Full-cassette awnings measured, built and fitted across Sevenoaks and the surrounding TN villages — by our own team, no subcontracted fitters.
Sevenoaks gardens are the kind awnings were designed for: generous, established, south or west facing more often than not, and attached to houses with the wall space to carry a serious projection. The constraint here is rarely size — it is getting the system to sit right on the building.
That matters more in Sevenoaks than in most of Kent. The stock runs from Knole-adjacent period property and Arts and Crafts houses through substantial inter-war detacheds in Riverhead and Dunton Green to newer executive builds off the A25. Ragstone, tile-hung elevations, deep eaves and rendered extensions all take different fixings, and a bracket choice that is fine on a modern cavity wall is not fine on a soft ragstone façade.
So we survey before we quote, every time. Our surveyor comes out from our Barking showroom (IG11 8BL), measures, photographs the elevation, checks what the wall will actually hold, and talks through where the sun lands at the times of day you use the garden. You get a price for your house rather than an average.
Larger Sevenoaks gardens usually want more projection than a standard unit gives. Beyond about 4 metres we tend to recommend twin cassettes rather than one extra-wide span — better wind stability, easier servicing, and a cleaner line along the elevation. Motorised operation is standard, and we fit wind sensors as a matter of course on exposed plots along the greensand ridge.
Conservation areas cover a meaningful part of the district, and there is a good deal of listed property in the villages — Otford, Kemsing, Seal, Chipstead, Brasted and Westerham in particular. We survey those with the constraints in mind from the outset: discreet brackets, a frame colour that recedes rather than announces itself, and a retracted profile that tucks under the eaves. If your project needs consent we will tell you at survey rather than after you have paid a deposit.
Fabric choice inland is mostly about fade resistance and how the colour reads against the house. Sunbrella and Tempotest are both solution-dyed acrylics, so the colour goes through the fibre rather than sitting on it — after a decade of Kent summers they are still the colour you chose. We bring the full sample book to the survey; judging fabric off a screen is how people end up disappointed.
We cover Sevenoaks town and the surrounding villages. Surveys are usually booked within a week of your enquiry, with fitting typically 4–6 weeks out.
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Drive time from our Barking showroom: Around an hour from our Barking showroom via the M25.
No. We quote the same prices in Sevenoaks as we do in London — the M25 run is straightforward and we would rather win the work than lose it on a travel line. Survey and fitting visits are both included.
Sometimes. A retractable awning on a rear elevation is often acceptable, but listed buildings and some conservation-area frontages do need consent, and the answer depends on your specific property. Our surveyor will give you an honest view on the day and can supply drawings and product specifications if you need to make an application.
Standard full-cassette systems reach up to about 4 metres. Beyond that we usually propose two linked cassettes rather than a single wider unit — it holds up better in wind and is simpler to service later. Our surveyor will size it to the terrace you actually want covered.
With a wind sensor, yes. The sensor retracts the awning automatically when gusts pass the threshold, which protects both the fabric and the arms. On elevated or exposed plots we fit one as standard rather than as an upgrade.
Typically 4–6 weeks. The survey is usually within a week of you getting in touch; manufacture takes the bulk of the remaining time, and the fit itself is generally a single day.
Book a free survey or call 0208 507 3395.