Overview
Luxaflex® Awnings offer the best in open- plan outdoor living, providing custom made solutions for small terraces to large outdoor entertaining areas.
Our Outdoor Awnings represents the latest in design and functionality, all made with high quality materials and smooth operating systems.
Creating an outdoor room or external shading to extend homes into the outdoors is a great way to maximise the garden, whilst adding some extra protection against the early morning and late evening chill – but with all the feel- good benefits that fresh air and a great view brings.
There’s nothing to stop you having a full Sunday dinner on your patio, elevenses by the pool or breakfast on the veranda! Our incredible range of exclusive Awnings mean you can experience alfresco dining in shade, shelter and comfort.
Call us today on 02392 313000 for a free, at home, no obligation appointment with one of our blind experts or feel free to speak to one of our experts at our Farlington showrooms. For an email rough estimate click here .
Bring style to your outdoors with Luxaflex® Awnings
Luxaflex® folding arm awnings range span up to 14 meters wide.
Flush fitting cassette versions provide protection for the fabric and components – each with a five-year guarantee.
The most popular is our Base Plus system. This is a lovely streamlined, fully cassette awning with a distinctive grooved front rail. Featuring stainless chain arms and end fix brackets (maximum dimensions are 5.5m wide by 3.1m arm length).
To protect the components through the harsh winter months the arms and cover are fully enclosed in a cassette box when retracted for maximum weather protection.
Fabrics
Whether you’re looking to create bold contrasts or two-tones harmonies, our Dickson® fabrics range offer infinite possibilities to make awnings play a truly pivotal role in your outdoor decorating and design.
Thanks to their unique coating, these fabrics are water resistant and protect Awnings from the elements by preventing water and dirt penetration.
COLOURS THAT LAST
The solution-dyed yarn used to produce our fabrics offers long-lasting resistance to UV rays and weather conditions. Even when exposed to strong sunlight, they retain their dazzling colours... for a very long time.
TEXTILES THAT PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
Awarded the OEKO-TEX label (class II, products in direct contact with the skin), Dickson fabrics are produced without hazardous substances and do not pose a threat to health, the skin or the environment.
WARRANTY
Its high-performance fibres, treatments and weaving processes allow Dickson® to guarantee some of its fabrics for up to 10 years.
QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Our powder coating system guarantees the improvement of the quality characteristics of the product, minimising the risk of environmental pollution.
A choice that comes from the desire to always keep up with technological innovation and ensure minimum impact on the environment.
Our components are designed and tested to resist and last over time even against corrosion from atmospheric agents.
We want to take care of the environment in which we live in and for this we use eco-friendly material in the production of accessories and components for solar shades.
DESIGNED FOR LIVING
Extend your day well into the evening with some soft lighting, which can be added either as spotlights in the arms or as an integrated lightbox.
Other choices include a cosy heating system for those chillier evenings and a music system for when you want to dance the night away!
MOTORISATION
From the simplest manual control to the most advanced motorisation. Luxaflex® Awnings can be adapted to any requirements. A sun and a wind sensor can instantly activate the awning when it registers the sun’s rays, and can retract the awning when the winds seem too high.
Do Awnings Protect From Rain?
Awnings and canopies can offer protection from light showers and drizzle by directing it away from the house or sidings around your windows and doors. In addition to keeping you comfortable whatever the weather, our exclusive fabric technology protects the Awnings colour and won’t rot or fade. Blocking harmful UV rays.
Are Retractable Awnings Worth it?
When investing in your home there will always be the question “Is this going to be worth the money?”. When thinking about buying a retractable awning for your patio or garden there are many advantages to consider;
- Expanding the size of your outdoor living space
- Providing shade and protection from showers
- Automatic motorised control for convenience
- Built-in lighting and heating options for extra comfort
- Keep the heat out - a retractable awning naturally helps to cool your home
- Measured and installed by experts for a perfect fit and function
- Peace of mind warranty.
