When you need to find studs behind an outdoor or indoor stucco wall to support an awning hang a heavy picture fasten a planter box or attach a garden hose spool you have a few options.
How to install awning on stucco wall.
Many manufacturers utilize a mounting rail that attaches to the brackets.
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Things you ll need to install your awning.
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For hanging up all kinds of items from tvs and storage shelves to garage door openers and light.
Firmly install the anchors into the screw holes on the bracket into the pilot holes in the wall.
In some situations because of existing structures an awning can t be installed onto a wall.
Doing so allows the awning housing to mount to the rail.
In those cases your awning can usually be installed onto the roof fastened securely into roof trusses using special angled brackets available for the manufacturer.
Here is how to drill a whole into stucco with a hammer drill.
Step 4 use the screws that came with the wall anchors to attach the bracket to the wall.
For stucco aluminum or vinyl siding it is recommended that a 1x4 board be screwed directly to the wall studs to carry the weight of the unit.
On aluminum and vinyl siding tighten the top screw close to the overlapping siding and snug up the lower screw to prevent compressing the siding.
A screwdriver drill bit attachment allows you to accurately drive the anchor through the stucco and supporting mesh into a sublayer of material.
After installing the brackets the installation process of the awning can vary based on the awning itself as well as the type of mounting.
With stucco only the extra pressure from a good heavy rain would rip it out or the stucco only attachment.