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AWNING & CANOPY sa PATIO AWNING & ROOF x CANOPY x WINDOW AWNING xx CANVAS WORK xx OUTDOOR FURNITURE xx OUTDOOR SHELTER xx ROOF & ROOFING xx TENT xx WINDOW SHADE How to make a Mylar reflector to mount over a window to double the amount of sunlight that is let in, especially with a curtained or draped window. Sketch shows how to convert a slab patio into a retreat by constructing two privacy screens of 1x6s nailed to 4x4 posts and with a canvas sun shade mounted to a sliding track overhead. Photo shows how to make a lath screen set, just outside a window, with plants hung at various heights on the screen. Est. cost: $48. How to build sun visors for the outside of your windows. Basic box the size of the window is covered with siding to match the house's exterior and a window box for plants is built in the bottom. Build a louvered sunscreen to shield windows from the sun. How to build lath panels for trellises, awnings or privacy screens. A guide to shopping for awnings. Outdoor (patio) umbrella is made from wood, dowels, and ripstop nylon. Does not "collapse" shut. Est. cost: $50. How to build a portable sun and wind screen from four 5 ft. lengths of metal electrical conduit and 3-1/2 yards of 45" wide cloth. Installing a canvas awning-in-a-box kit is illustrated with step-by-step photos. Est. cost: $125 to $190. Wooden patio deck with a sunroof covering half the deck. The sunroof consists of canvas over a simple frame. Estimated cost for a 9'x16' deck: $650. plus awning. Installing awnings on a house. A look at what's available in both aluminum and canvas awnings and tips on installing them. Tip on repairing rips and tears in fabric window awnings. Suggestions on ways to save energy and keep cool in the summer through the use of insulation, awnings, cupolas and ventilation. Homemade canvas awnings can reduce your air conditioning needs. Seven ways to keep your home cooler. Tips on fans, awnings, and window films. Construction details of a typical Victorian rain shed, a type of awning built over windows to divert rain. Building a shed-roof canopy (an overhang or entrance canopy). Adding a seasonal porch. A timber framed screened-in porch with a canvas awning roof. The entire assembly (roof, screens, and framing) can be dismantled for winter storage and to let in more winter sunlight. Twelve ways to screen your windows against the sun. A variety of awnings, shutters, screening, sun-control film, and eyebrows are examined. How to build a canopy over your front door. Styles for various types of houses shown. How to choose an awning. Canvas awnings stage a comeback. Includes instructions for installing a simple pull-up awning directly on a window frame. Sun shades for a solarium roof are supported and operated by strong fishline. How to build a solar screen that blocks the sun, but not the view. Fixed horizontal louvers block the late summer sun. Vertical louvers are adjustable. Lightweight, removable cover for a deck or patio is made by spreading roll-out bamboo reed mats over a framework made from lightweight metal conduit and wood. Tips on selecting and installing awnings for windows and porches. Slat awnings reduce sun's glare while providing good air circulation. Make your own sun shield to cover a greenhouse during the summer by painting polyethylene plastic with aluminum paint and placing it over the greenhouse roof. Ring structures. Bend plastic pipe into circles and assemble them to form a framework for plastic covered shelters. A roster of summer energy savers. How to reduce interior temperatures using interior drapes, curtains, or blinds, solar films, solar screens, exterior shutters, vegetation, structural overhangs and awnings. A guide to selecting awnings for solar control. A guide to awnings, their fabrics, shapes, colors and mechanisms. Includes information on preventive maintenance. A century of awnings. A summary of their shapes and sizes, colors, fabrics, their advantages and care tips. One-man sunshade keeps sun off lawnchair. Made from 4x8-ft. hardboard and electrical conduit for legs. Build a 10x20-ft. backyard shelter for use as a boat cover, garage, greenhouse, storage shed, etc. Unit is built from thin-wall electrical conduit, held together with special clamps and covered with plastic fabric. Est. cost: $485. Portable sun canopy for backyard shade. Small window awnings keep rain out of open windows. Make an awning for a sunny window from wood and hardboard. It