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How to build your own retractable awning.
Our retractable awnings mount on virtually any surface on a wall to the underside of a soffit or on a roof when there is limited mounting height.
Your deck or patio awning can increase your outdoor living enjoyment while reducing indoor cooling costs and protecting you and your furnishings from the sun s harmful uv rays.
How to build a retractable awning.
Here are some things and tools you need to prepare first before you jump to make the retractable awning.
Extend the free end of each wire rope to the eye end of the turnbuckles to get a general sense of where to cut the ends.
6 carriage bolts washers and nuts long 1 4 drill bit 1 2 x10 x12 plank 1 2 x8 x12 plank 24 3 1 2 wood screws paint or stain sealer as desired paint roller and pan 10 6 eye screws 90 3 32 wire cable rope 5 turnbuckles with 1 eye screw and 1 hook 10 3 32 cable.
Add 4 inches to your measurement and cut there using wire cutters.