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Designer Awnings

Awnings

About us

We sell and install Retractable awnings & Screens. Our products add to your quality of life in many ways. The advantages of a Designer Retractable Awning, Screen go beyond a custom-made shade – we offer multiple benefits to enhance the enjoyment of your home. We have sizes that range from 10-40' wide and projections that extend out as far as 14'8"

Business highlights

24 years of trusted experience

Services we offer

As the pioneer in customized retractable awnings, it’s no secret that Designer Awnings are built to last. We are proud of our tradition of innovation and engineering excellence, and offer unique shade product options to create your perfect day.

Services we don't offer

Office hours are 10am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday - Friday through Sunday by appointment. Our construction / installation crew work Monday through Friday 8am to 5 pm Our sales team work 7 days per week at the customers convenience.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount

10%



Accepted payment methods

Check
Discover
Financing Available
MasterCard
Visa

Reviews

4.114 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
50%
4
21%
3
0%
2
7%
1
21%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.1
professionalism
3.4
responsiveness
3.7
punctuality
3.6
Showing 1-14 of 14 reviews

Fran F.
02/2020
5.0
awnings
  + -1 more
It was excellent. Everything was perfect.
Description of Work: They put in motorized shades.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Linda C.
02/2020
4.0
awnings
  + -1 more
It was excellent. He did extra work, he comes back if anything goes wrong, and easy to reach.
Description of Work: They did awnings.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Pete L.
02/2020
5.0
awnings
  + -1 more
It went well. They came to install the awning but with our somewhat newly built condo, there were some issues with the install site of the awning. They tried twice to make it work, but there were issues related to the construction of the condo. The third time they were able to get it installed and it looks great! They were able to persevere though a complex installation. A few months later the awning moved a bit and was tapping on our window, and within a week the installer came out and fixed it for us. Very, very pleased! The awning that they sell is of high quality. I would recommend them!
Description of Work: They installed an awning for us.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Richard A.
03/2016
5.0
awnings, bathtub refinishing, sunrooms, patios
  + 2 more
unknown
Description of Work: installed a new awning over our patio.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000

Barry Y.
03/2015
2.0
awnings, bathtub refinishing
  + 0 more
Installation of the awning went smoothly and my wife and I are perfectly satisfied. Installation of the sunroom was not as expected. Dario was late with the permit application and then I had to submit the application myself. The project started a month and a half late. The construction team showed up sporadically and then were let go. Waste materials layed on the lawn for a month until I called and asked them to clean it up. A job that was supposed to take a week and be finished in July did not get started until the end of July and was not finished until the end of September or beginning of October. The job did not pass inspection the first time and a footer had to be placed deeper. A few months later the roof leaked and melting snow seeped under the walls. I called several times. Each time dario said he would take care of it. His last response implied that he was no longer in business. Over the summer we had no leaks, but this winter ther are again leaks at the roof an under the walls. For installation of awnings, they do a fine job, but I cannot recommend them for anything else.
Description of Work: Installed awning and 3 season sunroom

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
1.0

$24,000

Sandra B.
01/2015
1.0
patios
  + -1 more
He sent a sales rep, the owner did not come. We were looking at several different companies. We had gone to the home show to see what they had at the home show looked like. He told us that he did not use subcontractors that he had his own employees do the work. We found out as they were installing it that they lied about that. The two guys that were putting it up fought with each other constantly and they were subcontracted by him. They didn't pitch it right for the gutters in the back so we always have a bunch of water in our yard. It doesn't even go down the gutter into the downspout. The worst part is that the past 3 years the roof has leaked. We called him and he said he doesn't do that work anymore and I said can you tell us who we can get to repair it or fix it because we cant have the sunroom continue to leak, it is ruining the floor. Sometimes it rains in the middle of the night and we have to put buckets out. If we don't do that then anything we have is rained on and ruined. He is telling my 64 year old husband to go up on the roof himself and dig out all the caulk in the cracks in the seams and recaulk it. I said don't you have anybody at all that can fix this, the answer was no. It was never installed properly to begin with. I don't want anybody else to have this experience with them. I would never hire this man to do anything because he is a lying jerk. When you spend that kind of money you don't think that is only going to last 2 or 3 years before you have major issues.
Description of Work: Put a sunroom on residence.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$25,000

