• A pergola with a striped fabric roll-up shade
  • A pergola with a striped fabric roll-up shade
  • A pergola with a striped fabric roll-up shade
  • A pergola with a striped fabric roll-up shade
  • Baldwin Fiberglass Lattice in colonnade
  • Baldwin Fiberglass Lattice in colonnade

Baldwin Retractable Shades

We try to make everything perfect, to the best of our combined abilities

Main benefits of the Baldwin Retractable Shade:

  • Your choice of one of our in stock Sunbrella fabrics or custom from the Sunbrella website

  • Will last for decades. Annual cleaning recommended.

  • Fully customizable to almost any size

  • Designed for quick installation with our instructions and common tools

  • No exposed fasteners - Very clean fit and finish

  • Blocks harmful solar rays

  • Protects against light rain, wind, and sound

  • Sunbrella 100% acrylic fabrics - They don't fade!

  • 175 fabric choices of solid and striped patterns available

  • Easy to operate with crank handle / pull / push bar

  • A great way to accessorize and tie you scheme together with color!

  • Maximum width: 16' feet. Maximum Projection: 24' feet per system

  • Made with pride in the USA

The Roll Up Shades shown in the following galleries can be ordered using our online pricing tool.



This is Michael Hurlburt of Baldwin Pergolas demostrating how simple the Retractable Shade System is to extend and retract.




Baldwin Pergolas Retractable Shades

A beautiful Retractable shade in Connecticut

Stylize your pergola with a Baldwin Retractable Shade

It's not just beautiful, it blocks the sun too!

A beautiful Retractable shade in Connecticut

Stylize your pergola with a Baldwin Retractable Shade

Glen Raven's Sunbrella fabric is offered in 175 different colors and patterns in this fabric catagory called Awnings, Canopies and Pergola Shade. The furniture fabric not nearly as stiff.

A beautiful Retractable shade in Connecticut

Stylize your pergola with a Baldwin Retractable Shade

Sunbrella contains no cotton. It doesn't hold water and doesn't mildew.

A beautiful Retractable shade in Connecticut

Stylize your pergola with a Baldwin Retractable Shade

Water rolls over the tightly knit fabric. Because the shade is supported in the center only, the bows curve gently downward which encourages the rain water to run toward either edges. The water cannot pool.

A beautiful Retractable shade in Connecticut

Stylize your pergola with a Baldwin Retractable Shade

The fabric carries a ten year warrantee but our shades typically last twenty years or more.


The Retractable Sun Shade by Baldwin Pergolas

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

Baldwin Pergolas and Retractable Shades integrate seamlessly.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

In the 1980's everyone built a pressure treated deck. During the 1990's those decks were replaced with stone or paver patios.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

Stone patios get really, really hot in the direct sun making the patio unusable.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

In the early 2000's pergolas were very rare but people discovered that pergolas block enough of the sun to maker their patios usable again.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

Pergolas became very popular but... having a fabric cover means you can enjoy your patio during a light rain or in the scorching heat of August.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade and a roll up shade

The Retractable Shade

The shades should be inexpensive, durable and simple to operate. Everythings a balance and our Retractable Shade seems to get the balance right.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

If you choose a blue color fabric, the 10% of light that passes through will carry that blue aura. Light colored fabrics let more sun shine through. Patterns can give you the color you desire but may not carry the aura down to the patio because of the patterns color diversity.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

It's possible to install the shade with the guide rails tilted a bit, encouraging more rain water to run in one direction or the other.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

Hire us to do the installation or follow our carefully written instructions and hang the shade yourself. It's gratifying work.


Relaxing in the great outdoors

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

Protect your family and friends from the overwhelming heat.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

The Retractable Shade

You don't need a smart telephone to operate our retractable shade.

A fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade and a roll up shade

The Retractable Shade


Attached pergola with Retractable Shade©

An attached fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

Attached pergola with Retractable Shade©

An attached fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

Attached pergola with Retractable Shade ©

An attached fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

Attached pergola with Retractable Shade ©

An attached fiberglass pergola with an overhead shade

Attached pergola with Retractable Shade ©


Large pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

The Sunbrella fabric is heavy. When a pergola is large, two systems might be the way to go.

