DIY polycarbonate canopy

Each of you, for sure, knows very well what the awnings are. For the first time, a person faces them at a very young age when visiting a kindergarten. Thanks to the canopies, preschoolers can play in the fresh air, despite the vagaries of the weather. But remember what is the design of these structures? Reinforced concrete pillars/pipes, but slate from above, right? Yes, reliable, but too massive and no longer modern.

Today, polycarbonate is the popular material for the arrangement of awnings. He is light, reliable, durable.

Table of contents

1. What is a good canopy for giving polycarbonate?
2. How to build a polycarbonate canopy?
3. Collect a canopy of polycarbonate: video briefing

What is a good canopy for giving polycarbonate?

The desire to create a canopy of polycarbonate with your own hands in the country or suburban area is very, very commendable. Depending on your needs, it can become an open garage for a car, a cozy gazebo, a cover for a tennis court or pool - there are a lot of options. A canopy of polycarbonate photos will not allow you to lie organic and effectively fits into the style of the design of any estate.

Six reasons to give preference to polycarbonate

1. Price. At the current cost of building materials, the construction of, say, a full -fledged garage can be extremely burdensome for the family budget. And the option with a polycarbonate is not so overhead, and in quality is satisfactory. The cost of a polycarbonate canopy, the owners note, is at a public level for the masses, and this increases the degree of interest in this type of structure.
2. Reliability and strength. Polycarbonate house canopies are characterized by strength and durability. They are not afraid of mechanical damage, indifferent to ultraviolet radiation.
3. Simplicity of installation. Clearly follow the manufacturer's instructions and make sure that everything is just as a designer.
4. Service minority. From the oval structure, snow and fallen leaves go on their own; All other types of pollution are easily removed with water from a garden hose. It is permissible to process the material with detergents.
5. High aesthetics. If you decide to equip a canopy over the porch of polycarbonate, then you can not doubt it like a long, ugly nose, but carefully fit into the exterior of the building, while remaining one of the key accents that attract attention and delight your eyes.
6. Fast dismantling. Elements of the canopy can be quickly dismantled and transferred to another place. They can also be stored in a disassembled state for a long time.

How to build a polycarbonate canopy?

Before you make a polycarbonate canopy, you need to prepare such materials and devices:

• shovel/manual drill;
• the construction level without it is correctly exposed to horizontal beams and vertical pillars is almost impossible;
• roulette for marking;
• electric jigsaw/circular saw (if you order polycarbonate already cut in size, these tools may not be useful);
• gravel;
• cement;
• sand;
• aluminum and perforated tape;
• profile pipe;
• fasteners;
• a set of profiles for polycarbonate.

Mandatory you will also need drawings of a polycarbonate canopy indicating all sizes of structural elements. The number of necessary materials is determined depending on the project you selected (developed).

It is possible to determine how much a canopy of polycarbonate will cost only with a specific project in hand.

Construction of a polycarbonate canopy procedure for conducting work

1. Clean and align the site.
2. Mark the places of supporting racks.
3. Drill the well in the ground with a drill. Their depth should be at least half a meter.
4. Install the pillars in the wells, align them with the help of the construction level and pour concrete.
5. After three days (necessary for sufficient solidification of the solution), using electric welding, perform the upper strapping.
6. Follow the transverse elements of the structure. At this stage of work, the design of a polycarbonate canopy is already becoming quite obvious horizontal, arched, two- or single-sided.
7. Peel and polish all the welds.
8. Grind and paint the entire metal frame.
9. Make the installation of polycarbonate sheets.

Polycarbonate is mounted to the frame using special screws and washers.

Note! A competent device of a polycarbonate canopy involves the presence of at least 4-5 millimeters between the sheets of compensation temperature gaps. Since the material has a high coefficient of thermal expansion, non -compliance with this recommendation can lead to a rapid deterioration in the operational and aesthetic properties of the structure. For the same reason, the attaching screws should not be tightened to the end.

It is better to remove transport packaging from polycarbonate at the end of installation work. When installing, keep in mind that a special protective film should be facing the sun.

You can protect the end joints of the sheets using a perforated tape or special linings.

Collect a canopy of polycarbonate: video briefing

If all the work is done with your own hands, the price will be more than attractive on a polycarbonate canopy. And the appearance of the design will be able to delight the owners for many, long years.