Attaching Awning Material To Metal Frame

I built the awnings with 2 3 boards and a sheet of corrugated metal.

Attaching awning material to metal frame. Generally speaking most people have few problems attaching awning frames. The metal covering s tendency to buckle and flex makes it unsuitable to hold the weight of an awning. Fasten the awning bar to the brackets. Diy corrugated metal awning.

The long piece needs to be about 6 wider than your window. Before attaching an awning frame to a building or a wall check to make sure the building is strong enough to support the weight of the awning. I started by cutting my long back piece that will attach to the wall over the window and the two side pieces. If you are putting the fabric on a curved frame clamp both back edges of fabric as well as the center front of the fabric to the frame.

Now you can cut your corrugated metal to fit the frame and attach with self tapping screws. Make sure the hardware you use is tight and that your awning does not wiggle around. Line up the corner seams of the awning fabric with the corners of the awning frame and clamp in place with spring clamps. Except for some commercial applications metal buildings with no backing material are typically light gauge.

In this case install an appropriate cross brace between the metal studs in the building s structure. Make sure the awning frame is not obstructing access to the building or any of the utilities. Depending on your brand of awning you will use either a large bolt or a screw to attach the awning into the brackets. But if it does need to be waterproof be sure to cut the metal tight to the wall use the appropriate flashing and sealer and use a self tapping screw with a rubber grommet on it so that it doesn t leak around the screw holes.