 The old awning fabric |
 First pilot hole drilled |
 Both 5/16" access holes drilled and cleaned |
 Cut off valance, Attempt to remove old poly-rod |
 Found it was not sliding out |
 Start by cutting & removing fabric |
 Keep at it! |
 Technique |
 Valance almost cut away |
 Start on main portion |
 Continuing |
 Found fabric was stapled to poly-rod |
 Fabric removed from roller |
 Poly-rod pinched in end-cap - use chisel to cut |
 Fabric stapled to polyrod |
 In two places |
 Staple |
 open up rear C-channel |
 Remove rafters and top mount |
 Removing top rear mount |
 Front mount |
 Sliding off old fabric |
 Almost removed... |
 Poly-rod installed; Method to help install new fabric |
 Pulley on front mount bolt |
 New fabric started using helper |
 New fabric nearly in place in C-channel |
 Top installed! |
 Both top mouting brackets reinstalled |
 Poly-rod prep for string |
 Factory poly-rod install tools - not used. |
 String attachment to pull poly-rod through Valence |
 Ready? |
 Stuff valence pocket in slot |
 Push poly-rod/pull string on other end |
 Poly-rod pulled through; remove string and fold poly-rod back into slot |
 Valence |
 Tuck poly-rod end back in hole |
 to lock it in. |
 Finished! |
 Valence installed, start on main sheet |
 Factory poly-rod install tools - again, not used. |
 2nd roller Poly-rod - Taper end, drill small hole |
 Position main sheet |
 Using ropes and de-flappers |
 Which makes it easy |
 Pre-shape entrance with Pencil |
 Insert pocket in slot |
 May need a little tape for assistance |
 Tape |
 to hold things in place |
 Poly-rod installed, tape removed |
 Finished! |
 New Awning fabric installed |
 New fabric installed, awning in travel position |
 New fabric installed, awning in travel position |
 Old fabric |
 Old fabric |