Diy Awning Frames

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

Diy awning frames.

Create a 2 dimensional square frame and attach an equally sized square frame to it so they share a middle spine. It s a nice detail that helps the awnings tie in with the rest of the house design. Purchase 1 inch wide by 6 inches long 2 54 cm wide by 15 24 cm long boards to create the awning frame. Make 2 identical 2 dimensional right triangle frames attached to the ends of your square frame.

The patio awning frame becomes a permanent part of your deck and you can either leave the fabric up year round or remove it seasonally. These ideas include shade sails umbrellas awnings trellis structures and more. The a frame as i like to call it is more like a triangle on its side. Hurricane ike hit us in 2008 and knocked out power for a few days.

We wanted the pitch of the awning to be a 6 12 pitch and match the pitch of the roof on the rest of the house. A backyard canopy patio awning or patio shade screen is a fabric roofed structures supported by a freestanding rigid frame that s bolted to your deck. This first idea comes to us from bob in chattanooga tennessee. My residence was not designed with energy efficiency in mind and so relied 100 on ac to keep it cool.

Diy awnings on the cheap.