David P.
06/2014
5.0
awnings, bathtub refinishing
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: furnished and installed a new awning over our patio. all went very well from design evaluation, quote and installation. they said what they would do and did what they said.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,200

Robert M.
04/2014
1.0
bathtub refinishing
  + -1 more
I made contact with the company at the Warminster Home show and made an appointment for a salesman,Noel, to come to our house and discuss what we wanted done. It was for what i thought was 3/26.. but when he didn't show up i called and asked what happened as we were really impressed with their products and was really interested in finding out what they could do. We were told that some how they appointment was made for 4/26 over amonth later..ok so a mistake and we rescheduled for 4/4..Noel again was a no show and i again called and left a message to please call me and tell me what happened. That morning I recieved a call from the owner apologizing again for the scheduling problems and that it was not put into the computer for the 4/4 date and was still showing for 4/26... again he apologized and i said ok you have two strikes but i will give you one more chance to get the scheduling fixed.. he said he would have Noel contact me to reschedule..... He called that night at 6:45 and i explained I was at work and did not have access to my schedule and could he call me the next day between 9am and 3pm...I explained the scheduling isssues and he attempted to tell me that they were so busy with all the shows and things got messed up and I told him i don't care if somebody in their organization makes an appointment i expect them to follow thru with that. The next day came and went and no call from Noel to reschedule. This is highly unprofessional and totally unacceptable. If this lack of organizational skills is a reflection of their ability to complete projects when they say, in the manner they say I cannot recommend this company for any job. All you will get is promises and excuses and left with nothing done Bob Mazzola 2477 Susquehanna Rd Abington, PA
Description of Work: home bath renovations

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0


Joseph B.
06/2013
5.0
awnings, bathtub refinishing
  + 0 more
Salesman (Dario) was polite and knowledgeable. Installers were same.
Description of Work: sold and installed a Sunesta awning

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,000

Pat V.
04/2013
4.0
sunrooms
  + -1 more
We signed a contract in November and he said it would be finished in February. However, the communication was not good and we never knew when the workman was going to show up. The screens in the windows were not tight enough. The owner himself said the those were not tight enough, but they never tightened the screens. We have an above-ground basement and when they finished the job, the workman ran a downspout just down through the bottom of the addition. So, it was about 7 or 8 feet area without any downspout.
Description of Work: I have used Designer Home Improvements. They did a sunroom for us.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
3.0
punctuality
3.0

$15,500

Walter A.
02/2013
1.0
bathtub refinishing, home remodeling
  + 0 more
In our opinion Bath Renovations did not even come close to performing satisfactorily. We suggest that anyone considering this type of work not employ them, but look elsewhere if they want to have the work done satisfactorily and at a reasonably quoted price. Walter & Wilfriede Axsmith
Description of Work: We hired Bath Renovations a subsidiary of Designer Home Improvements to renovate our bathroom. The work was to include the installation of a new bath tube/shower with a sliding shower door, a Kohler toilet and a vinyl floor. We signed the contract on 10/25/2012. By mid-December the crew arrived to proceed with the installation. After installing the tub/shower the installer told us that he wasn’t qualified to install the flooring and that the toilet was not on the truck at this time. He suggested that we find someone else to install the floor, which we did. They del ivered a toilet (an off brand) which included mismatched hardware; after a dozen phone calls and a week after the promised date. We had to hire contractors to install the floor, toilet and the baseboard. These extra costs added approximately15% to the original estimate.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0


