How To Make Your Own Outdoor Awning

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How to make your own outdoor awning.

Choose the awning s location. Determine what shape awning you would like to purchase. Take a photograph of each window on a sunny day so that you can see where the light reflection hits the. Dry fit the frame.

Cut a piece of outdoor upholstery fabric or canvas that is approximately 4 inches wider and longer than the original measurements you took in step 1. How to build a cheap awning. The pilot holes make it a much easier task. Carefully cut them with tin snips.

Once you have decided upon the look you are. If it s too snug fold a little more fabric over. Semicircular square or rectangular. On the side of the awning that s going to go against the house install one key ring on each grommet.

Pin it 5 8 inch from the end for a couple inches along the length and then take a piece of your pvc pipe and test the fit. You will need anchoring. Purchase one or more canvas drop cloths in the 9 x 12 foot size or smaller depending on your patio. Start by making the frame.

You ll need 1 2 pvc pipe the t s and elbows shown here pvc cutters and. Slide canvas onto frame. Place the patio awning material on a flat clean surface and fold about a 1 5 8 inch piece over to the wrong side. Observe where the sun contacts your home the most throughout the day if you are looking.

How to make window awnings yourself. How to make your own patio sunshade awning for cheap step 1. The awning material is a 6 x9 canvas drop cloth. Step 6 lay the hemmed fabric over the top the awning frame.

This is the cheapest canvas drop cloth i. Determine how far your awning should reach. Covering a patio will require a larger awning than an awning covering a. Then hook one key ring on one of the hooks and then do the same for the second key ring with the other hook.

Diy awning step 1. You ll need two pieces to cover the wide front face of your awnings. For the two sides trace the wood frame onto the metal to get the angles right. Use a straight edge to draw your cut lines onto the metal.

Assess your patio area and decide where you will put the sun shade or sun sail awning. This completes one side of your awning installation.