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bdlaise
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May 24, 2014

Awning cover

Came up with a different way of protecting my awning and keep the tree debris out of the valley between the trailer and the awning while is rooled up.
I looked at the Pro-tech product that is advertised in the trailer life and motor home mags. I wanted something like that, but did not want to pay $100.00 either. So I looked at the local home improvement stores and only found very heavy gauge PVC for plumbing and drainage. So I looked at the heating and cooling ducting, found a 5 ft by 4" sections that would slide over the awning, just like the way the Pro-tech product says it does.
The to keep the debris out of the channel from between the trailer and awning, I picked up the drip edge that is normally placed under the your houses roof's shingles at the edge by the rain gutter. To accomplish this I lined the drip edge while the ducting was on the awning, to cover the gap. I just need to finish completely painting it.
See the pic attached




  • That looks great. Thanks for adding pics! What did the whole set up cost you?
  • are you saying the ducting slides over the awning and that holds the piece ovet the awning crack?
  • The cost was just under $50.00. I pop rivetted the drip edge to the duct tube. I butted the edge of the drip edge to the side of the trailer just under the lip of the roof. The weight of the ducting which isn't much, hold it in place. The tubes sleeve together to make a continuous covering for the awning. The only downfall, is the I can't keep it on for travel. I used 4" diameter, I could have gone with the 3" but did not want to take a change with ripping the fabric.
  • Hmmm...

    My awning tube lays against the trailer below where the awning attaches to the trailer so there's no little valley at the top of the awning. I assumed they all worked this way.