Do you need planning permission for a garden awning?
It’s unlikely you’ll need planning permission for a home awning as in the main, awnings or canopies fall within the “permitted development” allowance every home is allowed. The allowance is 50% of the total original footprint of the building. However, if your home is listed or in a conservation area, you may need permission regardless.
Your local Luxaflex® dealer can give you advice or you can contact your local planning office to check.
Electric Awnings
For ease and convenience, Luxaflex® electric awnings let you operate your awning with the touch of a button. From simple control to advance operation, our made-to-measure electric awnings are designed to meet your needs for convenience, practicality, and comfort.
To make sure your electric awning offers the correct amount of shade for your patio size, your local Luxaflex ® retailer will do a full technical assessment of your home and windows to ensure your awning fits perfectly and meets your shading needs.
Awning Models
From protecting small balconies and plants to expansive styles that offer poolside protection, we can help you find the exact Awning to fit your requirements. The range includes sleek modern styles to models for extra-large patios and traditional looks too. Whatever your patio size, design requirement, or budget, you''ll find a perfect awing in our range.
Awning Heating & Lighting
Why end the fun early?
Spotlights can be fitted into arms or as an integrated lightbox in your awning for functional or mood lighting effects. The convenience of lighting in your awning extends your day into the late evening making your patio a truly useful outdoor living room.
And for extra comfort and cosiness, add an all-weather heater to your awning to extend the season to spring, summer, autumn, and maybe even winter.
For the extra wow factor and fun, you call also add an all-weather music system to create the vibe you want!
Sun & Wind Sensors
By adding a sun and a wind sensor to motorised awnings means you can instantly activate your awning when it registers the sun’s rays, and retract when the winds seem too high.
Convenient and practical, the sun sensor will automatically open the awning when the sun shines to provide much-needed shading for your patio.
And when it starts to get windy, don''t worry as the wind sensor will close the awning automatically protecting it from wind damage.
Enjoy the Benefits of Awnings
Our complete service from survey to advice to professional fitting ensures you can enjoy your new awning for many years to come.
- Stress-free measuring and installation
- Premium quality and design
- Motorised and manual control
- Integrated heating and lighting
- Automatic wind & sun sensors
- Block harmful UV rays
- Temperatures control
- Models for every patio size
- Luxaflex® guarantee.
The Luxaflex® Guarantee
At Luxaflex® we pride ourselves on ensuring all of our products give you peace of mind as well as pleasure. Our on-site visits from our dealers will ensure we create the ideal bespoke awning design for your property, with up to a ten-year guarantee.
About Luxaflex
At Luxaflex® we pride ourselves on creating your dream window coverings for every room and style. Our collection of made to measure Blinds, Shutters and Awnings can transform the look and mood of a room with practical features for light control and privacy.
The Luxaflex® Story
The Art of Window Styling
It’s more than 60 years since Joe Hunter and Henry Sonnenberg launched their business venture; the ‘Hunter Douglas Machinery Corporation’, to develop an innovative casting and production process for lightweight aluminium.
They were planning something very new and very different. A product that would completely change window coverings: Aluminium Venetian Blinds.
1950''s
As consumers experienced the exceptional benefits of flexible light control, privacy, and comfort, demand for our distinctive Aluminium Venetian Blinds quickly grew. This enabled us to expand our business in the 1950s to Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
In Europe we launched our Venetian Blinds under the name-brand name “Luxaflex®”. With their unique design, our custom-made Venetian Blinds quickly captured the hearts of consumers due to their exceptional style, functionality, and quality.Great Products Start with Great Design
From those early days to now, we’ve kept pushing the idea of what our products can bring to your home.
When you invest in a made-to-measure Luxaflex® window treatment, you’ll be guaranteed quality, unique design, and outstanding craftsmanship.
Great People Make Great products
Our talented employees including textile and material designers and product specialists, ensure our products are well-considered and enduring.
