How To Install A Clamshell Aluminum Awning. The Clam Shell Awnings are aluminum in construction making them very durable and long-lasting. When our aluminum awnings are closed and fastened to cover your windows you can avoid broken glass wind and rain damage that might occur otherwise. Install post lag bolts. No awning can guarantee protection 100 in extreme storms but Haggetts Aluminum custom clamshell window awnings are designed to protect your home for years and remain intact. I have installed many of these aluminum awnings.
The lag shield will expand as you turn the bolt. Our Clam Shell Awnings are the ideal choice if you are looking for more basic inexpensive protection for your windows and doors. Petersburg to New Port Richey and everywhere between. We put one awning over almost every opening. Our aluminum clamshell awnings are made with powder coated aluminum decking aluminum brackets and arms and stainless steel hardware for the ultimate in corrosion resistance.
Insert the lag bolts through the postholes and into the lag shields.
Take a look at our range of over 20 diffe. The design allows placing the awning at different angles to provide a cooler interior and protect furnishings from UV damage. Each awning was individually measured to cover the openings completely when fastened down for storm purposes. On some aluminum awning models there is a top adjustment that leans the outer edge of the awning down further to add pitch so weather can run off without pooling in its centerOn adjustable awnings you want to mount them so that when it is in its up or retracted position it will fit under the ledge of your roof and above the door without obstruction. Aluminum clamshell awnings in Dunedin are built from alumium which never rusts and have powder coat finish that is much stronger than standard paint. Install post lag bolts. Here in Central California valley it is common to install the awning to the mobile home. Insert the lag bolts through the postholes and into the lag shields.