has a curved upper surface and decorative vertical side slats, separated slightly to let light in. Construction for units up to 100" long is shown. Est. cost: $10 for a 54" version. Galvanized pipes that support a terrace awning serve also to carry water to hanging plants suspended from the awning. Window awnings can help keep your house cool during the summer. A look at basic awning types. How to make your own awnings out of fabric. Adjustable trellis controls solar gain. Removable slats form the roof over this deck. Insert for summer shade. Remove for winter sun. Build your own studio without walls. Build a portable outdoor studio from plastic vinyl tarpaulin, steel electrical conduit, and connectors used to create frames using the conduit. Hints on building a pipe and tarp garage shelter for an automobile. Photos and sketch show how to build overhead wooden screens that are mounted on casters and can be rolled out from under a roof overhang as desired. How to build a lightweight basket-weave shade screen to keep a house cool. Entire east wall of a two story house is covered with a screen built of redwood benderboard with a conduit frame. Est. Cost: $160. How to make burlap windowshades for greenhouse windows. How to sew two styles of tent-like wind screens from nylon fabric for use at the beach. How to make a fabric awning for a sliding glass door. Frame of 1.5" wood dowels and copper elbows holds it 4 ft. from the wall How to install roll-up blinds on an overhead patio trellis so they pull up out of sight when not needed. A guide to shadecloth, a mesh fabric used to screen greenhouses and patios. Make a canopy to take along on picnics, etc. Made from a king-size sheet, bamboo poles and steel rods. A guide to window sun blocks. Suggests five outdoor methods, two on the glass, and three indoor methods. Three simple retreats. (1) A cabin without walls, (2) a gazebo and raised deck, and (3) a portable tent pavilion. Minimal construction information is furnished. Make your own canvas-topped patio parasol to shade a table or chair. Wooden dowel collapses to "fold up" the umbrella. Uses a large flowerpot for the base. Est. cost: $50. Tip: Use wooden frames covered with greenhouse shadecloth to control the amount of sunlight on an outdoor patio. Sliding slat wall for a patio gives relief from low afternoon sun, without being permanent. Staple bamboo screening to simple wooden frames and hang the frames from eaves of house in order to shade windows from the sun during the summer. Tip: Lean-to style canvas roof for a carport or porch is supported by a simple 2x4 framework. Rubber shock cords keep the canvas taught. Tips on selecting outdoor fabrics for providing shade. Includes design ideas for the supporting structure. Tip: Entryway cover (roof) is made from a tempered sliding-glass door panel that rests on a redwood support grid. White vinyl strip shades, PVC pipe, nylon cord and some wood are used to make roll-down awnings to shade a patio. Japanese-style banners to use as sun screens. Dowels form framework for heavy-duty nylon panels at staggered heights and in different colors. New looks and new uses for awnings. Six examples and types of awning fabrics available. Festive banner screens are easy to sew using nylon and window screening. Cloth appliques are applied to fiberglass window screening. Use as sun shade, privacy screen, decorations, etc. Exterior roll-up shade is sewn from waterproof fabric with pieces of fir for top and bottom framing. Make a deck canopy from fabric. Support it with grommets and rope. Make a lawn canopy from a hula hoop and a salvaged parachute. Canopy keeps bugs away. Suspend yards of ninon sheer from a wooden frame to keep bugs away from your outdoor eating area. Est. cost: $79. How to make roll-up sun-blinds (awnings) to shield patio doors, windows, etc. Lightweight deck cover (open framework) is built from 1" and 2" lumber. Dimensions for a 14-ft. square unit shown. Est. cost: $100. "Filon" plastic panel contest winners. (1) Solar collector on porch roof helps heat basement. (2) Outdoor diffusion panels reduce air-conditioner loads from west-facing windows. Homemade awnings consist of lightweight marine canvas supported on PVC pipe frames. Est. cost: $30 each. Rigid awnings are made from plywood and 2x4 stock. Each awning is a curved quarter-circle profile with a 30" radius. They are covered with fiberglass cloth and epoxy before painting. | |||||||||
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