How To Build A Awning Over A Window

These were cut 6 long to match the ends of the a frame rafters.

How to build a awning over a window.

Need a little something over those bare windows. Hold the frame to the house and mark the holes for drilling where you placed brackets. Take a photo of where you want the awning and enlarge it. Cut the 1x6 s in half making 6 pieces of 4 feet length each.

Build the bracket mounts. Really want to build out a proper entryway but just can t afford it at the moment awning. Of course for your window the dimensions will very likely be different. How to build a wood awning over a door.

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. Cut the 8 foot 2x4 boards into 1 piece of 3 foot. 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. Affix the frame to the house and secure it with screws.

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. We cut the three dummy rafter tails flush on one side and with a 6 12 pitch on the other ends. 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. The key is to go as simple as possible.

We cut three rafter pieces at 85 with square ends on each side. 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. Add at least 2 inches to each side to fit it beyond the window frame. We ended up remo.

Free e book take back your life. Drill 3 or more holes into the house. Covering 16 feet. Mark and cut slat locations.