Building An Awning Over Patio

Building an awning is easy and much cheaper than buying one.

Building an awning over patio.

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. The new patio cover will be built using western red cedar 4x6 posts 4x6 beams and 2x6 rafters of course you can use pressure treated pine redwood or any other suitable framing material to build your patio. 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. Covered patio with pipe accents.

Building over an existing slab. The roof will be constructed using multi core galvalume metal roofing. The existing slab can vary considerably throwing off crucial measurements. Step 1 take patio measurements.

4 out of 5 stars 141. If you are building an overhead to cover an existing patio you must first determine if local codes allow setting it directly on the slab and if so is the concrete thick enough to support the weight. Using corrugated metal also allows me to reduce the degree of slope or roof pitch needed to a mere 10 percent or a 1 to 10 pitch. Otherwise you will have to create original footings for the overhead.

Find a local retractable awning retailer in your area choose a model that you like and that suits your budget and have it installed over your patio. In this project peter used kee klamp to build a custom wisteria trellis for his backyard patio. Get a retractable awning professionally installed for a more versatile cover. Follow these steps to build an outdoor awning or canopy over your patio.

Building a patio cover a free standing example. 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. 38 00 2 new offers free shipping on eligible orders. The posts will be attached to the slab using.

This customer built an entire shaded patio out of wood then used kee klamp fittings and pipe to created awning accents. To do this the swivel flange fitting was used. When you are building a patio cover off of an existing roof or wall you must take all of your measurements from the point at which the patio roof will attach to the existing structure not the outside of the slab. Retractable awnings give you the option to cover and uncover your patio at will.

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