Thursday I accepted delivery of the Awning...Whoot Whoot!
After work I got to business. First I installed the awning rail with some putty tape on the back. Here it is ready to be fastened with the duct tape hanger trick I stole of this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN4WLSQlvLc, which is excellent for anyone looking to install and awning for the first time.
Then I installed the bottom brackets. I did not want them on the lower trim, but rather sitting on top of it flat on the side of the trailer. The trailer wall framing is made out of 1"x 1" tubing and goes down outside the 5" frame rails creating a gap where I wanted to mount the bottom bracket. I had some 1/2" PVC board in my garage and made a double layer spacer between the skin and frame rail to take up the space.
Then I went to mount the arms to the awning roller. First arm went on fine. I went to put the other side on and noticed it got damaged in shipping. I was still able to use it, but I called the company today to get a replacement.
With the arms mounted I slid the assembly into the awning rail, who needs two people. The benefits of being tall. Following the instructions I rolled it out some to mount the upper arms
The upper brackets land only on the skin. I placed them, marked the screw penetration locations, predrilled them, and then went inside to add some structure. I added a piece of 1"x 1" square tubing to catch the fasteners.
I got a little too close to the skin for maybe to long on one of my welds and got the skin a little too hot. When I silicone the awning rail, no one will know the wiser
It wasn't until it got dark that I finished with the rest of the instructions. About three hours by myself. Fruits of my labor that put a smile on my face!!
A couple shots in the light. The white Aluma-guard looks great with the white cargo trailer!