How To Attach Awning To Brick House

Attaching wood awning to brick exterior wall posted by joshkdixon on 3 8 19 at 4 07 pm.

How to attach awning to brick house.

The wall is brick. Wall space needed for attaching. Deciding you want to attach a patio awning to your house is the easy part. These awnings have a welded frame that is attached permanently to a wall.

The bricks are attached to house sheathing with brick wall. Usually the manufacturer will supply all the equipment and instructions that you need. These instructions are the same instructions that a professional installer would need to do the same job. My question is can i order a custom size awning that size and how would i attach the awning to the brick wall and the supports to the concrete slab.

They are made out of vinyl canvas or solution dyed acrylic. The awning will be mounted to a solid brick wall not veneer at the top with a ledger board and below with braces brackets. Depending on your brand of awning you will use either a large bolt or a screw to attach the awning into the brackets. When anchoring your awning it is essential to determine what your siding is manufactured from.

They are in essence oversized swatches of water resistant fabric connected to a frame and attached to your house or some other structure. Drill holes for the expanding anchors every 16 inches or as specified by local codes insert the anchors hold the ledger in place and tap it with a hammer to indent the anchor locations on its back face. Wide and about 7 ft out from the wall. Awnings need approximately 6 to 12 inches of open heightwise wall or roof space to be installed.

I am building a wood awning to go over a rear door on my house. I want to attach an aluminum awning and the slab is about 10 ft. The installation is not difficult if you follow these simple steps. Make sure the hardware you use is tight and that your awning does not wiggle around.

Sleeve alls can be used for fastening awnings to brick walls. Attach the hardware through the brackets and over the awning bar to hold it in place. However the type of siding as well as the presence of framing members or studs can make a difference in installation.