Door Awnings?

[Bandit]

Has anyone thought about having some canvas (Sunbrella type) awnings for over the doors that are removeable and mounted below the drip rail.
This may not help much in a blowing rain, but would be nice in a light drizzle or rain with no wind.

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[Guest]

Funny you should mention that...
I just ordered a thin strip of LED lights that I'm going to play with for a porch light.
My thought was to place the light strip in a dado on the underside of my rain diverter...
Then I thought about an awning for the door.
I could take a piece of 1/4" lexan and frost one surface and insert it into an arched dado above the door to macth the arch top on my door, which could be edge lit by the LEDs at the bottom of the dado and have a lit awning.
The only thing I don't like... In order for the door to clear the awning, I'd just about run out of room heightwise, 'cause I already went and commited myself on the height of the door.

[Ira]

Coop posted this for me awhile back, if you're looking for something easy and along those lines:

http://www.pacerperformance.com/pages/products.asp?id=2

They're called fender flares, and I think he recommended I use the no lip version. (Scroll down a few to see the no lip version.)

It's bendy, so you can shape it to whatever door profile.

[rampage]

Coop posted this for me awhile back, if you're looking for something easy and along those lines:

http://www.pacerperformance.com/pages/products.asp?id=2

They're called fender flares, and I think he recommended I use the no lip version. (Scroll down a few to see the no lip version.)

It's bendy, so you can shape it to whatever door profile.

Thats a pretty cool idea. Are there any pics of those in use on a TD around here?

[Ira]

Coop posted this for me awhile back, if you're looking for something easy and along those lines:

http://www.pacerperformance.com/pages/products.asp?id=2

They're called fender flares, and I think he recommended I use the no lip version. (Scroll down a few to see the no lip version.)

It's bendy, so you can shape it to whatever door profile.

Thats a pretty cool idea. Are there any pics of those in use on a TD around here?

Nothing posted yet, I don't think. But I'll be giving it a try when I have a few extra bucks.

I'm going to see if I can find this sort of thing locally, to not only save on the shipping, but to look at it and hold it in my hand.

But I'm 100% sure it's what I'll be using around the top of my door openings to trim them out AND divert rainwater.

[Bandit]

This seems to work like a rain diverter, but what I'm thinking about is an awning that will let you open the door and not have rain come in as well as sit in the door and not get wet.

[Rob]

Bandit--

I am picturing a trangular piece of fabric that is attached to the inside wall just above the door. Another side of the triangle is attached to the door at the very top, but not to be in the way of closing the door. The third side is unattached. When the door is closed the fabric will hang in front of the window (curtain?). When the door is open (it can only open as far as the fabric allows) the fabric will act as an awning. I think it would be too restrictive for me, but it may work for someone else.

[Ira]

Bandit, on my drive hme from Boca Raton to Coral Springs, I was thinking about this thread.

I know--I HAVE to get a life.

Yeah, I threw it off topic basically, but I do know what you're thinking about, and it sounds nice. But why does it have to be removeable?

I want it too, so let's get on the same page. Maybe we can come up with something:

We're talking abuot something which extends about a foot and half, maybe two, from the door. Correct? If you're thinking more than that, it would have to be something removeable or something that rolls/cranks open. So let's see we're looking at that 1 1/2" to 2' range:

As far as restricting the door opening, I don't see any major sin if the door can't open 180 degrees open flush against the TD. What the heck is wrong with 110 degrees? Ain't that enough?

So you got me thinking about simple canopies which you see EVERYWHERE, made from metal piping, with the canvas or vinyl looped/roped on. But why not use PVC?

Oy, this is going to be harder than the side tent fiasco. But I think this is a lot more doable.