A canopy or visor is an integral part of the facade of almost any residential structure - it makes the entrance to the house more comfortable, protects the door from rain or the scorching sun. In addition, a beautifully made visor above the porch can become not only a functional part of the house, but also serve as a decoration. Of course, this will require that the canopy match the style and architectural design of the entire building.

Content:

1. Visor over the door - which design to prefer
2. What options for canopies above the porch are most often used
3. Classic version - metal visor   video
4. A popular modern option - polycarbonate canopies video
5. How to build a canopy from corrugated board
6. Plastic visor - expensive but beautiful
7. A canopy made of metal is appropriate if it is also used as roofing material of the main building
8. The most luxurious option - forged visor video
9. Wooden visor - reliable protection from the sun from natural material
10. How to make a canopy over the porch with your own hands

Visor over the door - which design to prefer

Pick up a ready-made visor or build it on your own should be decided by the owners of the house. Finding the right option in the finished form is not difficult - the trading network offers many different designs and materials. But when choosing the best option, you should consider:

• quality and durability of the material,
• build quality and reliability,
• practicality,
• attractiveness of appearance.

Moreover, the last point cannot be considered unimportant - the modern world is increasingly gravitating to aesthetics, any element of the house should look attractive and serve as its decoration.

First of all, the canopy over the porch should be made of material that combines texture and color with the one from which the roof of the house is made, or be contrasted with it. Also, when designing the visor, the shape of the roof, ebbs, the decor of the porch itself and the front door should be taken into account. Before you start choosing a finished visor, or materials for building it yourself. a detailed list of points should be drawn up. This will help simplify the selection process and save time.

What options for canopies above the porch are most often used

Of course, the best option would be to order the visor and install it to a company that employs classy specialists. If you want and have experience in performing construction work, you can get to work. An excellent result in either case can be obtained if you have information about which materials should be used to obtain the design of the desired quality. Let's look at the most popular and practical materials for creating a canopy over the porch.

Classic version - metal canopies

This option attracts by its simplicity and low cost, but the installation will require the use of welding, of course, you will need a welding machine and the ability to handle it. You can, of course, go the other way and assemble parts of the structure using nuts and bolts. Even considering the fact that the work is quite realistic to do with your own hands, it should be noted that:

• the metal visor will have quite a lot of weight - because it will be 100% metal, while for the manufacture of visors from other materials, heavy metal parts will be used only to create the frame, they will make up about 20-30% of the total construction volume,
• during operation, metal fragments of the visor will need constant care, consisting in the periodic restoration of the protective anticorrosive layer, i.e. processing by special means or paints.

As a positive point, a fairly long service life, with proper care, and reliability can be noted.

A popular modern option - polycarbonate canopies

Based on the many positive qualities:

• strength
• practicality
• longevity
• attractive appearance
• the ability to blend beautifully with other materials,

polycarbonate without hesitation can be called the best option and the most popular.

The polycarbonate visor will look appropriate in combination with various architectural and color solutions of the structures. Of course, the cost of high-quality polycarbonate will be slightly higher than other materials presented on the construction market, but the opportunity to build a visor with your own hands will be an attractive moment - it is easy and pleasant to work with polycarbonate, you can purchase the material in the required quantity, then install it yourself.

How to build a canopy from corrugated board

Decking is in great demand among developers, in most cases it is used for the construction of fences or as a roofing material, however, the material is characterized by mechanical weakness, even a light blow on its surface can cause significant deformation. Of course, corrugated board that is thicker and of higher quality will have higher strength, but the cost of its acquisition will also be more significant for the wallet. When choosing a material for the construction of a canopy, you should look for the most acceptable, at the same time cost and quality characteristics.

However, the final choice always remains with the owners of the house - some prefer to get some savings, for others the most important criterion is the attractiveness and reliability of the material.

If you are considering the option of constructing a visor with your own hands, then you still need to pay attention to corrugated board - working with it is not difficult, much easier than with metal or sheet metal.

Plastic visor - expensive but beautiful

Immediately, it should be noted that this is not about cheap plastic, which is usually used to decorate the walls of the house from the inside - for the canopy you will need special PVC plates that look very much like polycarbonate.

The installation of plastic plates having uniquely low weight can be carried out on a frame of any suitable material. The surface of the plastic can be pasted over with a film, but it is not difficult to choose the right color among the variety of materials offered in the network of construction markets.

A canopy made of metal is appropriate if it is also used as roofing material of the main building

Such a visor must necessarily be in tune with the roof in material and color. It is advisable to install the visor during the construction of the house, simultaneously with the arrangement of the roof.

This is advisable in terms of spending materials - for the construction of the base of the visor, it will be possible to use trimmings and residual materials - the value of the visor may tend to zero.

In some cases, it may turn out to be more rational to use bitumen shingles or other lightweight materials resembling metal tiles in appearance.

The most luxurious option - forged visor

There are no restrictions on the installation of the forged visor, it will literally become an expensive decoration of the house - it will suit any style and design, its main drawbacks will be the price and quite a lot of weight. Therefore, most often designed visors with a forged base, covered with plastic plates, tiles or polycarbonate. Installing a forged visor can be fraught with some difficulties - installing a fairly heavy product may require the help of specialists.

Forged visor can have the most diverse design, it can be rough or openwork, resembling lace. The ideal option is to use several forged fragments when decorating a suburban area.

Wooden visor - reliable protection from the sun from natural material

Note that wood is used to build the foundation, metal can be used as roofing material. corrugated board, tile, polycarbonate and others.

Of course, such a canopy will look best with an old house, for example, with a restored hut or log house, in which case we can talk about the perfect combination of materials.

How to make a canopy over the porch with your own hands

The construction technology of the visor is not very complicated, but it will definitely be required:

• determine what type of visor is required for the porch - straight or angled,
• calculate what bias you need to give it,
• determine the design option, calculate the size,
• draw up a work plan and a drawing diagram of a canopy with affixed dimensions.

Then you can draw up the simplest project, and on its basis - an estimate of the consumption of materials and calculate their cost.

It should be carefully thought out which materials can be used to build the frame, which - as roofing, the structure should have a weight not greater than the walls on which it will be mounted can support.

After acquiring materials and preparing the appropriate tools, you can begin the creative process and enjoy creating the next decoration for a country estate.

Author: Sergey and Svetlana Khuentsov

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