Well, the awning is terrific. It’s well engineered, solid materials, looks good, operates like it’s supposed to. A good deal for the price!
But  the instructions? Not so much; apparently written in Chinese and translated by two different people, one of whom has no clue about mechanical things and the other who can’t quite speak English. Among other things, the instructions advise to “screw in the bolts in using a Phillips screwdriver” and “Please attention to downward the fabric when assembling”. I wasted a lot of time backtracking, like a day, and redoing things. The illustrations could be better, too, especially toward the end where it matters. Where does one put the “blocker”? But, the end result is definitely something we are happy with, hence the four stars.