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

Typically one end of the shade is fixed - its immovable. The other end has bearings which roll in the track.

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

We've done projects where both ends have the bearings and eyebolt. Either end can be the lead end.

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

The shade can be locked at any position along it's route. This gives your family full control of who gets sun and who gets shade.

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

We provide painted fiberglass shade guides which we put above or below the shades depending on the circumstance.

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades

Freestanding pergola with TWO Retractable Shades©

We also have an aluminum C channel track which fits above AND below the shade bows.


Shade System Training

Freestanding pergola with training

Freestanding pergola with training

Here we see Mark going over the operation of the shade system.

Freestanding pergola with training

Freestanding pergola with training

The hand crank has a hook on the end which fits into the eyebolt which is in the leading trolly.

Freestanding pergola with training

Freestanding pergola with training

By turning the eyebolt counter clockwise, you remove the tension and the trolly rolls easily along the track.

Freestanding pergola with training

Freestanding pergola with training

The hand crank and hook allow you to pull the shade, by way of the eyebolt, to the extended position.

Freestanding pergola with training

Freestanding pergola with training

When the shade is extended all the way, pull it taut while cranking the handle clockwise to lock trolley from rolling.




This is our Retractable Shade and our Roll-Up Shade working independently



+ Fabric Options

Charcoal

Charcoal


Dubbonet

Dubbonet


Hemlock

Hemlock


Royal Blue

Royal


Linen

Linen


Westfield

Mushroom


Cocoa

Cocoa


Black Forest

Black Forest


Heather Biege

Cocoa


Navy Taupe

Black Forest


Choose your fabric

Here you will see the fabrics which have been the most popular. We keep some of each on-hand for a quick turn around. Glen Raven is a fabric manufacturer in North Carloina and they are known around the world as the premier outdoor fabric manufacturer of SUNBRELLA.



Below is a link to the SUNBRELLA website. Not all of the fabrics on their website can be used for our Retractable Shades and Roll-Up shades. Please make more than one selection. Forward the information to us and we will get confirmation from our shade makers.



Link to Sunbrella Website


We've been using Sunbrella Acrylic Fabrics for twenty five years and we absolutely love them: Diann Baldwin


Highest quality fabric - Sunbrella

a scale model of a house with a pergola


Gather Your Measurements 

  • Measurements are taken from column centers, our typical overhang is 24 inches

  • A freestanding pergola that measures 120" x 120" on center will have an overall size of 168" x 168"

  • An attached pergola that measures 120" x 120" on center will have an overall size of 144" deep x 168" wide

  • All dimensions, including overhangs and member spacing are completely customizable

Fiberglass Pergola Attached to House


Use our Pricing Tool 

  • Our pricing tool let's you design your pergola in real time and get an actual price

  • You will see a plan view CAD drawing of your pergola

  • You can consider our electrical options, a shade system and/or our installation service

  • follow this link to our Pricing Tool

  • You will have the ability to save your project into our database then share the link with your team for group collaboration

Your photos help us while desiging the best pergola


Send Us Photos 

  • Your photos help us serve you better in the design phase

  • Please send us pictures of your proposed site and the exterior of your home

  • Pictures can be sent via email to sales@baldwinpergolas.com

  • ...or via text to (860) 500-1741. Our pricing tool also allows one to upload photos and various file types

a picture of Mike setting up at an architecture show


Speak With Our Team 

  • Once you have sent us your measurements and pictures we will reach out to you

  • Our project manager, Michael Hurlburt, will work out all of the important details

  • Once we have an understanding of your vision we will produce a set of drawings and a proposal

  • If you accept our proposal we require a 50% deposit to begin production

an electrician wiring lights into a pergola


Consider the Options 

  • We offer a wide variety of options for you to consider

  • Decorative Details: We offer an array of column styles and rafter contours

  • Finishes: Custom colors are available, including color matched finishes

  • Electrical: We can factory prewire your structure to accommodate lighting, fans, heaters, and more

shop drawings being approved by client


Confirm The Details 

  • Review and confirm your pergola or pavilion drawings

  • Review your electrical and shade system options

  • Sign and return the proposal

  • Once a signed proposal is returned and a deposit is received, we will begin production




Testimonials


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