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  • Rooftop Garden: Awning Installation
  • How to create deck shade
    From "Home Transformations"
    episode DHTR-201


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    Tip: Use caulking to weatherproof the tip of the lag bolts (figure E).

    6. Next, secure the bolt with nylock nuts (figure F).
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    Figure E

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    Figure F


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    7. Once the actual awning is installed, complete the installation by attaching the hand crank (figure G).

    8. Finally, there is shade (figure H)!
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    Figure G

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    Figure H




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    RESOURCES :

    Manual Retractable Awning
    Style: Elegante
    Color: Linen with Forest Green Trim
    Website: www.retractableawnings.com

    Rope Light
    Style: 1/2" Incandescent Rope Lights
    Color: White
    Website: www.noveltylights.com

    Terra Cotta Pots
    Website: www.norcalpottery.com

    Plants and Vines
    Variety: Pink Bower Vine, Clemetis, Tea Rose, Verbena
    Website: www.pacificnurseries.com

    Power Tools
    Website: www.skil.com and
    Website: www.makitatools.com

    Hand Tools
    Website: www.stanleytools.com

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