We individually craft each Luxaflex® product to your specific requirements from the very best materials with meticulous attention to detail at every stage. That’s the Luxaflex® Difference.
Trusted Brand Name
Our longstanding commitment to quality and innovation means you’ll enjoy choices at Luxaflex® that you won’t find anywhere else.
Our ground-breaking designs including Pirouette®, Duette®, and Silhouette® Shades and our latest innovation, PowerView® Motorisation, have made the Luxaflex® brand the most sought after and most trusted brand name for unique, custom-made window treatment designs.
Custom Made Textiles
Beautiful, innovative fabrics are central to the design of our exclusive soft window treatments. Hand-crafted for your home, our products bring rooms to life – bathing your home in natural light and turning everyday living into a luxurious, light-filled experience.
Beautiful, innovative fabrics are central to the design of our exclusive soft window treatments, adding warmth and style to every window. Lean on our experts for design advice, product knowledge, and seamless installation.
Sustainable by Design
For over 60 years Luxaflex® has pioneered sustainability through the innovative design of our proprietary window treatments and advanced operating systems.
Our product solutions can help reduce energy loss, save on heating and cooling costs to create more energy-efficient and healthy homes. Developing products using responsible materials and processes is one of the cornerstones of Luxaflex® sustainability approach.Made to Measure Style
Today, Luxaflex® offers the most comprehensive portfolio of custom-made window covering solutions including Blinds, Exclusive shades, Shutters, and Awnings, to beautifully complement your personal style and decor.
Advanced Operating Systems
Luxaflex® has transformed the industry with unique window treatment operating systems that make our products, convenient and easy to use.
From our award-winning SmartCord® and LiteRise® systems to our smart home PowerView® Automation, you''ll have a complete choice to choose from.Our Unique Service - From Start to Perfect Finish
Beautiful light control, energy efficiency, and the convenience of motorisation are just some of the Luxaflex® innovations that will enhance the beauty of every room in your home, every day.
Call 02392 313000 or email sales@materialthings.co.uk for a free estimate
Overview
Luxaflex® Awnings offer the best in open- plan outdoor living, providing custom made solutions for small terraces to large outdoor entertaining areas.
Our Outdoor Awnings represents the latest in design and functionality, all made with high quality materials and smooth operating systems.
Creating an outdoor room or external shading to extend homes into the outdoors is a great way to maximise the garden, whilst adding some extra protection against the early morning and late evening chill – but with all the feel- good benefits that fresh air and a great view brings.
There’s nothing to stop you having a full Sunday dinner on your patio, elevenses by the pool or breakfast on the veranda! Our incredible range of exclusive Awnings mean you can experience alfresco dining in shade, shelter and comfort.
Call us today on 02392 313000 for a free, at home, no obligation appointment with one of our blind experts or feel free to speak to one of our experts at our Farlington showrooms. For an email rough estimate click here .
Bring style to your outdoors with Luxaflex® Awnings
Luxaflex® folding arm awnings range span up to 14 meters wide.
Flush fitting cassette versions provide protection for the fabric and components – each with a five-year guarantee.
The most popular is our Base Plus system. This is a lovely streamlined, fully cassette awning with a distinctive grooved front rail. Featuring stainless chain arms and end fix brackets (maximum dimensions are 5.5m wide by 3.1m arm length).
To protect the components through the harsh winter months the arms and cover are fully enclosed in a cassette box when retracted for maximum weather protection.
Fabrics
Whether you’re looking to create bold contrasts or two-tones harmonies, our Dickson® fabrics range offer infinite possibilities to make awnings play a truly pivotal role in your outdoor decorating and design.
Thanks to their unique coating, these fabrics are water resistant and protect Awnings from the elements by preventing water and dirt penetration.
COLOURS THAT LAST
The solution-dyed yarn used to produce our fabrics offers long-lasting resistance to UV rays and weather conditions. Even when exposed to strong sunlight, they retain their dazzling colours... for a very long time.
