Making An Awning Out Of A Tarp

I made this awning in attempt to keep it cooler inside by blocking the radian.

Making an awning out of a tarp.

Thanks for the ideas. Making a outdoor roof out of a tarp tied to the trailer. Select a 12 by 12 foot location on. Use spring clamps to secure the tarp to the rv awning.

Place a 4 inch diameter 2 foot long polyvinyl. Use additional tent stakes to secure the shade tarp to the ground. Measure 4 6 inches up from the bottom of the inner 1 inch pole and make a line. Items you will need 1 8 foot piece of 1 4 inch steel rod 1 8 foot by 10 foot tarp 3 16 inch nylon rope 50 feet 2 large washers big enough to fit over the tent pole tips sandpaper 4 stakes hammer 2 tent poles thread 100 percent polyester sewing machine.

Enigmatic nomadics 126 047 views. We recently moved into a house with a small deck out back. Repeat this at varying places along the 1 inch pole at whichever heights you wish. Diy van awning for under 50.

My residence was not designed with energy efficiency in mind and so relied 100 on ac to keep it cool. The sun isn t too terribly hot but i m considering putting up an awning canopy using a solid tarp that could provide shade and shelter from rain. Place one plastic 5 gallon bucket in each corner of the square. Once you have the shade tarp in place and staked down run a length of rope across the rv awning attaching it.

Hurricane ike hit us in 2008 and knocked out power for a few days. Use rope down to tent stakes to secure the corners of the awning. How to make a tarp shade awning 1. Using a tarp as an awning living in a van duration.

Pour 1 bag of. Find out why close. Slide the poles together just up to where your mark meets the top edge of the outer pole. Enigmatic nomadics 130 025 views.

Your finished product looks great.