Car Cover Construction

If you are planning a car cover construction project consider aluminum products. Aluminum is durable and will retain it's good looks much longer than wood covers. A car cover like the pictures below will not only be affordable but offer your vehicle lots of shade and protection. This is a freestanding aluminum awning with the ends of the panels left open to allow for snow runoff. The steel posts are buried 2' into the ground and set in concrete. The gutters have been turned upside down and used as beams for the panels to be screwed into.

The awning was laid out on the ground with string and the posts marked and then dug. As the concrete was being packed around the posts a level was used to keep them straight and the edges up against the string.

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Notice how the gutter was notched to fit tight against the posts and then bolted in place.

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Be sure to add the side fascias at the ends of the awning. They keep the panels firm and wind resistant. They also hold the color bands that wrap around the awning and accent your home with a wide variety of colors.

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