TEXTILES THAT PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
Awarded the OEKO-TEX label (class II, products in direct contact with the skin), Dickson fabrics are produced without hazardous substances and do not pose a threat to health, the skin or the environment.
WARRANTY
Its high-performance fibres, treatments and weaving processes allow Dickson® to guarantee some of its fabrics for up to 10 years.
QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY
Our powder coating system guarantees the improvement of the quality characteristics of the product, minimising the risk of environmental pollution.
A choice that comes from the desire to always keep up with technological innovation and ensure minimum impact on the environment.
Our components are designed and tested to resist and last over time even against corrosion from atmospheric agents.
We want to take care of the environment in which we live in and for this we use eco-friendly material in the production of accessories and components for solar shades.
DESIGNED FOR LIVING
Extend your day well into the evening with some soft lighting, which can be added either as spotlights in the arms or as an integrated lightbox.
Other choices include a cosy heating system for those chillier evenings and a music system for when you want to dance the night away!
MOTORISATION
From the simplest manual control to the most advanced motorisation. Luxaflex® Awnings can be adapted to any requirements. A sun and a wind sensor can instantly activate the awning when it registers the sun’s rays, and can retract the awning when the winds seem too high.
Do Awnings Protect From Rain?
Awnings and canopies can offer protection from light showers and drizzle by directing it away from the house or sidings around your windows and doors. In addition to keeping you comfortable whatever the weather, our exclusive fabric technology protects the Awnings colour and won’t rot or fade. Blocking harmful UV rays.
Are Retractable Awnings Worth it?
When investing in your home there will always be the question “Is this going to be worth the money?”. When thinking about buying a retractable awning for your patio or garden there are many advantages to consider;
- Expanding the size of your outdoor living space
- Providing shade and protection from showers
- Automatic motorised control for convenience
- Built-in lighting and heating options for extra comfort
- Keep the heat out - a retractable awning naturally helps to cool your home
- Measured and installed by experts for a perfect fit and function
- Peace of mind warranty.
Do you need planning permission for a garden awning?
It’s unlikely you’ll need planning permission for a home awning as in the main, awnings or canopies fall within the “permitted development” allowance every home is allowed. The allowance is 50% of the total original footprint of the building. However, if your home is listed or in a conservation area, you may need permission regardless.
Your local Luxaflex® dealer can give you advice or you can contact your local planning office to check.
Electric Awnings
For ease and convenience, Luxaflex® electric awnings let you operate your awning with the touch of a button. From simple control to advance operation, our made-to-measure electric awnings are designed to meet your needs for convenience, practicality, and comfort.
To make sure your electric awning offers the correct amount of shade for your patio size, your local Luxaflex ® retailer will do a full technical assessment of your home and windows to ensure your awning fits perfectly and meets your shading needs.
Awning Models
From protecting small balconies and plants to expansive styles that offer poolside protection, we can help you find the exact Awning to fit your requirements. The range includes sleek modern styles to models for extra-large patios and traditional looks too. Whatever your patio size, design requirement, or budget, you''ll find a perfect awing in our range.
Awning Heating & Lighting
Why end the fun early?
Spotlights can be fitted into arms or as an integrated lightbox in your awning for functional or mood lighting effects. The convenience of lighting in your awning extends your day into the late evening making your patio a truly useful outdoor living room.
And for extra comfort and cosiness, add an all-weather heater to your awning to extend the season to spring, summer, autumn, and maybe even winter.
For the extra wow factor and fun, you call also add an all-weather music system to create the vibe you want!
Sun & Wind Sensors
By adding a sun and a wind sensor to motorised awnings means you can instantly activate your awning when it registers the sun’s rays, and retract when the winds seem too high.
Convenient and practical, the sun sensor will automatically open the awning when the sun shines to provide much-needed shading for your patio.
And when it starts to get windy, don''t worry as the wind sensor will close the awning automatically protecting it from wind damage.
