Front Door Canopy, Outdoor Awning Shelter 270 x 98.5 cm Window Rain Roof Cover with Polycarbonate Roofing Sheets & Aluminium Frame Porch Shade Patio UV Protection Back Door Porch Canopies White

It looks amazing atop my wardrobe…

Tricky to assemble, make sure you have plenty of room! Seemed a bit flimsy but fine once I fixed it in place. Does the job

Provides excellent protection from rain or snow whilst unlocking the door and looks good and value for money

This was easy enough to put together, instructions were rubbish but easy, once it's up it really looks good and sturdy the day after I installed it, it started raining and worked perfectly. BUT the join in the middle between the plastic is terrible with daily temperature changes it popped out then again after I fixed it its a terrible idea to join 2 bits together, they really should supply one whole plastic sheet instead of two joined pieces total design flaw, I'm going to buy another canopy for the back door aswell but no way will I get one with 2 separate pieces you have to join in the middle not fit for purpose.

The media could not be loaded.  The instructions supplied with this canopy are lacking in detail. They are the usual simple drawings with inadequate commentary.There is a video that shows it going together. This helps a little but actually serves to make it look easier than it is.I have built a decking with poly carbonate roof from scratch so I am a fairly capable DIYer. (Photo attached of deck project)The insertion of the two roof panels into the central bar is not easy. The bar is so tight that they don't slot in simply, and once inserted at one end it is difficult to get sufficient purchase to pull them them full length and there is a tendency for the other end to slide offline as you do this. It would be easier if the central bar was a two piece affair like I have used before, bottom and snap on top. Or just supply a single piece of poly-carbonate !The aluminium bars have a decent opening so they go in without too much effort. It is a bit awkward to bend the assembled roof panel into the two supports but not too bad.The rear aluminium bar is obviously made to go on a particular way round and up but this isn't described adequately in the instructions. There is a drawing to go where the screes go but it isn't particularly clear and would benefit from some further description in the text.The panel has to be pushed home a certain way for some of the screws to grip and again this would benefit from some additional text description.Once assembled if you apply upward pressure to centre of the roof while lifting it to fit beware that the poly-carbonate panels may pop out of the central bar causing you to disassemble and start over.The central bar is slightly shorter than the panels. This means it isn't inserted in the side supports. It could be full length and the side support mouldings could have a slightly larger recess to accommodate it. This would make the structure stronger. In addition I'd suggest a method of securing the bar to the brackets. Predrilled holes and a couple of screws woul be nice!Eventually you are ready to mount it. Again the description is too simple. If you have done one a second will be easier but if you are installing this for the first and perhaps only time then some more instructions would help.Be very careful to drill your holes in the correct place. It isn't easy as you have to get the roof in position and held levelto mark the positions. Ideally two people to hold plus one to check the level and one to mark the positions. If you get this wrong an unlevel result will look unsightly. It's not impossible to do alone, I did manage with some balancing on a support pole but two people is a minimum and they should be able to stand on a ladder while lifting the roof into place. The good thing is it isn't heavy.A couple of suggestions. They could supply a stiff jig for measuring and drilling holes. Something in plastic with holes in the appropriate places that could be held up to the wall, spirit level in top and drilled through. Even better would be to have this piece being a strong support that could be attached to the wall and to which the roof could then be slid into and secured, if doing this a fine adjustment to level would then be possible after it was in place.A couple of other points. I found the suggested 8mm bit was a bit small. The provided wall anchors were too tight to be hammered into place and getting a hemmer to the to two anchors was awkward due to their position within the arch. This wouldn't be an issue if the wall bracket suggestion above was employed. I eventually redrilled with an 8.5mm and this was a lot smoother and still resulted in a really firm grip once tightened.Also be clear that you drill the holes but DO NOT insert the anchors fully into them. Ideally push the anchor through the roof with the bolt in it and then hammer home while the roof is held in place and then tighten. This stops the anchor going in too deep. If it is too deep the bolt will not be able to reach it to get a grip. Obvious in hindsight but not explained anywhere in the instructions.I installed onto a harled wall I didn't chip of the stones first so the roof isn't flush to the wall, there is a very slight gap. This could happen even on a fairly flat wall as the aluminium bar is rigid. Perhaps a draught excluding strip could be supplied to be attached to the rear bar so that this issue isn't a problem. I have some tarred leaded flashing tape from my previous project that I will use to resolve the issue.To sum up. I am reasonably happy with the finished result. It looks pretty decent and appears to be of reasonable quality (for the price). As yet we have had no rain or wind so it is untested but I would expect it to perform okay in normal conditions.The design and installation method and instructions would certainly bear some rethink.For the price it is much as I expected and so I have given 3 stars, it's okay. Get the design right, make it easier to install and to adjust and beef up the instructions a little and it would be so much better.

Very good.

it was easy to put together . it looks good above my front door. i spray it with oil to slide it easy.

The only thing wrong with this item is your told to use an 8mm drill bit in the instructions which I did. The holes where to small for the bolts.I then used a 10mm drill bit and the bolts fitted much better.