In the shade
Home Yard|2020
Does the summer sun create too much heat in your home office? Provide shelter with a neat awing above the door.
Deon de Goede
In the shade

You will need

SHOPPING LIST

• eight beams (38 x 114 x 1 800mm), cut to:

four 1 000mm (wall planks)

four 560mm (short beams)

eight 400mm (brace planks)

two x 1 800mm (long beams)

• eight 120mm coach screws with washers and wall plugs

• five 600mm lengths galvanised roof sheeting

• one packet roofing screws

• one packet cut screws (8mm x 60mm)

• Alcolin Fast Set Glue

• pine wood filler

• 220-grit sandpaper

TOOLS

• cordless drill; 3mm and 8mm drill bit

• jigsaw

• pencil

• tape measure

• try square

• wood clamps

• masonry drill with 10mm masonry drill bit

• ratchet wrench

PROJECT NOTES

• We used recycled roof beams; look for something similar at scrapyards.

• This awning is 3 500 x 600mm in size. Adjust your measurements and material quantities according to your needs.

• Buy roof sheeting and roofing screws from a specialised stockist.

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