The hood will keep the first 6 to 8 inches of fabric clean so when you roll out your awning the fabric looks clean and color consistent.
Use of a mounting board for roof mounted retractable awning.
Mounting a solair awning.
Sunsetter awning roof mounts roof brackets.
Buildings with eaves or soffits can use soffit mount brackets to hold the awning housing so long as the eaves are as deep as the awning housing.
Soffit or eave above it.
Solair awnings can be mounted with a wall mount roof mount or soffit mount depending on the architecture of your home.
Complete instructions on how to mount a sunsetter patio awning on the roof.
The mounting of the brackets to the building is extremely important because of the tension a lateral arm awning puts on the mounting bar.
When mounting a header board pre drill holes to avoid splitting of the board and rafters.
If the ends of the roof rafters are near but not extending to the soffit surface you may want to use a 2 x 8 header board across the rafter ends to build out the area.
Use of a mounting board for roof mounted retractable awning.
This type of installation is particularly desirable for ranch homes that have a low roofline as it moves the awning up further than a wall mount would allow.