Pergola Awning | Retractable Patio Awnings

Question by tate16t: Can someone offer their experience, bad or good with patio awnings, retractable cloth or fixed aluminum?
I currently have a wood awning covering my 12×16 patio and I’m stuck trying to decide whether to repair it, installing a new roof and updating the wood to pressure treated wood. There is some water damage and I have problems with carpenter bees nesting in the wood.

Which solution would be best, update and fix the existing wood awning, purchase a cloth retractable or purchase an aluminum awning? The difference in cost for each is within a couple of hundred dollars.

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Answer by JeffAV
I prefer the cloth type, with good care they last a long time, are quiet in rain storms, and to me are better looking and offer a softer look, and are available in many colors. It may be cheaper for you to repair your current one but if you are looking for a new look I’d get the canvas cloth awning, this would eliminate the bees also

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