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   RalphWicklund | Mar 20, 2003 07:10am | #1

   Hi Rich,

   Try SUNSETTER

   Motorized retractable awnings

   Call 1-800-876-8060, ext. 4144. Get free catalog and video. Ad says factory direct pricing saves hundreds of dollars.

   http://www.sunsetter.com

   You could also go down to your local RV dealer and look at the awnings that are attached to motor homes and travel trailers. I think they are the same thing because you can get manual or motorized as an after market product. You'd have to compare the costs.

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   RichBeckman | Mar 20, 2003 04:02pm | #2

   The main problem with the Sunsetter is that it cannot cover the sixteen feet.

   Rich Beckman

   Another day, another tool.

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   Mooney | Mar 20, 2003 04:21pm | #3

   We build louver cedar all weather shades here , but I guess you thought of that already.

   Tim Mooney

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   RichBeckman | Mar 21, 2003 08:19am | #4

   Tim,

   I can't say that I have thought of louver cedar all weather shades. In fact, I'm not sure what you mean by that.

   I am planning on giving her a price on a pergola, but I'm not sure she'll consider that sufficient.

   Rich Beckman

   Another day, another tool.

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   BossHog | Mar 21, 2003 03:12pm | #5

   How about one of them "redneck special" aluminum carports?It was as bad as being up a creek in a barbed wire canoe.

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   RichBeckman | Mar 21, 2003 04:07pm | #6

   Boss,

   This is a well to do customer in a nice condo, so no redneck solutions.

   "It was as bad as being up a creek in a barbed wire canoe."

   That one isn't worthy of being in your collection. It's just dumb.

   Rich Beckman

   Another day, another tool.

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   BossHog | Mar 21, 2003 04:22pm | #7

   Aw, come on Rich - I was just poking fun.

   Since you're maybe in a somber mood, here's a serious tag line for ya:A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on it's shoes. [Mark Twain]

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   baseboardking | Mar 22, 2003 01:07am | #9

   The condo association will have a lot to say about what kind of awning/pergola/ roof you use. They seem to favor the roll-ups. The sunbrella fabrics are long lasting but let alot of heat thru. The uplift on a retractable awning is tremendous in a windstorm.I have a canvas-on-pipe awning/roof on my deck that we take down in the winter. It is just like having another room. Very heavy duty,wide assortment of patterns,"old timey" feel. These are sold & installed by specialists who may not be available in your area,Baseboard been VERRRY good to me

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   BillHartmann | Mar 21, 2003 07:38pm | #8

   I have seen designs, but don't remember where, that have a pergola like frame. But the top is mostly open.

   Then run a some SS cables (1/16 or so) across the top.

   Get some Sunbrella fabric and put eyelets in the side every foot or so on each edge. Weave the cable through it. Awing shops might have a better system then the eyelets.

   You can even put a pulley at each end and rope to pull it open or closed from the ground.

   BTW, you can get the Sunbrella material in different weave densities to block different percentage of light.