Dave Vickery wrote: > Has anyone come up with for good DIY functional and inexpensive awning. I > have been looking for a used awning in the Denver area and have given up > and > starting thinking of making my own. > > So with awnings on my brain, I saw a truck go by with what looked like an > awning on the side. Then I realized it was 3" grey plastic conduit. That > got me thinking could you make a permanent awning with that tube, a tarp or > awning material, a pole to roll it up on and a couple of end caps to hold > the roll in the center of the tube. Has anyone come up with something > like > this, or something better? I have been using a tarp, a couple bungies and > a couple extendable tent poles but it isn't quite good enough. I've heard of some solutions simply using Scotchgaurded canvas rolled on a pole fastened in some manner to the drip rail when in use with a couple poles through grommets at the corners for support. If you put the pole (canvas rolled on it) inside a plastic pipe with a slot down the side you could pull the canvas out through the slot for use. You'd need some kind of winder on the end to roll it back on the pole inside the pipe. Even Scotchgaurd will mildew so make sure it's dry before rolling it up.
-- Wil
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