Make An Outdoor Awning

Step 1 take patio measurements.

Make an outdoor awning.

Observe where the sun contacts your home the most throughout the day if you are looking. First of all decide the height of the awning and cut the posts into equal lengths as per. Add the mounting elbows shown in the last pic but do not glue these yet. Follow these steps to build an outdoor awning or canopy over your patio.

Covering a patio will require a larger awning than an awning covering a. We ended up remo. Purchase 1 inch wide by 6. Covering 16 feet.

Decide if you want the awning to be attached to the exterior of the house or a freestanding structure supported by vertical poles inserted into the ground. Consider using standard porch railing around the perimeter of a patio covered space if the framing is a wooden structure. Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame. Choose the awning s location.

Determine how far your awning should reach. Instructions for building a wood patio awning open and check the kit contents. Use this wall system for shelving or storage to make the outdoor space more efficient for entertaining. Dry fit the frame and slide the canvas over the top.

When dry few minutes slide the canvas back over the frame. The supplies that you will find in the kit include wood posts and beams wooden sheets. Build in one wall to enclose a section of the patio awning. Prepare the posts and beams.