How to make window awnings yourself step 1.
How to make an exterior window awning.
Observe where the sun contacts your home the most throughout the day if you are looking.
Make a few pencil marks remove the canvas and prime and cement the frame.
Covering a patio will require a larger awning than an awning covering a.
Determine what shape awning you would like to purchase.
Dry fit the frame and slide the canvas over the top.
Adjust the fittings to make sure the canvas is taut.
Semicircular square or rectangular.
Choose the awning s location.
Mark and cut slat locations with the short length on the ground attach the 5 foot length to the previously.
Build the bracket mounts step 1.
Build the bracket mounts cut the 1x6 s in half making 6 pieces of 4 feet length each.
Determine how far your awning should reach.
Purchase 1 inch wide by 6.
Add the mounting elbows shown in the last pic but do not glue these yet.
Take a photograph of each window on a sunny day so that you can see where the light reflection hits the surface.
When dry few minutes slide the canvas back over the frame.
Making your own window awnings at home doesn t need to be expensive and neither does it need to be particularly time consuming as this plan shows.