How To Make Window Awnings Yourself

Don't you just detest it when the sun is in your eyes? Your house hates it also. And then why non build it a pair of sunglasses? Simple DIY awnings are but just a few cuts and screws away. Employ this guide to bones wood and metal window awnings and create your own one-of-a-kind window dressing that takes the yawning out of awning.

My dad loves to come up with "piffling" projects to do around the house. I recollect it's how he relaxes, merely it's likewise a sign he'due south been out in the sun a piffling too much and has gone a little crazy. Either that or we'd better check his medication again. No thing what information technology is, he nailed it when he created these elementary yet effective awnings. I liked them correct away considering it took less than a twenty-four hours to assemble and the materials aren't that expensive.

Materials

The good news for us was that we already had a stash of materials and information technology price us practically nothing to build two wood frame/metallic roof awnings. The bad news for you is that you lot probably don't take a few sheets of metal roofing lying effectually your backyard and you'll demand to get out and get some. Just the good news about that is that at present you lot can get them already finished and cutting to size.

Nosotros also had a agglomeration of yellow pine structural ii×4's laying around that needed to be used. Since they had weathered outdoors already, they had washed all of the twisting and warping they were going to practise and were perfect for this task.

With a bit of white exterior paint and a few galvanized outside decking screws, we painted the two×4's after we cut them and assembled the basic A-frame that would serve to hold upwards the covering material for the awning.

A-Frame Dimensions

The A-frame, as I like to call it, is more like a triangle on its side. We wanted the pitch of the awning to be a six/12 pitch and match the pitch of the roof on the rest of the house. It'due south a nice detail that helps the awnings tie in with the rest of the firm design.

For the function of the A-frame that rests against the home, we cut the bottom flush and cutting a 26 degree bevel at the tiptop. It's actually a 26.57 degree bevel to match a 6/12 pitch but it's a little tough to get the actress .57 degree's on a circular saw. Nosotros cutting these boards to a length of 40" from foursquare signal to long point.

For the top slice (barge rafter) of the A-frame, we cut this board to a length of twoscore" besides. But instead of cutting a bevel and square stop, we cutting both ends with a 6/12 pitch. Merely like a rafter, we cut our ends and then that one angle has the long betoken and the other side has the brusk indicate.

The remaining part of the A-frame got cut to a length of 34". This board was cut a petty differently as well. We withal cut 2 half-dozen/12 angles on each board, only we flipped one effectually and then that the 34" measurement travels from short point to brusk bespeak of the bending.

Rafter Dimensions

The tiptop rafters were the piece of cake part of the job. The two sides that hold the rafters in identify are already on the A-frame assembly. All that's really needed is 2 horizontal rafters, a piece of deadwood to hold it all to the wall and a few dummy ends cut to await like the rafter tails.

Nosotros cut three rafter pieces at 85 ½" with square ends on each side. Of course, for your window, the dimensions will very probable be different. We cut the three dummy rafter tails flush on ane side and with a 6/12 pitch on the other ends. These were cut 6" long to friction match the ends of the A-frame rafters.

Awning Assembly

This function of the project was fairly simple too. We fastened the A-frame pieces together on the ground, and then nosotros installed them against the wall of the house. Since the house has a forest frame exterior, it was pretty piece of cake to screw the A-frames in identify. Information technology wouldn't be that much tougher to drill for some tapcons or redheads if you lot have a block home. But make certain whatever you lot are fastening to is solid and structural.

In one case the two sides were upwardly, information technology was all cruising downhill from there. We attached the 3 horizontal joists betwixt the two A-frame pieces. For the slice with the imitation tails, we attached them to a joist first before we fastened it to the rest of the awning.

Metal Roof

Once the frame was upward, it only lacked a metallic roof. We used a three foot broad panel (since we had some lying effectually anyways) and rip cut one slice so that all three metallic panels fit evenly over the superlative of the awning. With a few well-placed metal roofing screws complete with butyl grommets, the roof was on and the awnings were complete. Sunlight glare eliminated!

Since Eric built his showtime skateboard ramp in his parents driveway; he's breathed, slept and eaten DIY construction. As a second generation principal carpenter who runs two Florida-based structure firms, Eric'due south had the gamble to piece of work on everything from Mcmansions to your local mall to the true cat lady's bathroom. Then when it comes to dealing with construction due south@#t; he's the man—literally. There isn't a tool or construction fabric that Eric hasn't used and abused, and if there is; it'south rocking in a night corner nervously waiting for him to show up for work.