Yaheetech Front Door Canopy Outdoor Awning, Window Garden Canopy Patio Porch Awning, Rain Shelter Cover 120 x 80 cm Black

Having looked at both aluminium and polycarbonate options, I settled with the polycarbonate as it had a 1.2m single span wheres, the aluminium ones I saw, were limited to 1m span - a little tight for a 900mm doorway. Having said that, I would have been happy to invest more on the aluminium for its better durability (?)This canopy was better than some of the slightly cheaper alternatives as the polycarbonate sheet came in one piece - others were joined in the middle; another durability concern.Assembly was easy but, it took a few hours to install on my own with lots of up-and-downs on the step ladder and double measuring for the wall drilling. Hanging was also awkward (for one person) as the expansion bolts supplied are “push-through” and tighten whilst installing. A second set of hands would make things a lot easier.The expansion bolts are okay for the light weight polycarbonate canopy but, for a heavier canopy, I would prefer to use resin anchors on hollow brickwork as the resin would expand and distribute bolt load across the hollow void in the brick.

We liked the excellent packaging with every item wrapped separately. We also liked that the porch assembled very well and very light but quite rigid. The porch does require installing in one piece so it will require assistance and it's advisable to make a simple template for hole drilling. The performance has exceeded our expectations and now gives us a dry area to stand while unlocking the door. We are very pleased and wish we had installed it before.

Brilliant design, very lightweight so easy to handle whilst installing. Not sure why the fixing bolts are so big though, total overkill for the canopy weight. Also, unless putting on a very straight wall you will have to silicone the top to seal it to wall. Shame there isn't a rubber flexible seal to wall join.

Excellent

This canopy is great. Superb quality at a great price. I fitted this myself above my cabin door. Assembly is really easy. It took a few minutes to slot together. The order came with bolts which was handy. But in my case I didn’t need them. I used my own screws and attached it myself. It is so lightweight but strong and rigid that I could do it myself but it would be easier having someone else there to help. It keeps the rain off well and looks superb. I am so impressed with this that I will be buying another to go above my front door.

Ordered this canopy based on reviews and price, and not disappointed. Came the following day and I installed it in a matter of hours. A lot of comments made by other reviewers are relevant, so I will keep my main tips brief. Fit the front and back rails are pushed onto the polycarbonate sheet, I used 4 pieces of gaffer tape to hold them in place while I fitted the side rails (2 screws each side - 6 of them in the packet). Using the box the product came in I made a simple template to mark where the 4 fixing holes need to go on the wall above my front door - this enabled it to be a one-man job and cut down on the manhandling of the canopy assembly. As noted by others the hole size to drill in 10mm, NOT 12mm as stated in the instructions. The rawlbolts are best pushed in complete through the mounting holes on the canopy, and tightened.Easy enough job if you take your time, and good end product for the price paid.

Materials are better than expected. Front and back are aluminium bars coated in plastic so are nice and solid.Sides seem to be made of some kind of soft PVC where the surface seems pliable but are pretty solid.Getting the screws into the rear bar was hard. I had to take apart and just work the screws in with a drill driver because you have to tap (thread) the aluminium holes as you go.The main panel had a few marks where the outer removable sheet was a little damaged. Not worried about that since it's going to be out in all weathers and likely covered in cobwebs in a few months anyway where I live. It seemed to not fit the gap and be short at first, but I believe this allows for thermal expansion and should be this way, so in all, once assembled it is fairly robust.Took me about 10 minutes to assemble, and I just threw the instructions as they are so bad you can't make anything out anyway. Good job everything can only go together a certain way which is pretty easy to figure out, as the slots are made to only take certain parts.The bolts, as others have mentioned should be thrown in the bin. Get yourself down to the local hardware store and pick up some proper anchor bolts. These will come apart with a slight bit of wind. They don't even open up properly so will be loose in most brick walls and easy to pull out.I'm actually screwing into wood so it's not an issue for me.

This is our third canopy on different properties and they are robust and do the job for not a lot of money.