Fetuna Cassette Awning NZ – Fully Enclosed Retractable Shade

Premium Shade, Fully Protected

Why Choose Fetuna Cassette Awning Over an Open Awning?

An open awning leaves everything exposed — the fabric, the arms, the moving parts. It might look fine at first, but over time it takes a hit from sun, rain, and wind.

The Fetuna is different. When it closes, the whole system tucks away into a sealed cassette. That means:

 The fabric stays cleaner and holds its colour longer

 The mechanism isn’t constantly exposed to the weather

 Less wear and tear over time

In Auckland’s coastal conditions and strong UV, that difference becomes even more noticeable. An open awning might do the job short-term — but it usually won’t age as well.

Why Not Just Buy a Cheap Off-the-Shelf Awning?

You’ll find cheaper awnings out there — usually imported, fixed sizes, and built to hit a price point.

They can work, but there are trade-offs:

 Limited sizing that doesn’t quite fit your space

 Lighter materials that don’t handle wind as well

 Shorter lifespan, especially in sun and coastal areas

 Basic operation, often manual only

The Fetuna is made to order, using higher-grade materials, and designed for long-term use. It’s smoother to operate, more stable when extended, and built to last — not just get through a couple of summers.

What You’re Really Paying For

It’s not just the awning itself.

It’s:

Less maintenance

Better appearance over time

Fewer issues in wind and weather

Not having to replace it in a few years

Fetuna Cassette awnings can be fitted in 3 major ways – wall face fix, soffit undermount or custom made soffit brackets to bring the awning above the gutter.

Fetuna Cassette or our other awning models

Horizon vs Fetuna vs Ellipse vs Integral — What’s the Trade-Off?

If you’re deciding between our retractable awnings models, it comes down to protection vs flexibility.

Fetuna awning is a heavy-duty cassette retractable awning — everything is sealed away when retracted.

Integral awning is a smaller cassette awning — fits smaller spaces and works great when heavy-duty cassette is not required.

Horizon is a heavy-duty open type awning — with optional hood protection, but not fully sealed.

Ellipse is an entry-level folding arm awning – most budget-friendly and has the optional adjustable pitch.

What you get with the Fetuna awning:

Larger possible spans – up to 7 x 3.5 or 6 x 4 m

Premium looks and finish

High-end French design and components

3 hardware colours to choose from

The Simple Way to Choose

Go with Fetuna if:
→ you want maximum protection and a cleaner, premium finish

Go with Horizon if:
→ you don’t need full enclosure of the cassette, or want a solid, reliable awning with European design

Go with Ellipse if:
→ you need a cost-effective retractable awning that can cover a big deck, or want the adjustable pitch feature

Go with Integral if:
→ you want a fully enclosed cassette awning, but don’t want to spend as much as the Fetuna

Which retractable awning is right for me?

Our most recent Fetuna Cassette Awnings projects:

Fetuna Cassette Retractable Awning specs

Designed in France and manufactured in New Zealand to withstand our harsh weather. Both the fabric and mechanism are completely protected when retracted, ensuring a longer product life and greater functionality. Made with quality aluminum and stainless steel components, the Fetuna Cassette is made to last and comes with a five-year warranty.

This is a great example of what a high quality retractable patio cover is. Just look at these specs: up to 7 m wide and up to 4 m in projection – that’s a massive patio cover that will provide shade and become an exquisite outdoor cover for your house. It can be even fitted with 3 or 4 arms to provide greatest dimensional stability.

The main advantage of a fully enclosed retractable patio shade is that it is fully protected from all the elements when not in use – the fabric is covered inside the pelmet and hidden from the harful UV, discoloration, fading etc. It is also protected from the rain and dust and bird droppings. That all ensures that your extendable awning will serve you long, long years.

Fetuna Cassette awnings can be both manual and electric. Manual are crank handle operated and are easily wound out and in. Electric folding arm awnings are even easier to use – choose from a range of controls – wireless remotes, wall switches, hard-wired wall units – everything that you can only think of. All of our folding arm awnings can be fitted with additional sensors, such as wind/rain/sun. We procure our automation components from the world famous industry leaders such as Somfy (France) and Alpha (China).

The fabrics range we have on offer is quite wide – more than 100 colours of high quality Docril solution-dyed acrylic fabrics with 10 years warranty. Choose from the plains and stripes, textured and not – you will definitely be able to find the colour you like.

Fetuna Cassette awnings can be fitted in 3 major ways – wall face fix, soffit undermount or custom made soffit brackets to bring the awning above the gutter.

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