Serving Northwest Ohio & Southeast Michigan · Authorized Sunesta Dealer · Sunesta Top 10 Dealer
Authorized Sunesta Dealer · NW Ohio & SE Michigan
Custom-Made Retractable Awnings & Shade
Enjoy cool, comfortable outdoor living with custom retractable shade designed for your home, your lifestyle, and the way you want to use your space.
Licensed & InsuredSunesta Top 10 DealerBuilt & assembled in Jacksonville, Florida
Why homeowners choose Elite
Built for your home, made to last
Custom sizes
Built to fit your space, with widths up to 40 feet and projections up to 14′8″ for generous, usable shade.
Fast turnaround
Typical manufacturing time is just 14 days, so you can start enjoying your outdoor space sooner.
100+ fabrics, 4 frame colors
Choose from over 100 premium Sunesta fabrics in colors and patterns designed to complement your home.
Warranty that lasts
Sunesta retractable awnings and Sentry screens carry a lifetime limited frame warranty and a 10-year fabric warranty, for products registered with Sunesta. The warranty is transferable to the next owner of your home within 90 days of closing, after a transfer inspection.
What we install
Shade for every part of your outdoor space
Custom retractable awnings and motorized screens, expertly designed and installed to transform your patio, deck or porch.
Retractable Awnings
Shade when you want it, sun when you don’t. Motorized and manual Sunesta awnings, plus window/door awnings and patio canopies, custom-built to the inch.
Sun Shades & Screens
Power retractable screens that block heat, glare, bugs and prying eyes at the touch of a button, and disappear when you want the open air back.
Family-owned in Sylvania, Ohio
Premium shade, made in the USA
We are Steve and Dawn Miller, and we proudly serve Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan with premium Sunesta products made in the USA. Our mission is to create customized outdoor solutions tailored to each homeowner’s needs, from retractable awnings to motorized screens, with extensive fabric choices and professional installation.
Sunesta has recognized us as one of its Top 10 Dealers in the U.S. & Canada for five years in a row, along with multiple awards for Sales & Customer Service.
The Sunesta difference
Why we build with Sunesta
Built & assembled in Florida
Every Sunesta power retractable awning and screen is built and assembled in Jacksonville, Florida. Proudly made in the USA.
Approved for high velocity winds
Sunesta retractable awnings carry Miami/Dade County Building Code approval for high velocity winds.
Recommended fabrics
Sunesta designer fabrics are recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation, so your shade protects your skin as well as your furniture.
Hood or SmartCase
Protect your investment with a Hood for partial fabric protection, or a SmartCase for total fabric protection when the awning is retracted.
Recent installs
Backyards we’ve shaded
Reviews
What our customers say
Hear from homeowners about their custom awnings, the craftsmanship, and the installation.
Where we work
Serving Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan
From our home base in Sylvania, we install across the greater Toledo area and the rural counties around it, and north into Southeast Michigan.
Ohio counties
Lucas | Wood | Fulton | Williams | Defiance | Ottawa | Paulding | Van Wert | Putnam | Allen | Hardin | Hancock | Henry | Sandusky | Wyandot | Huron | Erie
Michigan counties
Monroe | Lenawee | Washtenaw
No pressure, no obligation
Request Your Free In-Home Estimate
Tell us a little about your space and we’ll set up a time to come to you, measure, and walk you through exactly what’s possible. Prefer to talk? Call (419) 343-1993 and speak directly with a shade specialist.
- We come to you, anywhere in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan
- Every Sunesta awning and screen is custom-built to your measurements
- Fabric and frame samples in hand, so you can see the colors on your home
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