Alumawood Installation
As you are working with aluminum be very careful of the sharp edges, you will notice the blood on my hand in one of the pictures. When doing an Alumawood installation be sure to anchor the awning securely into the wall and into the ground or onto the concrete. Most Alumawood awning kits come with a can of touch up paint. Although little scratches can be touched up it is a good idea to be as careful as possible in the unpacking and assembly of the painted material. Step one of the Alumawood installation is attaching the rafter brackets to the house. In this situation it would have been to difficult to securely attach each bracket into a stud so we inserted some 2" x 6" lumber into a rafter and lag bolted the assembly to the home. Now we have a solid point of attachment for each bracket.
 The rafter has
been lag bolted to the wall and the brackets installed. The bolt heads
will later be painted with the touch up paint provided.  Notice how the beams
and rafters are hollow. This make it a very lightweight and easy to work
with material.  Working off of planks held up with our ladders makes it a lot easier
on the legs, much less climbing up and down.  These
are the safety stakes assembled and ready to be buried in the ground and set in
concrete. The bracket on top will attach to the bottom of the post.
 Post
brackets are being installed on the header. The plastic end caps have also
been installed.  The
header has been raised and held in place with 2 rafters. The
rest of the rafters are installed at this time.  Each individual piece of Alumawood will be wrapped in plastic. The easiest
way to get the plastic off is to run a blade down the seam. This does the
job quickly and does not scratch the material.
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