How To Make An Awning With Pvc Pipe

As a lightweight alternative to metal piping pvc is an appealing and inexpensive material to consider for awnings.

How to make an awning with pvc pipe.

Plan to use a standard awning width of between 24 and 36 inches. Insert a screw every 6 inches through the pvc and into the wall behind it with a power drill. Mine window was about 5 wide so a 6 wide frame was selected. Slide the 1 inch pvc pipe into the other end.

Use a d pin or something fancier to set the height. Use a pvc pipe that the frame pipe will fit into. Push the frame up against the house a foot above the window. Start by making the frame.

To do this the swivel flange fitting was used. This will be the frame of the awning. Add the 1 1 4 end cap to one end of the 1 1 4 pvc pipe. Make a rectangle out of the four pieces.

You ll need 1 2 pvc pipe the t s and elbows shown here pvc cutters and primer cement. In this project peter used kee klamp to build a custom wisteria trellis for his backyard patio. Step 2 cut two pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe to the length determined in step 1 with a pair of pvc cutters. This customer built an entire shaded patio out of wood then used kee klamp fittings and pipe to created awning accents.

Covered patio with pipe accents. Hold it firmly in place and drill it into the wall with masonry screws. Add the 1 inch cap with the bolt sticking out on the exposed end of the 1 inch pipe. It may not be as classy as metal but mounting a pvc frame to the.

You now have a telescoping set of poles. Cut two more pieces of 1 inch pvc pipe to the chosen width for the awning. See more of this project here. The outer pipe has one hole and the inner pipe attached to the awning has multiple holes.