
10 Ideas To Make Your Backyard More Enjoyable
Want to enhance your backyard? We’re sharing 10 ideas to make your backyard more enjoyable.
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If you need shade on hot and sunny days, you have come to the right place! ECCO Sunroom & Awning offers all types of Motorized Retractable Awnings. If you have a backyard, patio, or deck that you can’t use because it is in full sun, then you may want to consider one of our motorized retractable awnings. With a motorized retractable awning, the blazing sun won’t keep you away from your deck, balcony, or patio. You can have sun when you want it and shade at your fingertips whenever the sun gets too hot to handle.
The number one problem with patios and decks? Too hot to sit on! Retractable, motorized patio and deck awnings turn your unused deck, patio, or balcony into a cool, comfortable place to relax. Awnings not only add cool shade to your patio, deck, or balcony, but they also cool the inside of your home and protect you, your family, and your furnishings from harmful UV rays.
Our awnings can be made in different projections from 4’ up to 16’. The maximum-sized projections can fully cover even a large patio or deck. For narrow spaces, near kitchen bump-outs or apartment terraces, our slimmer models squeeze a lot of shade into a small space. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing process assures a top-quality, durable awning. Professional installation ensures smooth operation season after season.
A retractable motorized awning, not only can you have sun when you want it and shade when you don’t – you can have it with the press of a button! Gone are the days of hand-cranking your awning. Today’s motorized retractable awnings have remotes that make extending and retracting your awning easier than ever. You may elect to have your motorized retractable awning operate with a wall-mounted control pad, a wireless hand-held remote, or even utilize voice activation through a smart device!
While you will love being able to retract and extend your motorized awning with the press of a button, unlike many lesser motorized awnings, you can still elect to operate your awning mechanically. If a loss of power mandates that you do not use the motorization, or you simply opt not to, you can still operate your retractable awning through a manual override.
If you’re looking to make your outdoor space cooler, more comfortable, and usable all day long, our custom shade solutions are the perfect fit.
ECCO Sunroom & Awning will help you design the ideal setup for your home, lifestyle, and space. Schedule your free design consultation.
Retractable awnings provide you with shade when you need it and sun when you want it. In addition to giving you shade on demand; retractable awnings block up to 94% of the sun’s harmful UV rays.
On a hot summer day, more heat energy enters your home in one square foot of glass than an entire insulated wall. When you utilize an awning over the windows or glass doors of your home, you reduce the solar heat your home absorbs, making your air conditioner run less and saving you money!
Retractable awnings minimize the sun’s impact on outdoor furniture as well as any indoor furnishings in the window’s range.
Having added shade and protection from the elements, your backyard transforms to an outdoor living space with greater utility. This enhanced space is an upgrade that adds value to your home.
Motorized Retractable Awnings
Some restrictions apply. Offers valid for a limited time. See terms and conditions for complete details.
NO INTEREST & NO PAYMENTS FOR 18 MONTHS
Some restrictions apply. Offers valid for a limited time. See terms and conditions for complete details.
Ask about adding these on to your next outdoor living project.
ECCO Sunroom & Awning specializes in customized comfortable outdoor living space solutions. We offer a selection of over 250 fabric choices. In a myriad of colors, our awning fabrics come in solids, stripes, textures, and tweeds.
Depending on the style of awning you choose, the hood can also come in a variety of colors and material to match the look and feel of your home. Our awning hoods serve to preserve your awning fabric from the elements when not in use. ECCO Sunroom & Awning designs the placement of your awning and affixes the awning to your home seamlessly, in the best manner to keep with the look and style of your home. Our goal is to have your awning appear as though it was included when the house was first built!
It was such a wonderful experience purchasing my ECCO Awning. From the initial consultation to the final installation, all the employees were very professional and pleasant to deal with. The awning is amazing and I would highly recommend ECCO to family and friends!
We have just finished a remodel in our back yard and needed a covering to complete the project. After lots of searching, ECCO came out to give us a quote on an awning for our back patio. They were very responsive and came out within days. We had a quote that day that was very reasonable. We felt very comfortable with the price and it was actually better than most quotes we had already received.
Our representative was very professional and we definitely felt that he had our best interest in mind. We didn’t just feel like a customer, but we could tell they take pride in their work and want every job to be the best it can be.
They have been fantastic to work with and we would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a backyard patio, awning or enclosure.
Great service! Very easy to do business with the company and the associates. I highly recommend them!! I love my new awning!!!
ECCO installed our solar shades on time, as promised. The installation crew was pleasant and efficient. They returned for some minor adjustments, no problem. The shades are fantastic!
After two years and ten home-improvement projects working with a plethora of contractors, I can say that ECCO has been one of the best companies I’ve hired. Erica ensured the process was pleasant and worry-free from our first meeting to the last. Kelvin and crew did a phenomenal job installing; they were punctual and professional. My family and I were enjoying our new pergola by dinner time. Great job!
Our consultant, Erica, was very pleasant and on time. She was informative and provided us with a variety of options for our awning project and patio enclosure. She answered all our questions simply and if she didn’t know she referred the question to someone in ECCO who had the qualifications to answer. She made us feel comfortable, demonstrated her products and made the entire process feel seamless. I would definitely recommend her to my neighbors.
I had the opportunity to speak with several companies in the Hampton Roads area that would satisfy my need to purchase an awning for my newly constructed home. I was particularly impressed by the Design Consultant from ECCO Sunroom & Awning, Mr. Niles Groves. His professionalism and product knowledge of awnings made it easy for me to decide which way to go when it was time to settle on a purchase. He displayed multiple examples of awning fabrics, colors and suitable framing that accented my homes curves along with satisfying my particular style. There was no need to compare any further. One visit and my search was over.
Thank you for your professional service Mr. Groves
We had a wonderful experience with ECCO. For those who are looking for the low-cost competitor for awnings; don’t. A superior product and superior install will give you the longest lasting awning that looks great attached to your home. This is what ECCO delivers; a high quality product with a high quality installation with great warranties. ECCO installers removed the siding, installed a ledger board, coverer and flashed the board, reinstalled the siding, and routed the wire inside the wall. The low cost competitor wasn’t going to do anything like that; they just going to screw the awning to the studs over the siding and it would have looked horrible. I am glad we chose ECCO; they delivered a product that looks as nice retracted as it does extended and will hopefully last for years to come.
Our new under-pergola canopy from ECCO Sunrooms & Awnings managed the hurricane well. Matter-of-fact, a downburst of wind blew under the deck and completely knocked out a section of lattice; not just a piece of lattice, but an entire section – framework and all – where it was screwed into the deck itself. Yet, up on top of the deck, all went unscathed.
We installed a motorized awning with ECCO Sunroom & Awning in spring 2019; it’s been installed professionally and on time. It’s working as expected for the second summer. We even recommended it to our family, happy with it also.
Just a note to say “thank you” for the installation of our new under-pergola canopy system. The canopy looks great with Merrilyn’s material color selection against the house’s color in the background, and the system is easy to operate and does so, smoothly.
Your leads mechanic, Ricardo and his assistant Bo showed up on-site as scheduled and worked steadily the entire time while here. Both gentlemen exhibited themselves as professionals and carried themselves accordingly; at the same time, they were polite and courteous.
The system installation was neat & clean, with the surrounding area left in the same condition as when the ECCO crew started the job.

