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.
Diy metal awning frame.
The following pages contain many types of custom size aluminum patio covers in a diy kit format.
We used a three foot wide panel since we had some lying around anyways and rip cut one piece so that all three metal panels fit evenly over the top of the awning.
I made this awning in attempt to keep it cooler inside by blocking the radian.
Hurricane ike hit us in 2008 and knocked out power for a few days.
With a few well placed metal roofing screws complete with butyl grommets the roof was on and the awnings were complete.
Here s a great video plan we found on youtube that shows you how to build a diy window awning from corrugated metal for as little as 60.
What we like about this effort is that most of it is made from things you can probably get your hands on for free and even the stuff you might need to purchase is.
Diy corrugated metal awning video.
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Backyard do it yourself aluminum awnings.
You can choose from roll formed aluminum w pan patio covers roll formed aluminum flat pan patio covers eps core insulated patio covers and even prefab retractable fabric awnings.
Once the frame was up it only lacked a metal roof.
I started by cutting my long back piece that will attach to the wall over the window and the two side pieces.