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I have two bahama aluminum awnings (clamshell) like this...
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They are about 9' long, and about 4' from the hinge to the edge. They both have a continuous hinge which is a tube that slips inside a shroud. It works like a piano hinge.
What I want to do is bolt the two hinges together, spread out the two awnings like a pitched roof, so it would be a roof about 8' wide and about 9' long. Waterproofing the joint area of the two hinges will be with an angled vent cover that's about 12" wide. It's a composite. Same type of roofing material I used on my shed, from Ondura. I need to create end rails of sort to brace the two awnings at the angle I want. I would also need to support it with 4 vertical supports. Those could be poles or tubes of some sort. The four supports would need to be secured to a concrete patio.
Some of the details that I want to consider are that I'm intending it to be an outdoor cover for our gas grill (which is on wheels). In the event of a hurricane, and I need to use my generator, to move the grill inside, and place the generator under the shelter.
As for installation details, the setup would be at the edge of the patio, with one side of the 9' length at the edge, and the 8' width projecting inboard to the patio. I would prefer some type of minimal surface hardware at the base of the supports. I know I could just use red heads and "L" brackets, but maybe there is a better way.
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They are about 9' long, and about 4' from the hinge to the edge. They both have a continuous hinge which is a tube that slips inside a shroud. It works like a piano hinge.
What I want to do is bolt the two hinges together, spread out the two awnings like a pitched roof, so it would be a roof about 8' wide and about 9' long. Waterproofing the joint area of the two hinges will be with an angled vent cover that's about 12" wide. It's a composite. Same type of roofing material I used on my shed, from Ondura. I need to create end rails of sort to brace the two awnings at the angle I want. I would also need to support it with 4 vertical supports. Those could be poles or tubes of some sort. The four supports would need to be secured to a concrete patio.
Some of the details that I want to consider are that I'm intending it to be an outdoor cover for our gas grill (which is on wheels). In the event of a hurricane, and I need to use my generator, to move the grill inside, and place the generator under the shelter.
As for installation details, the setup would be at the edge of the patio, with one side of the 9' length at the edge, and the 8' width projecting inboard to the patio. I would prefer some type of minimal surface hardware at the base of the supports. I know I could just use red heads and "L" brackets, but maybe there is a better way.
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