How To Build An Awning Over A Window

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How to build an awning over a window.

Drill 3 or more holes into the house. The corrugated metal pieces are about 18 inches wide and interlock. How to build a wood awning over a door. An awning over your front door can instantly make your house look more attractive and that also gives it an extra level of curb appeal when the time comes to sell.

Lay out the pre cut corrugated metal awning pieces across from the post header to the wall ledger. Of course for your window the dimensions will very likely be different. At 1 end of one of these lengths cut a 30 degree angle towards the top. Lay them all the way across the width of the awning.

Need a little something over those bare windows. Cut the 2x6 in half making 2 pieces of 5 foot length. The principles are all the same so if you wanted to scale it up you could also adapt it to larger windows if you wanted to. When dry few minutes slide the canvas back over the frame.

These were cut 6 long to match the ends of the a frame rafters. Really want to build out a proper entryway but just can t afford it at the moment awning. Hold the frame to the house and mark the holes for drilling where you placed brackets. Affix the frame to the house and secure it with screws.

At the other end cut a 60 degree angle toward the bottom. Attach each one at both ends with 5 8 inch screws. Covering 16 feet. As this blog explains it s a relatively demanding project but if you are up for a challenge it shouldn t be impossible to manage.

Adjust the fittings to make sure the canvas is taut. We cut three rafter pieces at 85 with square ends on each side. We ended up remo. Dry fit the frame and slide the canvas over the top.

This is not a plan for a window awning but since it could also be used as a blueprint to make an awning for a smaller window we thought it was worth including anyway. Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame.