How To Build A Awning Over A Window

As this blog explains it s a relatively demanding project but if you are up for a challenge it shouldn t be impossible to manage.

How to build a awning over a window.

Drill 3 or more holes into the house. Covering 16 feet. Hold the frame to the house and mark the holes for drilling where you placed brackets. Popular shapes for awnings are square rectangular and semi circular.

We cut the three dummy rafter tails flush on one side and with a 6 12 pitch on the other ends. This is not a plan for a window awning but since it could also be used as a blueprint to make an awning for a smaller window we thought it was worth including anyway. An awning over your front door can instantly make your house look more attractive and that also gives it an extra level of curb appeal when the time comes to sell. These were cut 6 long to match the ends of the a frame rafters.

Take a photo of where you want the awning and enlarge it. If building an awning over a window look at where the sun reflection is in the photo to determine how far down your awnings should reach. Materials 2 1 x2 pine boards at least 6 long 2 x10 piece of corrugated metal roofing wood screws dark stain and clean rag to apply it 1 metal screws gloves 1 1 4 pine board 2 six foot long 1 2 boards. Mark and cut slat locations.

Of course for your window the dimensions will very likely be different. We ended up remo. We cut three rafter pieces at 85 with square ends on each side. Cut the 1x6 s in half making 6 pieces of 4 feet length each.

The key is to go as simple as possible. Cut the 8 foot 2x4 boards into 1 piece of 3 foot. Build the bracket mounts. Affix the frame to the house and secure it with screws.

Really want to build out a proper entryway but just can t afford it at the moment awning. Free e book take back your life. Add at least 2 inches to each side to fit it beyond the window frame. The principles are all the same so if you wanted to scale it up you could also adapt it to larger windows if you wanted to.