 4 new product lines with local sales and installation of rollup shutters, cooling mist fans, security window and door screens, and roof gutter screens.

Until now those products were marketed directly or promoted at homeowner related trade shows. Each will now have a dedicated website!

Yes, during July each of our 6 product lines will have individual websites with matching color schemes.

That means spinning off content about awnings from FloridaRollScreens.com onto a new website at RollShadeAwnings.com, plus new sites for RollerStarCFL.com, CoolMistOrlando.com, SecureSystemsOrlando.com, and GutterScreensOrlando.com.

Finally, our blog moved to a permanent home on this domain for our new Company Headquarters Website at RollScreenSolutions.com. Please bookmark this Shade Solutions Blog for news and advice because when it comes to beating the heat you gotta believe “You can never BE too cool”.

Take a moment to watch and listen to our video “Skyscraper Awning Solution” to learn how we would handle a difficult awning application near the top of a skyscraper in Orlando, Florida. The client wanted a mockup before adding a retractable awning over an open patio area of their business, so this simulation shows our approach.

Expect more video demonstrations of retractable roll screens, awnings, and shades for your home or business in the near future. Unlike this first simulated demo, we will feature start to finish video examples of real installations, and shorter demos that show what makes us different. Watch for video production releases on this blog in the future.

Retractable awnings, whether manual or motorized, provide a solution to instantly protect you and your home from the summer heat and rain.

Awnings add a distinctive, elegant look to your patio, terrace, deck, balcony, pool, or outdoor kitchen.

They can turn your outdoor area into a covered “room” and are designed to be rolled in and protected when not in use.

High quality awnings are designed and built with the latest computer technology, eliminating confining braces or upright poles for unobstructed views.

A retractable awning can be customized by fabric choice, projection level and widths to meet your needs.

Whether you’re looking for increased energy efficiency for your home or an outdoor covered area to be protected from the elements, retractable awnings are a perfect solution.