Attaching An Awning To A House

Retractable awnings provide instant shade or quickly roll up when you don t need them.

Attaching an awning to a house.

Deciding you want to attach a patio awning to your house is the easy part. Patio cover attachments available for wall fascia or eave of roof roof top or freestanding. They are in essence oversized swatches of water resistant fabric connected to a frame and attached to your house or some other structure. Vinyl concrete and wood siding products will all.

However the type of siding as well as the presence of framing members or studs can make a difference in installation. The ledger typically a 2 by 6 is usually designed to hold one end of the patio roof rafters. Awnings need approximately 6 to 12 inches of open heightwise wall or roof space to be installed. Wall space needed for attaching.

Attaching a patio roof entails intermediate carpentry skills and creativity because there are many ways that you can choose from. Most common ways to attach a patio roof to an existing house. They are made out of vinyl canvas or solution dyed acrylic. Mount top trim in channel of the mounting bracket and allow the awning to hang.

A house attached patio roof takes advantage of the house s structure by supporting one end of the roof on a ledger mounted horizontally to the house. Attach the 2 remaining camel back brackets to the opposite end of the support arms. These awnings have a welded frame that is attached permanently to a wall. Posts bolt to slab or footings for attachments to the wall fascia or roof top where freestanding doesn t need another structure for support however posts must be poured into concrete on freestanding aluminum awnings.

All of them have their own advantages and drawbacks. Attach the brackets to the house even with the chalk line making sure they are plumb. The installation is not difficult if you follow these simple steps. You don t have to take them down no storage hassles.

When installed correctly the patio roof will complement the house and provide an extra entertainment. Locating and mounting the ledger is normally a fairly easy process. Attach the 2 remaining camel back brackets to the opposite end of the support arms. Mount top trim in channel of the mounting bracket and allow the awning to hang.

Now to mount the canopy to the house here are the final installation steps. Attach vertical screens to the extended awning to block the sun when its low in the sky. For motorized awnings plug the cord into an electrical outlet and use the remote control to extend and retract the awning. Lift the awning into place and bolt it to the brackets.

These instructions are the same instructions that a professional installer would need to do the same job. They don t require you to build a permanent structure on the deck. These will attach to the house after some adjustments. The ledger should be attached.