American Light Design Motorized Awnings
Semi-Cassette Motorized Awning
The flagship: housing covers the top and sides, custom widths to 40 feet, integrated LED arm lighting, and a 10-year warranty.
Specifications
| Sizes | Custom 9'6"–40' wide · 8/10/12' projection |
|---|---|
| Frame colors | White, Bronze, Beige, Black |
| Warranty | 10 years — hardware, fabric, motor (non-prorated, transferable) |
| Lighting | Integrated dimmable LED arm lights |
| Valance | Straight or sea-wave, removable |
| Pitch | EZ-Pitch adjustment |
Perfect for
The mechanism
How it works
A semi-cassette housing wraps the top and sides of the rolled fabric while leaving the underside open. That covers the surfaces that actually collect rain, leaves, and grit, at a fraction of the bulk of a full cassette.
This is the flagship for a reason: it is the only style built to custom width, from 9 feet 6 inches to 40 feet, with 8, 10, or 12 feet of projection. Openings wider than 20 feet are where an awning stops looking like an add-on and starts reading as architecture.
Integrated dimmable LED lighting runs inside the arms at no extra cost, EZ-Pitch lets you set the angle without tools, and a straight or sea-wave valance is removable if you prefer the cleaner line.
Why it's worth it
What this system gives you
The only style built to your opening rather than to a fixed size.
Dimmable lighting built into the arms, remote controlled, no extra cost.
Housing shelters the fabric surfaces that collect weather.
Change the pitch for sun angle or rain shed without tools.
Plus 300+ custom options, with removable straight or wave valance.
Non-prorated and transferable on hardware, fabric, and motor.
Ownership
Care & maintenance
Retract the awning in high wind, heavy rain, and snow — a wind sensor does this automatically and is the single best accessory you can add. Fabric awnings are designed to be retracted, not to fight weather.
Let the fabric dry before retracting when possible; rolling a soaked awning repeatedly invites mildew even on mildew-resistant Sunbrella. If you must roll it wet, extend it again to dry within a day or two.
Hose the fabric down two or three times a season and brush off leaves and pollen. Sunbrella cleans with mild soap and water; avoid pressure washers, which drive water into the seams and the roller tube.
Local fit
Built for Virginia, Maryland & DC
Virginia and Maryland summers put west- and south-facing decks out of use from about two in the afternoon. An awning is the cheapest square-footage you will ever add to a house, because it converts a deck you avoid into a room you use.
Our winters mean the awning spends months retracted. Anti-corrosion aluminum frames and a housing that shelters the fabric are what let it come out of March looking like it went into November — and it is why we steer most Mid-Atlantic clients toward cassette models.
Knowledge base
Learn more about Semi-Cassette Motorized Awning
Motorized Screen Cost in Northern Virginia (2026): Typical Prices and the Best Systems
Typical installed costs for motorized retractable screens in 2026, what drives the price, and which system fits your patio. Your firm quote is free.
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Inside the Roller: Tubular Motors and What Somfy, Gaposa, and Dooya Each Bring
The motor in a motorized screen or awning lives inside the roller tube itself. What that means, and how the motor brands we install differ on safety features and speed.
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Can I leave my awning extended in windy weather?
No — and no honest awning company says otherwise. The retract rule, and the sensor that enforces it for you.
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Does the Semi-Cassette awning come with lighting?
Integrated dimmable LED strips in the arms — evening light exactly where the shade was all afternoon.
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Motorized Awning Anatomy: Open-Roll, Semi-Cassette, Cross-Arm, and Full-Cassette
The four American Light Design awning styles share the same bones — roller, arms, motor, Sunbrella fabric. What separates them is housing, geometry, and where each belongs.
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Choosing the Right Motorized Awning Style for Your Home
Open-Roll, Semi-Cassette, Cross-Arm, or Full-Cassette — a decision guide keyed to your mounting location, patio shape, and how exposed the awning will live.
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Wind Sensors Explained: Why a Good Awning Retracts Itself
An extended awning is a sail on a lever arm. Here is how a wireless wind sensor protects your investment automatically — and why we recommend one on every awning we install.
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How wide can a Semi-Cassette awning be?
Custom-built from 9 feet 6 inches to a full 40 feet wide, with projections of 8, 10, or 12 feet.
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The Outdoor Season Prep Checklist: Getting Your Patio Ready for Spring
A room-by-room spring startup for the outdoor space — surfaces, awning wake-up, screens, and the finishing layer underfoot.
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What warranty comes with a Semi-Cassette awning?
Ten years on hardware, fabric, and motor — non-prorated and transferable. What those two words are worth.
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Motorized Awning Care Through a Virginia Winter
A season-by-season maintenance guide: the fall shutdown routine, the winter rules for snow and wind, and the spring restart checklist that keeps a 10-year awning going for twenty.
View moreThe American Light Design Motorized Awnings line
Retractable shade, assembled in Florida, USA — backed by a 10-year warranty
Our own line of motorized retractable awnings: anti-corrosion aluminum frames, Sunbrella fabrics, Dooya or Somfy motors, and built-in dimmable LED arm lighting on cassette models. Non-prorated, transferable warranties.
