Making an Aluminum Decking

An aluminum decking cover in your backyard creates a space to sit in the shade and protected from the wind and rain in bad weather. Create your own aluminum cover for the patio gives you the freedom to choose the thickness and color to match your home. The materials required for all covered patio include aluminum foils, poles, supporting beams and framework, as well as screws and sealant. The hardware needed for home depends on the method of anchoring the house you choose.

The aluminum decking sheets are available in different thicknesses. The thicker the film, the more resistant to strong wind and weight of snow and ice during the winter endure. Support posts generally aluminum measuring 4 by 4 inches (10 by 10 cm). These poles support the weight of aluminum roof at the outer end of the patio. The posts can be recharged in concrete, bricks or any rigid surface.

To install poles on a aluminum patio, you will use to place anchor posts below the post and screw the aluminum deck. Support beams form a framework for aluminum decking patio cover. The beams are placed in the outer edge of the circumference of the frame and run along the frame to screw foils thereto.