Diy Retractable Awning Pergola

Large eye screws do the sliding and make easy work of extending and retracting the canopy.

Diy retractable awning pergola. Cut your fabric to size. When retracted this diy pergola canopy tucks neatly away at one end of the structure. With a retractable canopy the fabric is attached to support boards that slide along tensioned stainless steel cables called wire ropes. Hook the other end of the turnbuckle onto your screw eye and fasten the opposite end in a loop with wire clamps as shown above.

I hemmed the edges as well. A wire hung canopy can be installed on any pergola or other freestanding structure. It uses outdoor fabric to create some shade and rain protection and is the easiest way to cover your pergola. These billowing shades easily slide on the cables they hang from so you can have shade when you want it and retract them when you want a little more sun.