Building A Awning Frame

Dry fit the frame.

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. 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. Determine how far your awning should reach. 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.

The awning frame is formed simply by joining the 4 tubes 10 feet in length to form a rectangle 10 feet square. Observe where the sun contacts your home the most throughout the day if you are looking. The awning material is a 6 x9 canvas drop cloth. Attach a level 2x4 board to the exterior side of the house directly to the framing members.

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. This first idea comes to us from bob in chattanooga tennessee. Eventually we will put a solar panel on it to block the su. You ll need 1 2 pvc pipe the t s and elbows shown here pvc cutters and.

Choose the awning s location. These ideas include shade sails umbrellas awnings trellis structures and more. At least one end of the 2x4 should land on a stud. I build a timber frame window shade awning for the west side bedroom window of our off grid cabin.

Building a timber frame window awning. Having a cabin in the wilderness also means making any modifications yourself and here s a video that shows how one youtuber built an. Diy awning step 1. Start by making the frame.

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. Slide canvas onto frame. Covering a patio will require a larger awning than an awning covering a. There s an undeniable appeal to living off the grid.

This is the cheapest canvas drop cloth i. You can only rely on yourself and you re totally isolated from the outside world if that s what you want. Purchase 1 inch wide by 6.