Common Problems with Fabric Awnings and Recommended Repair Service

Awnings are a great investment for your home as they allow you to enjoy the outdoors, whether rain or shine. It also protects your deck or patio from natural elements that can potentially damage them over time. On top of that, it adds a pleasant visual element to your home’s exterior while improving your home’s energy efficiency.

Despite all these benefits, awnings are just like any other item that’s susceptible to issues that develop over time due to mechanical components or lack of maintenance. When there’s a problem with your awning, getting it repaired doesn’t have to be difficult as long as you know what’s causing the issue.

In this article, we discuss some of the common problems that you may face with fabric awnings and how you can fix them.

#1 Sensors

Retractable or motorised awnings, as the name suggests, have electric sensors that extend and retract the awnings automatically. These small items make it highly convenient to operate the awnings but are likely to cause various mechanical issues. 

For example, if there’s no electricity, you’ll have to use the manual function to operate your retractable awnings. When you’re away from home and the sensors fail to operate, your deck or patio will be exposed to Malaysia’s extreme weather condition unless you get someone to repair it.

One way to fix this issue is to call for professionals so that they can determine whether the sensors need to be recalibrated, reinstalled, or replaced entirely. Regardless of the problem, the professionals are equipped with the know-how so that you don’t have to replace the awnings.

#2 Motors

Retractable awnings operate on motors. If the motor is malfunctioning or broken, that movement can be jerky or the awning may remain stuck in one position, leaving you with a broken retractable awning.

As motors operate on electricity, overheating can cause the mechanical components to struggle to do their job. Other times, the motor may simply fail and no longer work. If your awning’s motor is not working properly or is completely defunct, you’ll need to operate the awning manually.

Instead of operating your awning manually, you can request a roof awning repair service from your awning installation company. They may be able to provide an awning fabric repair or refer you to other professionals. Either way, you’ll have the professional’s help to fix your awning.

#3 Tracks

As motorised or retractable awnings extend or retract, they run on tracks that are usually made from metal. However, there are times when the tracks can cause your awnings to malfunction or come out of it due to debris build-up, lack of lubrication, or warped track.

If you continue to disregard the issue with your awning’s tracks, you risk extensive and costly damage to the rest of the system. Rust and warping can also cause an unpleasant aesthetic to your home.

Rather than leaving it be as all Malaysians tend to do, it’s best for you to examine the tracks for debris build-up or whether it needs some lubrication. You may also find that your awnings are producing unpleasant sound whenever it extends or retracts. In either of these cases, getting a professional to do a roof awning repair service will likely help to solve the issue.

#4 Fabric

Whether your awning is fixed or motorised, the fabric is what gives your awning its overall look. It can be made from various fabrics such as canvas, vinyl, polyester, or acrylic. Also, depending on your fabric awning installation company, the material provided can be a blend of these materials so that it can last longer than you expect.

However, like any other fabric you own at home, fabric awnings can fade, tear, and degrade over time. Some may even become mouldy or rot due to the weather condition. You may think that synthetic fabrics are more durable, but they’re also not immune to problems like tearing and fading.

With that, it can reduce the efficacy of your awnings and create an unpleasant look for your home. The solution for this issue is simple: replace your fabric awning based on professional guidance. Unless it’s a small tear on your new awning, you can enlist an awning fabric repair service to fix the problem.

Fabric awnings are just like any other household item that’s susceptible to mechanical failures or damages over time. If your fabric awning is causing you trouble, you don’t have to look far for a roof awning repair service. 

At M & N France Fabric Awning (M) SDN. BHD, our team of trained technicians can repair fabric awnings or other types of awnings for your home or premises. For more information, you can contact us at 012-9891491 or visit our showroom here.