John T.
07/2012
5.0
sunrooms
  + -1 more
I'm completely satisfied with the end result. There were a few minor problems with the install (it took a little longer than it should have) but Dario made sure I was completely satisfied. We really enjoy sitting in the new screen room. It looks beautiful and the quality is superior to others we have seen.
Description of Work: Removed old screen enclosure on my attached patio and replaced it with a custom aluminum screen room.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,100

Mikal W.
05/2012
5.0
awnings
  + -1 more
I spent almost $5000 on that service. The service went fantastic. I would absolutely use them again.
Description of Work: I used Designer Home Improvements to put an electric awning on the house.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000

Tim F.
07/2011
4.0
bathtub refinishing, home remodeling
  + 0 more
In summary, the work looks good, but getting there was frustrating. Quality of the detail work is lacking. I would avoid this company. Or babysit them very closely. Originally told 6-8 weeks to install. Called six weeks after final measurements were taken to get a schedule and was told they didn’t get the tub liner yet. Found out from the ticket on the liner that it wasn’t even ordered until after I called. Installation day one- installers didn’t get the faucet nor flooring in their ‘package’. They wanted to install flooring first. Went out to pick up the flooring from the place we had selected it six weeks earlier (they told us where to go). Were also going to buy faucet at Lowes. Didn’t get flooring, it was special order, no one had ordered it. Came back with faucet, was not what we had selected. No work done that day. Contacted owner to ask about the corner shelves (we changed the shelves we wanted during the final measurements six weeks earlier). He “oops, I didn’t order the shelves you wanted, I had even written it down”. Installation day two (1 week later), after flooring people installed the flooring. Came about 9:00. Ripped down old ceramic fixtures, installed tub and faucet. Started to install tub walls, did not have the corner pieces for them, they were still at shop. Quit at 1:00, said it would take an hour to pick up the parts. Installation day three. Tub walls and wainscoting installed. 2:00 they seemed to be rushing to clean up when I asked about installing the two towel bars I was told to purchase on my own to replace the two they took down. They said it was not on their work order. Had to contact the owner who told them to mount the bars. Finished by 3:00. Detail issues: 1) Did not protect sinks during work, sinks had caulk and a purple stain in it and some minor scratches. 2) No caulk was put around the tub spout so there is a drip into the wall behind the faucet when the shower is used. A funny thing, they left me 5 tubes of extra caulk, were they expecting me to finish the job? 3) Did not caulk around base of toilet after they reinstalled it. 4) No caulk used to finish the gap where the wainscoting meets the floor (is this too much to expect?). They did caulk between tub and floor. 5) Five days later owner has not called to follow up whether there are any problems or whether I am satisfied with work.
Description of Work: Job was to install a tub liner, new bathtub/shower walls, new tub faucet, wainscoting over the existing tile on the walls and vinyl flooring over the tile floor.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
2.0
punctuality
4.0

$6,000

    Contact information

    955 N. 5th Street, Allentown, PA 18102

    http://designerawnings.com

    Licensing

    Insured

    Licensed*

    Trade License Number
    PA 073072

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    Yes
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    No
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    Service Categories

    Awnings

    FAQ

    Designer Awnings is currently rated 4.1 overall out of 5.
    Designer Awnings accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
    Yes, Designer Awnings offers free project estimates.
    Yes, Designer Awnings offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    Yes, Designer Awnings offers a 10% senior discount.
    No, Designer Awnings does not offer emergency services.
    Yes, Designer Awnings offers warranties.
    Designer Awnings offers the following services: As the pioneer in customized retractable awnings, it’s no secret that Designer Awnings are built to last. We are proud of our tradition of innovation and engineering excellence, and offer unique shade product options to create your perfect day.
    Office hours are 10am to 4 pm Monday through Thursday - Friday through Sunday by appointment. Our construction / installation crew work Monday through Friday 8am to 5 pm Our sales team work 7 days per week at the customers convenience.

    Contact information

    955 N. 5th Street, Allentown, PA 18102

    http://designerawnings.com