Tips for Awning erection

[Al]

Any tips you have for erecting an awning, place them here.

Here are mine;

1; make sure the awning rail channel is clean.
2; get all the poles marked with tape before you erect it on site for the 1st time.
3; use a step to stand on when threading the awning through the rail.
4; if its windy or raining, wait til its calm.
5; have a beer/wine/whisky/coffee before and after erection (calms the temper).
6; bite ya tounge when ya wanna swear at your helper!
7; Hammer in all the pegs and storm straps.  Its a long and crap job but it`ll save ya awning from flying away in the wind!
8; If ya having problems, ask someone for help! (offer them a drink for their trouble).

[WVM]

if on a hot day take sides out as it gets damn hot under there to put the poles inside!

[Benji]

Lay all the poles out ready and the correct way round.

Thats it really.  Oh and don't shout to loudly at the other half from your comfy chair!

[k80poo]

Spray the rail with furniture polish so that the awning glides through easily is my top tip 

Also get other half to do it 

We have all our poles marked with tape so that we know the order they need to be in as well for the big awning.

You can also get things that go in the rail that act as "stops" so if you are using a porch awning alot, you can leave one in the rail and so get the awning in the right place every time as well which is handy.  Also good if you put it up on your own.

[gavin]

Place everything on the ground, stand and look totally perplexed,scratching your head, as if you've never done this before  and someones bound to come and give you a hand.

[Colin]

Best tip is to go on holiday with Al 

[Al]

 

[Chris Sklav]

haha - gavin - that happened to us two weeks ago as we were actually putting it up for the first time - we were well pleased with it though. It came with the van but we just havn't got round to using it as we bought van in November.

Chris

[BEERO]

have a beer/wine/whisky/coffee before and after erection! have to try that next time!

[jan69c]

Do what i do with anything technical, I get my 15 year old son to sort it 

[Chris Sklav]

"Tips for awning erection" - frankly I'd rather not know!!!

[Shaggy]

have a beer/wine/whisky/coffee before and after erection! have to try that next time!

Is it not just sleep after lol