Make Your Own Awning

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Make your own awning.

Plan to use a standard awning width of between 24 and 36 inches. Add the mounting elbows shown in the last pic but do not glue these yet. Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame. Design your awning is the leading provider of custom and standard size awnings serving homeowners across the us.

Use a wood screw drill to drill the pieces together in this position. This completes one side of your awning installation. You can make your own patio sunshade awning also known as sun sail and create a shady resort like feel in your back yard. Step 2 cut two pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe to the length determined in step 1 with a pair of pvc cutters.

Dry fit the frame and slide the canvas over the top. Use the appropriate length of wood which is the length of the window at least 4 inches and hold it at a right angle to a 24 inch piece of wood. Adjust the fittings to make sure the canvas is taut. Repeat on the other end of the long wood pole.

Measure the length of the window or door where you want to install an awning. Then hook one key ring on one of the hooks and then do the same for the second key ring with the other hook. On the side of the awning that s going to go against the house install one key ring on each grommet.