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Building a retractable
canopy is not a difficult thing, you can also do it yourself at home. Here GO
HOUSE will share tips with you blogger friends. Let's look at this article
before you do that
there are some tools and materials that you need to prepare.
Equipment:
-Drill
-Set detailed right
- Sewing Machine
(optional)
-Wood Stencils
-Measuring tool
-Stairs
-Hammer
Material
- Fabric canopy
-Cedar board
- 1/8-inch thick stainless
steel wire mesh
-2 1/2-inch screws
- Nylon rope, 1/8-inch
diameter
-Lime tailor (optional)
Instruction
Choose Canopy Cloth
The best canopy fabric
for your pergola will vary depending on a number of factors, including the
weather in your area and your shade preferences.
Fabric for sails: 100%
water resistant, durable and attractive in acrylic or ripstop nylon Fabric for
sails is the preferred choice for canola do-it-yourselfers. Look for a 6 foot
wide cloth.
The size of the fabric canopy
When fully extended,
the canopy must be the size of a pergola area, plus at least 20% more to
account for the curtains. Heavier fabrics like the screens will fold; muslin
and linen will be reduced. Determine how much you want to achieve when the
canopy is extended. The narrower fabrics have a clean and refined appearance.
The fabric with a deeper bend makes your pergola spacious and fantastic. Find
the area of your arbor by multiplying its length by its width.
Canopy sewing fabric (optional)
Since the fabric of the
canopy rarely has a width that corresponds to the width of the arbor, you
decide if you want to sew separate pieces of the canopy or leave them
separated. For example, a 12 foot wide pergola will require two pieces of
fabric, each 6 feet wide. Use a sewing machine to sew both lines of the canopy
fabric. The gauze is too thick to sew by hand, but muslin and linen can be sewn
manually. Many do-it-yourselfers prefer the appearance of separate canopy
strips.
Cut the canopy support bar
The canopy support
slats will be fixed to the top of the canopy with staples and the slats will
slide along the wire rope on the eye screw. With an electric saw, cut the board
to half the width of the canopy. In general, plan on a board for every 18 inches
of canopy length, even if there is room at your discretion. The increase in the
number of boards creates a serrated and lined appearance. A smaller number of
panels produces larger and lower blinds.
Keep support bar (optional)
Cedar wood naturally
produces a silver gray color and the oil remains protected for many years. But
if you want to add protection or a different look, you can choose to treat the
cedar boards with semi-transparent or solid colors.
Attach the support bar to the canopy
Stretch the canopy on a
clean surface. Using a tape measure and a tailor's or carpenter's pencil,
lightly mark the position of the support slats along the sides of the canopy.
In order for the canopy to run properly, the support beams must be parallel to
each other and all the rods must be perpendicular to the side of the canopy.
The support plates must also be positioned at each end of the canopy. At each
pair of marks, slide the support bar under the canopy and pinch the canopy onto
the bar.
