Cantilever Louvres Custom Made in Sydney
Cantilever louvres project straight off the wall on welded aluminium arms — no posts, no clutter. We custom-make every set in our Sydney workshop to fit your windows and doors.
Cantilever louvres
Custom made to suit your site.
Single window, wide sliding doors, or right around the corner — we build it to fit.
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Why a Cantilever Louvre
Keep the Sun Off Your Windows and the Heat Out of Your Rooms
If your BASIX report asks for shading, a cantilever louvre will do the job.
It stops the summer sun before it reaches the glass, so rooms stay cooler.
Every cantilever louvre is made to suit your site — wall, eave or corner.
Fixed straight to the wall above the windows — the sun is stopped before it reaches the glass.
We design it to suit the building — here, mitred around an external corner.
We custom make the brackets — these extend out so the louvre starts at the fascia.
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Louvre Size Calculator
Get the size right
Block the Summer Sun, Keep the Winter Warmth
Sun Calculator
How do you block sun heat from windows in summer? Fit a cantilever louvre at the right projection: it stops the high summer sun before it reaches the glass, yet lets the low winter sun through to warm the room — the passive-shading approach Australian designers use on north-facing windows.
Summer sun blocked
Louvre Size Calculator
Type your window height, pick the direction and your city — your suggested louvre projection appears instantly.
Fill in all three and your guide appears here automatically.
Guide only · based on the 45% passive-design rule of thumb (yourhome.gov.au)
Winter sun let in
Tap either drawing to see it full size with the sun angles and the sizing rule.
Summer sun blocked
In summer the sun sits high — around 66°–80° at midday in Sydney — so a correctly sized louvre stops it before it hits the glass.
As a rule of thumb, a north-facing window needs a projection of about 45% of the height from the sill up to the louvre. Example: 2000mm height → about 900mm projection.
Winter sun let in
In winter the sun drops to around 33° at midday in Sydney — low enough to slip in under the same louvre and warm the room.
That’s the whole trick of the 45% rule: one fixed projection blocks the high summer sun and admits the low winter sun, with no moving parts.
Before you start — please read
This tool gives a rough guide only, based on a general rule of thumb. It is an example, not an exact measurement, and not professional advice. For the correct size, ask your designer — or ask Eco Awnings for a free measure and quote.
Specifications
How your cantilever louvre is made.
Louvres
Brackets
Every cantilever louvre bracket is designed and made in our Sydney workshop. Each bracket is engineered to suit your wall, the size of the panels, and the wind load they’ll carry — once we know those three things, we finalise a bracket design for your particular site. Width is never a limit: we simply add extra panels and brackets. Projection runs up to 1500mm, depending on what your wall can carry. Standard blades are 85mm, in fixed or adjustable form — all fully welded aluminium, powder coated, and ready to install.
See the wall-plate sizing table
| Projection | Wall plate |
|---|---|
| Up to 700mm | 150 × 60 × 6mm |
| 700–1000mm | 200 × 100 × 10mm |
| Up to 1500mm | 200–250 × 100 × 10mm |
Up to 700mm — 150×60×6 plate
700–1000mm — 200×100×10 plate
Up to 1500mm — 200–250×100×10 plate
Custom brackets — L, angle, stand-out, lift
Corner bracket
45° mitre corner — cut on the angle
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Up to 700mm projection
The compact bracket for short reaches — single windows and narrow openings.
Wall plate 150mm high × 60mm wide × 6mm thick with a 50×50×6 welded arm. Blades sit at 23–25°, the angle that blocks high summer sun.
Made to fix to brick, concrete or timber walls.
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700–1000mm projection
The mid-reach bracket for wider windows and sliding doors.
Wall plate 200mm high × 100mm wide × 10mm thick. The welded arm tapers from 100mm deep at the wall to 56mm at the tip — deepest where the leverage is greatest.
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Up to 1500mm projection
Our biggest reach.
Wall plate 200–250mm high × 100mm wide × 10mm thick with the same tapered arm.
At this projection the wall decides — we check what your structure can carry before the final bracket design.
Corner bracket
Where a louvre turns the corner of a building, this bracket carries both runs — panel meets panel in a neat squared join and the louvre keeps going, as on the commercial install pictured. 50×50 box construction, welded in our Sydney workshop like every bracket we make.
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45° mitre corner
For louvres that wrap a corner in one clean line: both panels are cut at 45° and meet on this purpose-made mitre bracket — the seamless look you see on our poolside installs, pictured.
Welded in our Sydney workshop like every bracket we make.
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Custom mounting brackets
When standard fixings don’t suit the site, we make the bracket that does: L brackets, angle brackets, angle stand-out brackets and lift brackets — all made in house.
Several fixing types can be used on one job, and every bracket is designed to suit your particular situation.
The Slimline 160 Louvre
Our widest blade in our cleanest frame: 160mm louvre blades set in a fully welded 100×50mm aluminium box frame that runs right around the perimeter.
The brackets are internal — hidden inside the frame, the same concealed-bracket system as our Slimline 100 awning — so all fixings disappear for a seamless, floating finish. It arrives fully assembled, ready to mount.
Normally made with fixed blades, custom-sized in our Sydney workshop.
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Panels
How panels join to make any width.
Every louvre is built as a panel — a fully welded aluminium frame around the blades. Width is simple maths: one panel takes you to 1500mm, two panels to 3000mm, and past that we join panels on site for runs as long as you need.
1 panel — up to 1500mm wideDesigned for small windows and over doors — great for council and BASIX requirements.
