Diy Corrugated Metal Awning

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Diy corrugated metal awning.

Ensure when picking out your corrugated metal that you buy a piece that is long enough to cover your entire awning. This 60 diy is a two day project allowing the metal to get aged with toilet bowl cleaner for 24 hours but is fun and a great way to add character to your home. We bought the corrugated metal from menards. Diy corrugated metal awning i built the awnings with 2 3 boards and a sheet of corrugated metal.

Corrugated metal awning step 1. Snap a line from the house out to where the awning will extend to. Insert two square metal 8 foot posts. Decide your size and go ahead and cut your pieces.

We had to figure out how to cut our metal just so that it overlapped perfectly yet fit the exact width of the window. Diy aged corrugated metal awning. Lesson learned we didn t think that through. I have been wanting something unique for his windows that would fit the style of his.

I started by cutting my long back piece that will attach to the wall over the window and the two side pieces. Fill the holes with concrete. Assemble and hang. Be sure to grind the rough edges off so.

Dig two holes where you placed your markers. The long piece needs to be about 6 wider than your window. At this point your going to want to position your pieces and tack them in place i obviously. What better way to add a farmhouse feel than diying an aged metal awning above a farmhouse family wall mural.

Measure your awning dimensions.