Are Awnings Expensive?

What if I told you there was an investment you could make in your home which would increase its value by hundreds of thousands of dollars? Maybe a million?

If you’re wondering whether the professional installation of a beautiful new retractable awning could increase your home’s value by a million dollars, I’m here to tell you: No. No way that’s happening.

However, people do ask all the time, here at the world headquarters of Best Awning Company, and on the internet, and in whispered tones at the back of the theater when the kid’s fall play gets dull, and even over Sunday dinner with awkward seldom-seen relatives, whether awnings are expensive.

The answer, of course, depends on whether your kid has a speaking role, or is simply portraying the third dancing aspen from the left.

Actually, that has nothing to do with it. The real answer is this: While awnings aren’t free, and awnings aren’t cheap (not good ones, anyway), I’d have to say no, awnings are not expensive.

You’ll spend more than you would on, say, a toaster (even a really good one)… but less than you’d spend on, say, a locomotive… to get a wonderful new awning.

An awning is an investment a homeowner would make which would run into the four-figure range (that’s without the decimal)… but, unless you’re “going hog wild” (which we’d certainly welcome), it doesn’t reach five figures.

And here’s the beauty of it: There’s a very good chance your great new awning will pay for itself over time.

Can A New Awning Really Pay For Itself?

Well, yes. And here’s how:

• Increased property value. Okay, your home may not be worth a million dollars more with a new awning… but you will realize a nice return on your awning investment in the form of your property’s increased value. Sometimes that increase alone will pay for the awning, especially if you’re thinking of selling your home and the buyers are humans. Humans love awnings, and the extra beauty and utility they offer their new home. (The awnings, that is, not the humans.)
• Energy savings. It’s true: Your utility bills are lower when you have a nice awning covering your patio or deck. Why? Because the harsh summer sun (and the harsh winter sun, for that matter) aren’t beating on your windows and sliding-glass doors. The awning will keep your outdoor living space an average of twenty degrees cooler on hot summer days, and also warmer during the cold winter months. That means the heating and cooling system in your home won’t have to work as hard (since the awning-covered wall is protected), and voila! Lower utility bills.
• Protection from the sun. That sun is damaging your drapes, carpets, furniture, and other expensive stuff inside your home, not to mention what it’s doing to your outdoor furniture. Cover the deck or patio with a great new retractable awning, and those things will last longer. And anyone who’s had to replace sun-damaged materials will tell you: That ain’t nothin!’

And for restaurants and taverns, the savings are even more obvious. When you open up more space for paying patrons by covering some outdoor seating with a nice awning (or even a full enclosure), you expand your business’s revenue potential dramatically.

In fact, we have a Return On Investment (ROI) calculator that can tell you exactly how long it will take for your restaurant’s new awning products to pay for themselves… and you’ll be surprised how quickly that can happen.

Cheap? No. But expensive? Not really, when you consider the return you’ll get on your investment in a new awning. The bottom line is that an attractive new awning from Best Awning Company is a great investment that offers long-term value, along with greatly-enhanced enjoyment of your outdoor living space. You could even invite those awkward relatives over for a holiday cookout, to enjoy burgers while watching the dancing aspen do their thing.