1 panel, 2 bays, 2 brackets — up to 3m wideLarger windows and sliding doors.
2 panels, 2 bays, 3 bracketsBy adding centre brackets and extra panels you can go as wide as needed.
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One panel — up to 1500mm wide
A single panel does everything up to 1500mm wide. The blades sit in a fully welded frame — 50×50 box section with 54×25×25 channel side frames — carried on two brackets.
One clean unit, welded in our Sydney workshop, delivered ready to install.
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One panel, two bays, two brackets — up to 3m wide
Past 1500mm the frame grows to two bays — a centre member splits the span, still carried on two brackets, up to 3000mm total width.
One welded frame, one continuous louvre.
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Two panels, two bays, three brackets
Need to go wider still? Add as many centre brackets as you need — each one lets neighbouring panels share a bracket, drawn here as two panels, two bays, on three brackets.
The run grows to whatever length you need, and on long runs we build in sections joined on site so it reads as one continuous louvre.
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TECHNICAL DRAWINGS
Cantilever Louvre Drawings and Dimensions
Dimensions
Technical Drawings
Installation
How your cantilever louvre is installed.
How do you install a cantilever louvre? Two parts: brackets and panel. Mount the brackets to the wall, drop the panel in, screw it home — most installs are that simple. Everything arrives fully welded and powder coated from our Sydney workshop, ready to install.
Fixing type depends on the wall — structural screws into timber studwork for cladded walls, masonry bolts for brick or concrete.
Two Parts, One Idea
Your cantilever louvre arrives as two components: the wall brackets and a complete louvre panel, ready to install. Brackets mount to the wall first; the panel drops in after.
Set Out the Brackets
Measure the panel width and add a minimum of 15mm — that’s the outside-to-outside measurement of the brackets, giving the panel at least 7mm of play each side. Mark a level line and your fixing points.
Fix the Brackets to the Wall
Structural screws into the studwork on timber-framed walls, masonry bolts into brick or concrete. Fix through the bracket’s wall-plate holes, check each bracket is level and square, and make sure every fixing bites solid material.
Drop the Panel In
The brackets are a right angle — the panel sits straight down into them.
Screw It Home
Two to three Tek screws at each bracket, screwed up through the bottom of the bracket into the underside of the louvre panel, lock it home.
Check the Blade Direction
Stand underneath and look towards the wall: you should be able to see through the blades to the wall above. That is the SUMMER direction — with the sun high above and behind you, the blades stop it before it ever reaches your window. Keeping summer heat off the glass is what most cantilever louvres are bought to do, so get this one right.
Adjustable blades: just rotate the blades the opposite direction.
Custom & Special Design Louvres
Got a tricky design or an awkward wall and you’re not sure what to do? Ask us. Send through some pictures of your situation and we’ll design a way to solve the problem — every bracket and panel is made in our own workshop, so a special situation just means a special design.
Under-eave mount
Angled & special designs
Vertical-blade screen
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Under-eave cantilever louvre
Under-eave cantilever louvres are great for when you have no room between the window and the eaves. A special bracket mounts against the wall, cantilevers under the eave, and the louvre starts at the fascia.
This system uses a 100×50 box frame with the louvre panel fitting inside — adjustable or fixed blades.
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On an angle? Special designs welcome
When you want something on an angle, it can be done — 45 degrees is no trouble. A side-fixed cantilever screen set on the angle gives privacy from the side while still blocking the sun.
These two installs show the idea: one runs at 45° off the side of the house; the other is side-fixed to the side wall with a cantilever arm on the other end, carrying a panel 2.5 metres wide at a 1500mm projection — each custom made to suit that one house.
Special designs are what our workshop does best: if you can picture it, we can build it.
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Vertical-blade cantilever screen
The cantilever can be run vertical where you need to fix to the wall and there are no ground fixings available. The brackets mount at the top and the bottom of the louvre, and the panel drops in exactly the same way as on a standard cantilever louvre.
No ground fixings needed — great for hiding pool pumps and air conditioners on the side of the house.
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Questions and Answers
Cantilever Louvres
What are cantilever louvres?
How far can cantilever louvres project from the wall?
What can cantilever louvres be fixed to?
How large can a cantilever louvre be made?
Can cantilever louvres be adjustable, or are they fixed?
What angle are the louvre blades set at?
Do cantilever louvres block rain?
Are cantilever louvres the same as a louvre roof?
How long will my cantilever louvres take to make?
THE FINISH
Learn About Our Powder Coating
Powder Coating6 standard colours, any Dulux colour matched›Every awning and louvre is powder coated before delivery — never painted on site. We use premium Dulux Duralloy® powders, the Australian architectural standard: a thick, uniform finish that resists chipping, fading and coastal weather far better than paint.
Six standard colours — no colour surcharge:
Satin Black
Pearl White
Monument
Woodland Grey
Shale Grey
Primrose
Prefer something different? Any colour from the full Dulux range can be matched — including every Colorbond®-matched tone.
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Not quite the right fit?
See Our Full Range of Louvres
160mm Louvres
Wide 160mm blades, fixed or adjustable — the workhorse louvre for privacy and airflow.
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Sliding Louvres
Louvre panels on tracks — slide for light, privacy and access exactly where you want it.
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Privacy Screen Louvres
Fixed louvre screens that block sightlines while keeping the breeze moving.
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Fence and Gates
Aluminium louvre fencing and matching gates, built to the same standard for boundary privacy and security.
View Range →Manufactured in Sydney and supplied direct – custom-made for every project, with no middlemen and no delays.