Nova Microdermabrasion 40 inch x 80 inch Window Awning Door Canopy Polycarbonate Cover Outdoor Front Door Patio Sun Shetter

The unit was pretty easy to install but I had to substitute some lag bolts for the ones that were supplied. I also used some bungee cords while installing just to keep it all together. The finished installation seemed much sturdier than I thought.

The panels are made from Coroplast (or a non-name brand version), the braces are some kind of plastic, and the rear and front frame pieces are aluminum. Canopy arrived with hardware to install in a brick / concrete block wall. Since my install was into hardyboard siding, had to go get lag bolts for the holes I was lucky enough to drill into 2 x 4's and a couple of heavy duty butterfly fasteners for those I was not lucky on. Not a big deal, the manufacturer can't anticipate every install and they do provide what are the most expensive fasteners with the kit.It assembled smoothly, but the whole time I was thinking how light weight it was and wondering if it could possibly hold up to the weather here in the high desert. LOTS of wind, so I was a little pessimistic. I added a couple of extra self-tapping screws (just two) to the frame, but after installing onto the house, not sure they were really necessary. I also added aluminum tape along the open sides of the coroplast to prevent water from seeping in and discoloring the panels. Once it was on the house, it felt very sturdy. It's already been through 35 mph gusts without moving so much as a little. Applied a little black paint onto the fastener heads to blend them in and it looks great.Can't really understand the folks who gave bad reviews based on some damage or missing parts. Amazon has an excellent return policy and independent sellers on Amazon have to adhere to those policies. Just return it for a new one. I've have never had any problem returning anything purchased from Amazon, even though the item may have come from a third party.Since this was a "proof of concept" purchase, planning on getting more of these to help keep the sun from boring into the house on these hot summer days. (The arc of the panels are slight enough the winter sun should have no trouble getting in under the canopy.)

I bought this 40 x 80 awning to help protect the wooden screen door on our screened-in porch, because our eave doesn't extend far enough to do that.The three main brackets are plastic, but seem pretty sturdy. Cross pieces are heavy-gauge extruded aluminum. Instructions are basically an exploded numbered drawing, and figure it out for yourself. They don't even give you the distance between mounting holes or anything. You are on your own. So, minus a star for that.TIP: You might think the corrugated board is intended to flex with the grain going side to side, but no. It flexes with the grain going back to front.Instructions do suggest two people, but I did it by myself. Here's how. I installed and tightened down the center bracket first. Then I inserted a rear cross piece on one side, and loosely mounted an end bracket. That left enough play between the brackets so I could get the corrugated plastic started in the grooves and slide it to the rear. Then I put in the front crosspiece, and tightened everything up. Repeat on the other side.Unless you're mounting to concrete, the supplied anchors are useless, and probably over-kill at that. I was mounting to a wide timber crossbeam above the door, so I used 1/4" x 4" spax lags with washers. Worked great, but the top ones had to go in at a slight angle to facilitate driving (the bracket doesn't provide enough clearance for the driver). After installation, not even noticeable.The two shorter screws meant to secure the front aluminum crosspieces to the center bracket are apparently meant to act like set screws, but because you're threading them through the plastic bracket, you can't really tighten them down much. So I just drilled small pilot holes in the aluminum, and those small screws tightened right up and secured the front crosspieces to the center bracket really well.The four longer screws go through holes on the side of each end bracket, but they tap into a channel in the aluminum. So they are secure.For a few dollars more...We have a rustic wood house with a red metal roof. And this would've looked OK as-is. But I didn't really like the shiny black plastic and shiny black finish on the aluminum. So before I installed it, I spray-painted the brackets and hardware with Behr oiled bronze, to match the hardware on the door and our porch light.The translucent brown corrugated plastic looks like ... translucent brown corrugated plastic. So I cut two squares of thin, bright red, rip-stop nylon – the kind you'd use to make a tent or a kite – and used exterior spray adhesive to bond it to the corrugated plastic sheets. (I removed the protective film first.) You can get a plenty-big piece of that nylon from another seller here for under $20. I cut it a little large, to wrap it around the edges so it won't flap if the adhesive ever gives out.Now it looks like metal brackets supporting a fabric awning that matches our roof. And because the fabric is so thin, it also still lets some light through. Waiting for the next big storm to see how it holds up in the wind. I will post an update. Hope this is helpful.UPDATE: We've had this installed for a few months now with lots of strong wind and hard rain (we are on a pretty windy TN hillside). It still looks like the day I installed it. Doing a great job of protecting our wooden screendoor from the elements.

This is an update. This product is not worth the money. Screws are missing from the front of the awning and don't even show up in the instructions. There are holes for them in the brackets. Flimsy and hard to install. Need 2 to 3 people to do it so as to not break it or have it come apart. I bought 2 and scuffed the one I installed so I was going to keep it. I went to return the 2nd one and it was 130$ to ship back. I only paid 40$ for the crap. So bad product and worst seller. DON'T BUY

The plastic boards came in damaged do to the way they put the hardware in the box. The screws brake easy. I Did pre drill all holes for the screws as they did not drill them or send self tapper. They have no screws holding the middle if you fallow their instructions. I put it together on the ground use screws from homedepot. then my daughter and myself put it up it's light. And once again lags from homedepot as they sent concrete anchors. put it above my front door. Looks ok easy to put together and up once you have hardware that works. It is mostly plastic there are 4 aluminum rails. Seems ok so far on day 1You need6 lags if installing to wood8 small screws or self tappers if you don't pre drill the holesA drill and bitsAnd 2 people is a big help

This is beautiful and works great. Unfortunately, my storm door scratched it before I noticed it and moved the chain so it couldn't be opened as far. But it does what I wanted it to do. It keeps me dry while unlocking and opening my door. It looks great over my front door, too.