How To Make A Metal Door Awning

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How to make a metal door awning.

Snap a line from the house out to where the awning will extend to. Covering 16 feet. Make sure the lines are straight. Kreg jig pocket hole.

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. Once the frame was up it only lacked a metal roof. I actually followed shanty2chic corrugated metal awning plans. Affix the frame to the house and secure it with screws.

Fill the holes with. With a few well placed metal roofing screws complete with butyl grommets the roof was on and the awnings were complete. 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. Drill 3 or more holes into the house.

Metal roofing screws. Hold the frame to the house and mark the holes for drilling where you placed brackets. We obviously had to make our own adjustments for the width of our window and the angle slope of the awning we wanted. Insert two square metal 8 foot posts.

Measure your awning dimensions. How to build a wood awning over a door. Dig two holes where you placed your markers. 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.