Enjoy the Benefits of Awnings
Our complete service from survey to advice to professional fitting ensures you can enjoy your new awning for many years to come.
- Stress-free measuring and installation
- Premium quality and design
- Motorised and manual control
- Integrated heating and lighting
- Automatic wind & sun sensors
- Block harmful UV rays
- Temperatures control
- Models for every patio size
- Luxaflex® guarantee.
The Luxaflex® Guarantee
At Luxaflex® we pride ourselves on ensuring all of our products give you peace of mind as well as pleasure. Our on-site visits from our dealers will ensure we create the ideal bespoke awning design for your property, with up to a ten-year guarantee.
About Luxaflex
At Luxaflex® we pride ourselves on creating your dream window coverings for every room and style. Our collection of made to measure Blinds, Shutters and Awnings can transform the look and mood of a room with practical features for light control and privacy.
The Luxaflex® Story
The Art of Window Styling
It’s more than 60 years since Joe Hunter and Henry Sonnenberg launched their business venture; the ‘Hunter Douglas Machinery Corporation’, to develop an innovative casting and production process for lightweight aluminium.
They were planning something very new and very different. A product that would completely change window coverings: Aluminium Venetian Blinds.
1950''s
As consumers experienced the exceptional benefits of flexible light control, privacy, and comfort, demand for our distinctive Aluminium Venetian Blinds quickly grew. This enabled us to expand our business in the 1950s to Britain, France, and the Netherlands.
In Europe we launched our Venetian Blinds under the name-brand name “Luxaflex®”. With their unique design, our custom-made Venetian Blinds quickly captured the hearts of consumers due to their exceptional style, functionality, and quality.Great Products Start with Great Design
From those early days to now, we’ve kept pushing the idea of what our products can bring to your home.
When you invest in a made-to-measure Luxaflex® window treatment, you’ll be guaranteed quality, unique design, and outstanding craftsmanship.
Great People Make Great products
Our talented employees including textile and material designers and product specialists, ensure our products are well-considered and enduring.
We individually craft each Luxaflex® product to your specific requirements from the very best materials with meticulous attention to detail at every stage. That’s the Luxaflex® Difference.
Trusted Brand Name
Our longstanding commitment to quality and innovation means you’ll enjoy choices at Luxaflex® that you won’t find anywhere else.
Our ground-breaking designs including Pirouette®, Duette®, and Silhouette® Shades and our latest innovation, PowerView® Motorisation, have made the Luxaflex® brand the most sought after and most trusted brand name for unique, custom-made window treatment designs.
Custom Made Textiles
Beautiful, innovative fabrics are central to the design of our exclusive soft window treatments. Hand-crafted for your home, our products bring rooms to life – bathing your home in natural light and turning everyday living into a luxurious, light-filled experience.
Beautiful, innovative fabrics are central to the design of our exclusive soft window treatments, adding warmth and style to every window. Lean on our experts for design advice, product knowledge, and seamless installation.
Sustainable by Design
For over 60 years Luxaflex® has pioneered sustainability through the innovative design of our proprietary window treatments and advanced operating systems.
Our product solutions can help reduce energy loss, save on heating and cooling costs to create more energy-efficient and healthy homes. Developing products using responsible materials and processes is one of the cornerstones of Luxaflex® sustainability approach.Made to Measure Style
Today, Luxaflex® offers the most comprehensive portfolio of custom-made window covering solutions including Blinds, Exclusive shades, Shutters, and Awnings, to beautifully complement your personal style and decor.
Advanced Operating Systems
Luxaflex® has transformed the industry with unique window treatment operating systems that make our products, convenient and easy to use.
From our award-winning SmartCord® and LiteRise® systems to our smart home PowerView® Automation, you''ll have a complete choice to choose from.Our Unique Service - From Start to Perfect Finish
Beautiful light control, energy efficiency, and the convenience of motorisation are just some of the Luxaflex® innovations that will enhance the beauty of every room in your home, every day.