Patio Awnings/sun shade

[Chell]

Has anyone bought a retractable awning above a patio door? His wondered if there are any to avoid or recommended.

Our garden has no shade so I need somewhere for the children to play. The dining room is unbearably warm so a shade over the patio could be the answer.

[mrsdunny207]

My parents had one which was good, it was over wide double french doors in their dining room so I can ask who / where it was from. It did certainly help to keep the room cooler

[Chell]

Yes please, I don't want to buy something then realise it is flimsy/no use.

[Peony]

PIL have one over their decking and love it. For some reason I thought it was by Thomas Sanderson but I can't see anything on their website so I may have that wrong.

[mrsdunny207]

Mum and Dad can't remember where they got it from but if you want an 8ft one then you can have theirs as they got a conservatory and it's been in their garage the last few years...

[DillyDally]

Chell, you can get heat reflective film for windows - DH kept talking about it in our last house, as it used to get very hot in the breakfast room bit of the kitchen in the afternoon - stuff like this. Obviously, it wouldn't help for the garden (we had the same problem in that house) though.