FAQs · 2026-03-16
What makes the Open-Roll different from cassette awnings?
No housing over the roll — which is why it costs less, and why placement decides whether it is the smart buy.
What makes the Open-Roll different from cassette awnings?
The Open-Roll skips the protective housing: the roller tube and rolled fabric sit exposed on the wall, with an optional hood available that covers roughly half. Mechanically it is the same motorized retractable awning — anti-corrosion aluminum frame, Sunbrella fabric, Dooya or Somfy tubular motor — which is why it delivers the same shade for noticeably less money. It comes in set sizes from 10 by 8 feet up to 20 by 10, with pitch adjusted by manual crank, and carries a 5-year non-prorated, transferable warranty on hardware, fabric, and motor.
The trade is weather exposure while retracted, which is why placement decides the value: under a roof overhang, soffit, or second-story deck, the structure above protects the roll and the Open-Roll is simply the smart buy. On a fully exposed wall, the cassette styles — which enclose some or all of the mechanism — earn their premium.
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