Canopy of metal: types, applications, design features

A canopy is a simple construction of several supports with a roof fixed on top. The building is irreplaceable where protection from the scorching sun or precipitation is necessary. Depending on the intended use, a wide variety of materials can be used for the manufacture of hinged structures, but if appropriate construction is required with a high aesthetic performance, appropriate materials are used. One of them is metal tiles.

Design Features

Canopy made of metal tiles is not just a practical, but also a beautiful building, capable of decorating any site. It is appropriate everywhere - in the country, at a country house, in a city recreation area, near restaurants, cafes, and many other institutions.

Since the metal shingles are produced in a large color assortment and have different profile shapes, you can choose for a particular plot the option that will be in harmony with the architecture and color of other structures. For example, if a canopy is built over the porch - the metal tile should be the same color as on the roof of the building, then the extension will look harmonious.

Advantages of awnings from metal roofing

Before starting the construction, everyone asks himself the question: is it so profitable to erect a curtain and what will it give, for example, on a country plot? Pluses of hinged buildings have a lot. It:

1. Good technical characteristics.
2. Presentable appearance.
3. Lack of care.
4. Long service life.
5. Simplicity of construction works, thanks to which it is possible, with the necessary skills, to construct the construction itself.
6. Use of any materials for making the frame - wood, metal corners, pipes. But if you want the building to decorate the site, it is best to build a canopy of metal roofing on wooden supports - these materials perfectly complement each other. The only thing you need to take care of is to provide protection to the wooden elements, especially those that will go deeper into the ground.

Types of hinged structures

Facilities vary in several parameters. First of all - constructive. And can be:

1. Open. Similar buildings consist of a roof and vertical pillars. Despite the fact that the structure is protected only from above, this option is most often used, because in the summer, thanks to natural ventilation, under the roof does not accumulate heat. If the tent made of metal tiles is designed to protect the car, then natural ventilation will quickly dry up the fallen car in the rain.
2. Closed. The building is completed with walls. Thanks to this, the plot under the canopy is reliably protected not only from rains and snows, but also from wind, dust, various debris that wind can bring. Any light material can be used for the walls - from the corrugated board to polycarbonate. One option is forging. But, although such a structure will look beautiful, it can not protect the wind.
3. Visor. It is the same canopy, but attached to the wall of the building with one side, while the other is supported by vertical racks. In this case, the side parts can be both open and closed.

Another difference is the type of the upper part. Canopy of metal can have a single-pitched, gable or complex shape: domed, arched, etc.

Scope of application

Surface-mounted structures with a metal-tiled coating are used in different spheres and can be used as:

1. Protection for goods and personnel near the outlet.
2. Entrance group near an office, residential or commercial building.
3. Protection of parking near a shopping center, restaurant, office.
4. Garage in the country.
5. Construction above the playground, recreation area.

Wherever protection from the sun and rain is required, as well as to give the buildings a finished look, the canopy of metal tiles is appropriate (photos in the review perfectly confirm this).

Advice of specialists

Since the erection of a structure is a fairly simple task, many decide to put it into practice independently. But that the work was really performed perfectly, you need to know some of the subtleties:

1. Metal tile almost does not bend, so for the construction of an attached structure it is best to choose a simple roof shape, otherwise it will be impossible to cope with this matter without proper experience.
2. Preparation of the site. From the selected site, all plants must be removed, the grass removed and the surface well sealed. If a canopy is built for a car made of metal, then on the site it is necessary to make a concrete base. The area intended for pouring with concrete should be larger in size than the canopy area and have a slight slope so that the water that has fallen can drain and not remain on the surface. When concrete - first of all or the last one - everyone decides. If the site is concreted before the installation of the supports, it is necessary to leave a place for them.

Stages of construction

If it is decided to build a canopy of metal with their own hands, work begins with the manufacture of poles. Most often, a thick wooden bar is used for this. It must be prepared - processed: soaked with protective materials from the fungus. Particular attention - the part that will be in the ground: these areas can be applied hot resin or tar. After the resin dries, the bar can be installed in a prepared pit and poured with concrete. When installing the supports, make sure that in the finished structure the angle of the roof is at least 14 degrees.

To make the construction more durable, it is possible to replace that part of the support that is immersed in the soil with a metal analogue - a corner, a pipe, to which then to attach the bar above the level of the surface.

The next stage is the construction of a roofing crate. You can do the job in any convenient way. The simplest variant is to connect the upper parts of the supports with racks or metal corners, to which then to attach the crate from the wooden rails.

Completing the installation of metal. Self-tapping is used to fix it. Since not always the size of the sheets is suitable for a particular structure, they have to be cut. The easiest way is to cut off excess metal scissors, but this does not guarantee that the cut will turn out to be beautiful. The Bulgarian will do the work much faster and better, but use of abrasive wheels No. 6 should be avoided - their use increases the temperature in the work area and the material collapses. Installation of the coating starts from the bottom up.