Not sure what everyone is talking about with the installation instructions. I'm an accountant not known for my gifted mechanical ability and I figured it out pretty easily. For the price this thing is awesome. I guess I wouldn't put it out in a strong wind, nor would I with any other awnings. There is somewhat of a dip in the fabric as I have the pitch about as flat as I can get it, adjusting the pitch is very easy and only takes a socket set. Anyhow, rain does collect on mine rather than shed off, but that, I believe, is only a function of the pitch I have it at. I installed on a lake bar about 7' high off the ground [when the optimal height for install is listed at 13']. Hardware is good, install on the building was fairly simple once the awing is together.

This company is a great company. I bought 2 13' x 10' awnings, as I have a 26 ft deck. the 1st one took a 4 hours, because we were trying to figure everything out. 2nd one took an hour. the only complaint was there was Bar C did not have a left or right and that is important. that bar is what you put the front of the awning and what the valance of the awning goes in, if that is not put on correct it does not roll out right. Because of that one of the arms bent and almost broke. I contacted Aecojoy and they sent me a replacement awning, not just the bar. it was sent out within a week and a half. We had 0 experience hanging them on my house, we researched how to find the studs under the vinyl siding and that took some doing and watching to make sure they were level. once we got that done it was very Simple. We did watch the video that is on amazon and that made it easier. but not that they are up, very happy with them.
Would purchase again!! Very happy!!

Overall, it's a very good value. Does the job for a much lower price than other options that have skyrocketed in price due to the devastating inflation over the last couple of years. Instructions were quite well done. With the 13 footer, you must preplan & have an area large enough to assemble this retractable shade. The only "parts quality" issue I have is w/ the roller sections. They were not "milled" to tight standards/tolerances so that particular assembly has a bit of a bend at one joint and makes the roller less uniformly straight. It does the job I wanted - shade some windows on the house's west side. It won't hold up in very strong wind so, winds must always be considered when extending it. It replaced a more robust & much more expensive retractable shade that lasted over a decade. It should prove to be good ROI - very reasonable price & a few hours for assembly & functional (for an unknown number of years - even a couple makes it a great choice).

It's nice I like it was easy to install. Just have to make sure that it's level.

Works great, well-designed, sturdy, but the assembly and installation instructions are terrible. There is a paper manual and an online video. Both have numerous errors. The paper manual gives dimensions in centimeters (but labels them inches), so divide by 2.5 to get inches. It references clockwise and counter-clockwise but doesn't tell you which end to look at when making that determination. The video instructions have similar problems. There's an online video on YouTube showing a guy assembling it and installing it, which is better than either of the official instructions. If you are handy and used to fixing and building stuff, it's a great bargain. But be prepared for frustration, and having to re-do certain sections since you didn't assemble it correctly the first time. I can provide a corrected installation manual on request.