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895300(X).400# Residential Patio Awning Installation Instructions
Personal Injury Hazard. Rapid casting spin
off and rapid arm extension will occur if they
are not controlled. Before separating torsion
from hardware, the torsion must be pinned
through end cap and hardware arms must
be bound. Failure to heed this warning may
cause severe personal injury or property
damage.
B. Install Backer Boards
1. Prepare the mounting area
a. Remove siding sections. See FIG. 3
b. Install back boards in the cut out section
making sure the thickness of the back boards
are flush with the peaks of the siding. The top
back board width should be a minimum of 6"
and the minimum length must be longer than
the length of the awning
Secure backer boards to studs using two
nails per wood stud. See FIG. 4 and 5.
FIG. 5
a. Seal all edges and nail area with clear sili-
cone sealer.
C. Install Awning Rail
1. Prepare the mounting area.
a. Before securing the awning rail to the top
backer board, make sure the nails secur-
ing the back board to the studs do not inter-
fere with the awning rail. Leave a minimum
of two inches between the top edge of the
backer board and the backer board mounting
screws. See Fig. 6
In case there is not enough room or there are
obstacles making it impossible to walk the
fabric through a mounted awning rail, slide
the rail on the FRTA. Skip step b. and go to
step D. (Install Fabric in Awning Rail).
b. Level the awning rail and install to top
backer board using #6 screws. See Fig. 6
FIG. 3
Wood
Frame
Studs
Bottom Sections
Top Section
FIG. 4
6"
min.
6"
min.
Nails
Nails
Nails
FIG. 6
2"
#6-20 X .5"
Screws
D. Install Fabric in Awning Rail
1. Prepare the awning rail to accept the awning fab-
ric.
a. Select the end from which the awning shall
be fed, then widen that end with a flat screw
-
driver and file off any sharp edges. See FIG.
7A.
