Markilux MX-1 Compact - Electric Full Cassette Awning
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The MX-1 awning is revolutionary in style and yet remains a minimalist design. It is a small, fixed canopy when not in use and not afraid to be seen either. With the built in lighting options, clear lines and super aesthetics when fitted onto a wall, this is an awning for many modern home designs. Electric operated as standard and with a range of control options to choose from. There are the usual choice of cassette colours, along with a choice on the front colour screen profile. The front can light up to form a very cool front light bar with further options for lighting on the inside to use when open. it is available in 5 accent colours: traffic white, light ivory, yellow, red and green.
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Available up to a massive 7000mm wide and 4150mm in projection this superb awning can cover large spaces with ease (29 square metres).
The cassette is designed to be seen and is 376mm in depth when closed up with a height of 214mm and adjustment between a 5 and 25 degree pitch for the main fabric cover.
It is a another multi award winning product from Markilux from its launch in 2015. Operated by electric motor drive as standard and with bionic tendon arm technology, it is also very smooth during operation and stable when extended.
Markilux MX-1 Compact
The Markilux MX-1 Compact combination of a protective fixed canopy and a retractable awning is unashamingly bold in its appearance.
Defying the previous aims of most retractable home use awnings, the MX-1 Compact still achieves a compact aesthetic. With various fabric and front profile colour options available, as well as unique LED ambient lighting, the ideal aesthetic and ambience can be created with your MX-1 awning. It is a full cassette awning, protecting the fabric and mechanical arms when closed throughout the bad weather seasons.
Details
Experience, knowledge of design and technology, as well as aesthetic appeal and functionality are combined in the Markilux MX-1 - a combination of a protective canopy and an awning.
Whilst the awning is not projected, the canopy cassette has an overall depth of 380mm, meaning that it is able to provide a level of shading and rain protection for windows and facades when not in use. It isn't trying to hide itself like a compact normal cassette awning would do.
The smaller brother to the markilux MX-1 fulfils even unusual wishes by many equipment features, such as the folding arms with bionic tendon technology, 5 - 25° tilt adjustment via a tilt joint, water drainage via an integrated gutter in the front profile and a multitude of optional drive technologies, colour variations and additional equipment.
In spite of its dimensions, the markilux MX-1 Compact has a lightweight appearance. Its generous proportions and progressive style represent a conscious facade design. The built-in LED lighting options for the front profile help make this an extremely functional product, beyond just a fabric awning, and the external LED lighting can be used without operating the awning itself.
When extended, the MX-1 Compact will shade an area of up to 7000mm x 4150mm. The width of the awning is purpose made to order in millimetres and the projection is in fixed steps of 500mm, but has some adjustment when installing, along with the pitch adjustment affecting the projection too.
Dimensions:
Minimum Width: 2010mm at the smallest projection
Maximum Width: 7000mm
Minimum Projection: 1650mm
Maximum Projection: 4150mm
All the awnings are made to measure as standard to the millimetre for the width when ordering. The projection sizes are in 500mm increments with adjustments in the arm extension when installing and the ability to set the projection distance to suit any site restrictions.
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Max. width 7000mm
Max. Projection 4150mm
Overall depth of awning cassette when closed 380mm
Bionic tendon folding arms as standard
Electric operation as standard, no manual option.
Standard hard wired motor and controls with optional RTS motor technology for wireless control.
Several standard frame colour options
Markilux fabric collection options (over 200 fabrics)
Options
Silentec Electric Motor drive
Smart motor and reciever to integrate Somfy Tahoma Switch and the Somfy app.
LED lighting in the front profile
Electric operated and remote control operated ShadePlus valance
The Markilux MX-1 Compact should ideally be installed by a trained engineer with appropriate lifting equipment and installation tools and fixings. It is a heavy awning requiring great attention to the fixings points and suitability of structure for fixing.
Currently, we do not offer nationwide installation services, however, this is something we are actively exploring for the future.
If you are located within 40 miles of Northamptonshire, we work with long standing, professional installers and can provide you with a quote for installation.
