Santa Fe Awning Extended Outdoor Living Photo by Kara Duva
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ere in the City Different, we have an abundance of stunning vistas in all directions. However, that vista comes with its own abundance of sun and wind, and if you’ve ever tried to spend an extended period of time outdoors, the elements might chase you inside. Chase you inside, that is, to call Santa Fe Awning. Santa Fe Awning has been family owned and operated for over 20 years. Owner Jeff Maul was a single father of two when he called Yellow Pages and met the deadline by hours to place an ad; Santa Fe Awning was born. From there he started the company. He sold awnings in the morning, installed in the afternoon, sewed and welded at night. “My dad’s always been an entrepreneur,” says Sara Talachy, Maul’s daughter
and manager. Today, Santa Fe Awning continues to offer the high quality product and custom service that distinguishes it from other options. “Our goal is to create a comfortable environment outdoors by blocking the wind and minimizing the sun. It can mean installing a patio screen so the napkins don’t blow off the table, or it can mean building artistic shade with the shade sails,” Talachy relates. “We custom design on site. We start with a complimentary design consultation and estimate. It takes two to four weeks for the manufacturing of the product before setting up an installation date. A lot of our products can be customer installed, but we like to provide full service.” It’s worth noting 90 percent of Santa Fe Awning’s products are made in their warehouse. They’re also the first awning
company in the world to have 126 inch wide fabric. This is important because it avoids a seam in the middle of your view. Compared to major retailers, Santa Fe Awning’s products are designed and manufactured to last 10 to 15 times longer. The products are milled in the U.S.A. with high quality fabrics that resist UV rays. Santa Fe Awning’s products are constructed with lasting parts and fabric that are easily replaced years down the road. A big thing an awning does in the summer is keep the sun off your glass. Glass magnifies heat, so awnings keep cooling costs down and makes the home more energy efficient. Vice versa, in the winter the awning can retract so homeowners can take advantage of the solar gain to lower heating costs.
“Customers don’t have to be home when we install as long as we have permission to go on the property,” Talachy notes. “We don’t go inside the home for 90 percent of our product installations.” Additionally, many of the products can be integrated into smart homes. You can raise and lower your awnings from wherever they are in the world with the peace of mind they are of the best quality and fully serviced. And when you return home, the sun and wind won’t keep you from enjoying your view.
Santa Fe Awning 28 Bisbee Court, Suite B-7 1.866.989.8678 Santafeawning.com