Want to enhance your backyard? We’re sharing 10 ideas to make your backyard more enjoyable.

There are many benefits to installing a retractable awning to your home. Most notably, Hampton Roads homeowners love the benefit of shade that awnings provide from the scorching sun on their deck, patio, or porch. But shade is not the only benefit. Learn more about why you should consider a retractable awning.

Not only do retractable awnings enhance your outdoor living space, lower your energy costs, and achieve long-term savings. Learn more about the benefits of a retractable awning.
Awnings are designed with a primary goal as a sun shade, not a rain cover. As such, the awning fabric is designed so you don’t swelter while under it using a fabric that can “breathe.” Our Teflon® coating helps repel moisture, but it is not waterproof. A light rain is okay – but water should not be allowed to collect in an extended awning. Keeping the awning extended during a heavy rain is not advised. It will cause water to collect in the fabric and could cause damage to the awning or event cause it to collapse.
Not only are retractable awnings a feature to add beauty to your home, they are also practical as well. Retractable awnings provide you with shade when you need it and sun when you want it. In addition to giving you shade on demand; retractable awnings block up to 94% of the sun’s harmful UV rays. Making your time outside more enjoyable, and safer.
ECCO’s patio awnings extend up to 13 feet. Our estate awning can be as wide as 40 feet. We offer Slim Fit Awnings that can be as narrow as 7-feet. Schedule an in-home consultation to learn which awning is best for your project.
ECCO’s awnings come in more than 300 options including solid, stripe, and tweed. Our awning fabrics are solution dyed acrylic fabrics. These fabrics will not mildew or rot like the old-fashioned canvas awnings. All of ECCO’s awning fabrics are covered by a manufacturer’s warranty. Selections in the Craft-Bilt collection include a 12-year warranty and have a Teflon® coating which helps repel dirt and water without reducing the air permeability. Selections in the Sunbrella collection include a 10-year limited warranty and have earned both the Skin Cancer Foundation’s seal of approval and the GREENGUARD’s gold certification for low chemical emissions.
If you get tired of the color of your awning fabric or want it replaced for another reason, we can accommodate. When you purchase a motorized awning from , our professional awning installers can replace the fabric of your awning at your home. The awning fabric can also be shipped back to the factory for replacement.
The mounting height is determined based on the size of the awning projection. A minimum of 80 inches is needed from the front bar of a fully extended awning to the ground. The mounting height must be higher. The height difference is dependent on the distance of the awning when fully extended. Schedule an in-home consultation to learn more about awning mounting height requirements for your project. Another way to mount awnings and add height is by mounting the awning to your roof.
The use of awnings outside of your home provides the additional bonus of energy efficiency inside your home. The elements on your home most likely to be the source of lost energy are glass doors and windows. In fact, on a hot summer day, more heat energy enters your home in one square foot of glass than an entire insulated wall. When you utilize an awning over the windows or glass doors of your home, you reduce the solar heat your home absorbs. Reducing the sun’s ability to heat up your home in the summer means your home’s cooling system works less. The less your air conditioning system runs, the lower your utility bill and the smaller your carbon footprint. Installing retractable awnings to your home will save you money and energy come the hot summer days from Virginia Beach to Williamsburg, the Eastern Shore and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
No, unfortunately ECCO’s professional installation team only installs awnings and motorized awnings for customers who purchase the product from ECCO. We would not be able to honor warranties for products that come from another source.
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ECCO Sunroom & Awning is an authorized dealer of Aristocrat Awnings, SunPro Motorized Awnings, and SummerSpace.
Some restrictions apply. Offers valid for a limited time. See terms and conditions for complete details.
You’re invited to our open house on Saturday, May 3rd where we can review all our products to find what might work best for you!
This event will be both educational and fun. Speak with our knowledgeable staff, check out our various windows, screens, finishes, and fabric options PLUS take advantage of special promotions and discounts.