This thing was a problem from the beginning. The awning is too heavy for itself. Five of us put it up and it went out and I’m okay but was a but bumpy though because there was too much tension on the center support. The outter metal piece comes in three sections and bowed after just a few times. It was extremely floppy when extended, so we bought legs and kept it extended only about 5 feet. Still, the wind fought the awning and bend the wall brackets. it was less than a months so Wayfair replaced it we installed the new awning and kept it extended about 3 feet. That outter bar still bent almost immediately, and the roller has come out of the cradle twice now   I would not recommend this awning. Maybe if it was tiny, and in a place where there is zero wind. I’m not at all impressed.