Most people conceive of an awning for home as a metal frame holding open a stretched shade fabric. Some awnings have fixed frames and others are retractable. Usually they are placed over a window or door to shade not only against incoming sun, but also the area immediately adjacent. Modern variants may have remote controls that allow opening and closing with needing to adjust anything manually.

Despite the conveniences offered, many homeowners are reluctant to install traditional awnings due to the costs. The structure itself is quite expensive, and the installation even more so given the complexity and size of the product. A very modest home awning can cost thousands of dollars. Worse still, the shade fabric will require regular cleaning as it’s a repository for microorganisms and dirt. This is complicated by the inaccessibility of the top of the fabric.

Another problem is the dilemma faced by a homeowner when he or she needs to entertain children or guests somewhere further from the immediate vicinity of a wall, for example at the barbeque grill, near the pool, or in the middle of the lawn. The fixed outdoor shades can’t be moved around in any way.

The solution to these problems lies in a much simpler product: the freestanding awning. The frame of the freestanding awning comes with wheels on the bottom so it can be easily moved around. There is no associated installation cost. Furthermore, the awning can be positioned anywhere desired. Sometimes the kids or the guests may wish to venture further from the house, in which case it’s a simple matter to move the outdoor shade from one place to another.

As far as outdoor shades are concerned, the freestanding awning is much easier to clean because the frame that holds the shade fabric can be easily pivoted so the top surface swings down. This makes it easier for spraying with detergent and washing down with water. Depending on the type of fabric, a special cleanser may be required. However, these will be no different from the cleansers used for traditional attached awnings.

These unattached types of outdoor shades are much cheaper for two reasons. One reason is that it’s installation requires no special expertise, such as drilling into the frame of a house or wiring up the retractable mechanism. Another reason is that the construction is much simpler so the costs of production are lower. Best yet, because it’s not attached to a fixed structure, the unattached awning can be moved around as desired to where it’s needed most.

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