How to make a lean-to canopy from polycarbonate do it

The yard of a private residential or holiday home over time acquires outbuildings that simplify the life of the owners, the construction of which, as a rule, is done with their own hands. A sloping canopy with a polycarbonate coating is the simplest design that can serve as a gazebo, a place for storing firewood, maintaining a car and other household needs. Polycarbonate gives the buildings a modern, attractive look, without requiring financial investments and complex maintenance. This article will tell how to calculate, execute drawings of a single slope canopy from this inexpensive material.

Material properties

Polycarbonate is a modern high-tech material based on polymer plastic, which has a cellular structure. This material transmits light, produce colorless, colored and patterned products. The canopy and polycarbonate will be an excellent roof for a gazebo and a garage attached to the house, or a detached structure. This material has gained popularity due to the following qualities:

1. Ease. The weight of a polycarbonate sheet is 7-8 times lighter than glass of the same size. Therefore, it is used for building their own lightweight structures that do not require a solid foundation.
2. Flexibility. Polycarbonate sheets bend well without pre-treatment, so they are used for the construction of an arched canopy, structures of rounded shape. The flexibility of this material allows you to bend the sheets with your own hands without the use of special tools.
3. Translucency. Polycarbonate transmits up to 87% of sunlight, under the roof of this transparent material is always light and comfortable. At the same time, it perfectly protects against ultraviolet radiation and creates a pleasant shadow.
4. Strength. Polycarbonate sheets have a high impact resistance and carrying capacity, several times superior to these characteristics of glass. Due to the cellular structure, a single-sided canopy with a polycarbonate coating, assembled by one's own hands, will not break under the weight of snow or when hail gets in.

Note! Experienced masters point out the excellent sound-proofing ability of this material, thanks to which even in the heaviest downpour the sound of drops does not interfere with the conversation and sounds quiet. High-quality polycarbonate has a service life of up to 25 years.

Design

Design односкатного навеса достаточно проста для монтажа своими руками. It consists of support pillars, roof trusses, battens and the polycarbonate coating itself. In the building stores sell ready-made kits for self-assembly, however, most to calculate and make the drawings is not much more difficult. In the process of creating a project, the following factors are taken into account:

• Canopy slope. This parameter is determined by evaluating the climatic conditions of the construction zone. For regions characterized by heavy snow load, sheds with a slope of 35-45 degrees are built to prevent the destruction of the slope under the weight of the snow cap in winter. If the terrain is famous for intermittent winds, erect more gentle canopies with a slope of no more than 20-25 degrees. In central Russia, constructions with slope angles of 30-35 degrees show themselves well.
• Rafter system. Rafters and lathing canopies are made of wood or profiled metal pipes. Wood has a shorter service life, as it is poorly resistant to moisture, it is treated with antiseptic agents and coated with paint. Metal crate is a better option for building awnings; it is lighter and more durable.
• Type of polycarbonate. The assortment of building stores has polycarbonate sheets of different colors and with a different structure. This material has a rich selection of colors and textures. For canopies and arbors use polycarbonate green, blue or bronze color. Cold shades create sensations of coolness and freshness.
• Accommodation Shed roof structures can be extensions to the main house or stand aside. The construction of attached canopies makes it possible to save on support pillars and protect the structure from the wind from one side.

Important! The trusses of the single-slope canopy represent a triangular structure, the base of which is equal to the width of the canopy, and the hypotenuse corresponds to the length of the slope. To protect the polycarbonate sheet from damage and sagging, sheathing is constructed, the pitch of which does not exceed 40-50 cm.

Assembly process

Installation of a lean-to canopy from polycarbonate does not take more than 1 day with its own hands, it can be done by one worker, however, assistance in this matter will not hurt. Assembly requires a standard set of tools, which includes a welding machine, screwdriver, hacksaw or Bulgarian. The construction process is as follows:

1. The first stage of construction is site preparation. From the place where the facility will be located, they remove all the garbage, stones, uproot large plants. The construction site is leveled with sand, gravel or soil.
2. Using a measuring tape or lath, a cord and a peg, they mark the future shed, adjusting the angles between the sides using a building level. Pegs indicate the location of the pillars.
3. The next phase of installation is drilling holes for the support columns of the building. The minimum number of pillars for a small area canopy is 4 pieces, but the larger the structure, the more supports will be required. The step between them should be 1.2-1.5 m. The holes in the ground are made by hand-drilled to the depth of soil freezing, that is, by 0.6-0.8 m.
4. A sand-gravel mix is ​​poured into the holes, support columns are installed and concrete is poured. The supports located on one side must be higher than the others in order to ensure the slope of the slope.
5. The tops of the racks are connected by upper strapping, which is made of metal profiles or pipes. Fastening is performed by welding or brackets. Rafter trusses are welded on the ground and welded to the harness. Over rafters welded crate.
6. The carbonate sheets are cut to the desired size, holes are made in them for fastening, mounted on the slope from bottom to top, fixing thermo-washers. Polycarbonate joints are connected using a special profile.

Important! All seams on the canopy frame, left after welding, cleaned with their own hands, then primed. Metal parts are coated with durable paint for additional corrosion protection. The edges of the carbonate are glued with reinforced adhesive tape.

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