The No-Nos. Themed awnings: One of the many perils of watching too much Fixer Upper—you don't want corrugated aluminum hats over your windows, or rustic corbels supporting a pergola-esque roof ...

In September 2017, “a 73-year-old man died after falling from a ladder and over a balcony when the motorized awning opened unexpectedly and struck him while he was removing the cover’s bungee ...