Markilux 1600 Stretch - Electric Semi Cassette Awning
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One of the most popular applications for a retractable awning is in a narrow location, possibly between 2 returning walls, such as on small patios or balconies. These spaces often benefit from sun shading, and this is where the Markilux 1600 Stretch can provide a solution and create a perfect outdoor covered space. There are very few awning manufacturers who can provide a fully retractable, self supporting awning which can project further than its width, simply because of the complex mechanics involved to do this. The supporting arms for the fabric cover cross over each other when closed simply because of the physics behind such a product.
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This electric operated awning is of the very highest quality and is of a semi cassette design simply because of the robust and complex design of the arms and the torque bar supporting mechanism.
Maximum stability for the fabric cover and arms gives the best overall peace of mind when in use. This is a great awning for niche areas or when there are restrictions on the width which cannot be moved.
The awning use all the usual high quality components associated with one of the worlds leading manufacturers of fabric sun protection systems, based in Northern Germany and producing excellent products for use in Nortthern European climates and not just for sunshine and summer days and a dry atmosphere.
The 1600 model of awning has been manufactured to award-winning standards, having achieved the IF Design Award due to its effortlessly sleek design, paying true credit to its excellent craftsmanship and construction by industry-leading Markilux.
Although specified for narrow applications, the 1600 can therefore offer greater projections; this is made possible due to the arms crossing over each other. If width is restricted, but projection is not, the Markilux Stretch may well be the perfect awning for your home or business?
With the various additional accessories also available, such as spotlights and non-standard RAL colours, you are sure to achieve a retractable awning suited perfectly to your patio, creating a perfectly idyllic outdoor living lifestyle.
Markilux 1600 Stretch Details
The awning is operated by an internal tube motor drive and various controls are available including the ever increasing popular IO motor system enabling the integration of smart technology and control by your samrt phone and Ipad.
The full compliment of Markilux fabric colours are available to choose from as well as options on the cassette and framework colour finish.
The 1600 is a semi cassette awning by definition but behaves pretty much like a full cassette in enclosing the fabric from above and the front with the unique shape of the cassette. The fabric cover is only seen directly from underneath so is protected from the UK weather. The reason for most semi cassette awnings is to accomodate the awning arms which cannot be contained inside a cassette or cover and are fitted to a carrying bar underneath the fabric roller.
Dimensions
Available in widths up to 4100mm
Available in projections up to 4000mm
The projections available allow this awning to cover up to 28 square metres in total. The awning is available as a manual version but we recommend electric operation for the convenience, ease of use and also because you can add wind and motion safety sensors to protect the awning when unattended.
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The Markilux 1600 'Stretch' awning is semi-cassette awning with crossover support arms to provide a larger projection than the ordering width. Its award-winning design has a rounded profile, giving the awning the appearance of a full cassette awning, but full protection for the cover fabric when closed.
Made to measure and manufactured in Germany to exacting standards
Winner of the iF Design Award
Rated for wind speed class 2 (Beaufort 5)
Water resistant, dirt proof acrylic fabric with UPF 50+ sun protection
8 frame colours with over 200 fabric choices as standard
Choice of manual, electric or remote operation. We offer the electric only version in our shop
Sturdy round steel torque bar, 50mm diameter to prevent twist and deflection. The 85mm roller tube for the fabric also ensures the highest rigidity and the best possible cover winding characteristics even at the largest awning widths.
Coverboard with an integrated brush so that larger pieces of dirt and debris cannot be drawn into the awning and are neatly brushed of. when closing the awning.
Folding arms with perfected power transference by the twin, steel-link chains and direct coupling of the springs.
Any higher quality awning will be far heavier than a cheap DIY awning so the lifting to height and fitting to brackets is certainly as least a 2 man job.
Making sure you use the right fixings for the structure you are attaching the brackets to and also enquring there will be sufficient strength in the structure is critical.
Installation instructions are available and we can also quote for installation by a professional installer if we have enough accurate information from the site details.
Measuring for an Awning..
When measuring for an awning, the width, projection from the wall, height of the awning from the ground, the pitch of the canopy cover and the lowest height for the front profile when fully extended, are all the dimensions you should consider.
A ‘standard’ size and currently the most common size in the UK is a 4000mm wide awning with a 3000mm projection. On a standard house wall this awning could be installed at around 2800mm high from the ground, with a pitch of around 15 degrees on the canopy, so when fully extended the front of the awning would be at around 2000mm from the ground. The 3000mm projection would be less now, because of the angle of the canopy.
To guarantee a good rainwater run off from the fabric canopy a typical self supporting awning should be set at a minimum pitch of 14 degrees, but preferably greater than this if possible.
You can install and set a lot of retractable awnings to be at zero degrees of pitch, but then these should bever be used in the rain..At less than 14 degrees you should never leave the awning unattended when open and manage accordingly with rainfall.
Each awning brand and model will have a different and specific standard bracket position, so when measuring for an awning, please be aware of certain awning models which have fixed bracket positions.Many have brackets which can be repositioned but mostly the brackets tend to sit where the awning arms meet the cassette and mechanism.
Please check the specific model of awning and the fixing positions and be aware of limitations if you maybe have on the structure you are fixing to.
Dimensions and their Meaning
The ‘Ordering Width’ measurement refers to the overall width of the awning cassette or end to end dimension of any mechanism, when it isn’t a full cassette awning model. The fabric cover will ALWAYS be narrower than the awning width simply because of the physics, please check for exact fabric canopy width if this is important to you.
The ‘Projection’ is the length from the back of the awning brackets to the front of the leading profile and is when the adjustments in the arms are fully extended. Most awnings will be offered with the projections in 500mm increments, whilst the width is an exact millimetre dimension and most of our awnings are made to measure as standard.
Installation Considerations
When you are measuring for an awning and you have obstacles such as downpipes or maybe brickwork features so the wall isn’t totally flat you can choose to ignore these and focus on the width you need for the greatest shading. All the awnings have their standard fixing brackets but you can always order ‘stand off’ or ‘pipe’ brackets which enable the awning to be fitted away from the wall and in front of any obstacles. You might also discover unsuitable sub structure for fitting, such as single skin brickwork or maybe the awning position sits right over a lintel? In this case you can also spread the loading of the awning down, up or across your wall using spreader brackets.
Please email or call us with details of your obstacles and issues and some dimensions and we can advise if it isn't obvious from options given already.
Some Basic Advice
We have never known anyone to complain about any awning being too large, but a few people have wished they ordered something slightly bigger once they realise they had plenty more room and needed more shade and cover with the awning.
You create outdoor protected space with an awning for relaxing, entertaining and dining so covering your tables and chairs with enough overhang at the sides and front to deal with the moving sun is essential. The direction your patio, terrace or garden faces is also a huge factor to the awning size. Maybe take a long stick and at various times of the day hold it out from your building wall to show exactly where the shadow sits and this will show you what the awning will also do.. Of course have the stick or rod at the length you think your awning should be and also hold it at about 2m, but angling up to the height where the awning position will be - usually somewhere between 2.5 and 3m in most cases. You might be surprised how little shade you get at certain times of the day, but whatever your reasons are for an awning you will find other benefits other than just sunshade.
We offer many awning models with manual or electric drop down front valances and these are perfect to protect from low lying sun (West facing gardens) and also provide privacy and protection from cooling breezes. Many have a maximum extension of 2.1m to give total cover from ground to awning font profile…
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