Building A Awning Frame

The patio awning frame becomes a permanent part of your deck and you can either leave the fabric up year round or remove it seasonally.

Building a awning frame.

The awning frame is formed simply by joining the 4 tubes 10 feet in length to form a rectangle 10 feet square. At each corner of the rectangle will be 1 empty orifice at a 90 degree angle to the rectangle and they should all be on the same side pointing to the ground. Purchase 1 inch wide by 6. It should be level about 6 to 12 inches above the door trim and extend 12 to 24 inches past the side of the door trim.

These ideas include shade sails umbrellas awnings trellis structures and more. Choose the awning s location. Building a timber frame window awning. Determine how far your awning should reach.

I build a timber frame window shade awning for the west side bedroom window of our off grid cabin. This first idea comes to us from bob in chattanooga tennessee. The awning material is a 6 x9 canvas drop cloth. The fabric on a backyard canopy like this should last about 15 years.

Attach a level 2x4 board to the exterior side of the house directly to the framing members. The shade awnings are available in two roof styles a hip roof and a pyramid roof and several colors. Materials and tools pry bar ladder hammer galvanized roofing nails galvanized framing nails carpenter s level anchor plate or bolt felt paper asphalt roof shingles drip edge circular saw 4x4s plywood 2x4s concrete mix. This is the cheapest canvas drop cloth i.

You ll need 1 2 pvc pipe the t s and elbows shown here pvc cutters and. Observe where the sun contacts your home the most throughout the day if you are looking. To show that you can build your own diy shade structure for your patio or deck in this post we ve compiled 10 ideas built by our customers using kee klamp fittings. You can only rely on yourself and you re totally isolated from the outside world if that s what you want.

Eventually we will put a solar panel on it to block the su. Diy awning step 1. There s an undeniable appeal to living off the grid. Start by making the frame.

Dry fit the frame. The distance between the end of this board and the outside edge of the door should be equidistant. Slide canvas onto frame.