For those who prefer a DIY approach, or have a tradesperson who can install, we have included detailed and handy information PDFs with your product to assist you.
Please note, if you are uncertain about the installation process, we strongly recommend consulting a professional to ensure your product is safely and correctly installed.
Markilux awnings carry a comprehensive 2 year manufacturers warranty for use in domestic applications and a 5 year warranty on the electric motor drive unit. Exact details on the warranty details and conditions are available on request…
Measuring for an Awning..
When measuring for an awning, the width, projection from the wall, height of the awning from the ground, the pitch of the canopy cover and the lowest height for the front profile when fully extended, are all the dimensions you should consider.
A ‘standard’ size and currently the most common size in the UK is a 4000mm wide awning with a 3000mm projection. On a standard house wall this awning could be installed at around 2800mm high from the ground, with a pitch of around 15 degrees on the canopy, so when fully extended the front of the awning would be at around 2000mm from the ground. The 3000mm projection would be less now, because of the angle of the canopy.
To guarantee a good rainwater run off from the fabric canopy a typical self supporting awning should be set at a minimum pitch of 14 degrees, but preferably greater than this if possible.
You can install and set a lot of retractable awnings to be at zero degrees of pitch, but then these should bever be used in the rain..At less than 14 degrees you should never leave the awning unattended when open and manage accordingly with rainfall.
Each awning brand and model will have a different and specific standard bracket position, so when measuring for an awning, please be aware of certain awning models which have fixed bracket positions.Many have brackets which can be repositioned but mostly the brackets tend to sit where the awning arms meet the cassette and mechanism.
Please check the specific model of awning and the fixing positions and be aware of limitations if you maybe have on the structure you are fixing to.
Dimensions and their Meaning
The ‘Ordering Width’ measurement refers to the overall width of the awning cassette or end to end dimension of any mechanism, when it isn’t a full cassette awning model. The fabric cover will ALWAYS be narrower than the awning width simply because of the physics, please check for exact fabric canopy width if this is important to you.
The ‘Projection’ is the length from the back of the awning brackets to the front of the leading profile and is when the adjustments in the arms are fully extended. Most awnings will be offered with the projections in 500mm increments, whilst the width is an exact millimetre dimension and most of our awnings are made to measure as standard.
Installation Considerations
When you are measuring for an awning and you have obstacles such as downpipes or maybe brickwork features so the wall isn’t totally flat you can choose to ignore these and focus on the width you need for the greatest shading. All the awnings have their standard fixing brackets but you can always order ‘stand off’ or ‘pipe’ brackets which enable the awning to be fitted away from the wall and in front of any obstacles. You might also discover unsuitable sub structure for fitting, such as single skin brickwork or maybe the awning position sits right over a lintel? In this case you can also spread the loading of the awning down, up or across your wall using spreader brackets.
Please email or call us with details of your obstacles and issues and some dimensions and we can advise if it isn't obvious from options given already.
Some Basic Advice
We have never known anyone to complain about any awning being too large, but a few people have wished they ordered something slightly bigger once they realise they had plenty more room and needed more shade and cover with the awning.
You create outdoor protected space with an awning for relaxing, entertaining and dining so covering your tables and chairs with enough overhang at the sides and front to deal with the moving sun is essential. The direction your patio, terrace or garden faces is also a huge factor to the awning size. Maybe take a long stick and at various times of the day hold it out from your building wall to show exactly where the shadow sits and this will show you what the awning will also do.. Of course have the stick or rod at the length you think your awning should be and also hold it at about 2m, but angling up to the height where the awning position will be - usually somewhere between 2.5 and 3m in most cases. You might be surprised how little shade you get at certain times of the day, but whatever your reasons are for an awning you will find other benefits other than just sunshade.
We offer many awning models with manual or electric drop down front valances and these are perfect to protect from low lying sun (West facing gardens) and also provide privacy and protection from cooling breezes. Many have a maximum extension of 2.1m to give total cover from ground to awning font profile…
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