Comments on: Offing the Awning

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:54:48 +0000

Silus: True. Some form of etched glass might be nice.

By: Silus Grok

Silus Grok — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:24:51 +0000

Frosted glass hides the smudges …

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:11:05 +0000

NC: Not a bad idea but glass kind of gets dirty unless you’re diligent about squeegeeing it.

By: NC

NC — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:59:39 +0000

How about just a sheet of tempered glass all the way across

By: Jacob

Jacob — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:24:22 +0000

That’s sounds like a great solution. Be sure to post some photos when it’s done.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:49:57 +0000

Jacob: Thought about that, but it’s nice to have something for guests to stand under in the pouring rain as I take my sweet time answering the door. As of this morning, I think we have a good plan:

1. Make the awning a few inches taller to match the gauge of the roofline.

2. Encase the steel in anodized aluminum so it better matches the other trim.

3. Sheath the bottom of the awning in fir to match the door.

4. Conceal puck lights in the fir.

5. Use fir for the front steps to tie it all together.

By: Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:55:01 +0000

How about removing the awning altogether. You could move the puck lights to the inside of the Prodema panel structure

I think making the awning full width would conflict with the garden path being only as wide as the door.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:22:58 +0000

Silus: Yep. The warmth, or lack thereof, is a big factor. Steel is about the least warm material you can use. Not that concrete is much warmer, but I think we’re going to pour concrete steps in front of the box instead of steel, given how the steel awning is looking.

Kyle: Concrete is probably too heavy to use on the awning at this point, but yes, the idea is definitely to make the awning quite a bit taller and wrap it in a different material.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:14:16 +0000

Not sure if it could be done cause I have no idea what’s underneath the metal there, but what if you just made it the whole width of the entry way (column to column) and the full height so it looks like a floor that is cantilevered out of the house. I’m pretty sure that’s a full height entry way, but it would be a nice effect from the outside. Plus, it’d be thick enough to hide your lights.

As far as materials go, maybe a concrete facing to really give it that look that it’s a floor that is just continued outside the house. Without seeing it mocked up, I have no idea if this would look good or not, but it looks good in my head.

Keep us updated.

By: Silus Grok

Silus Grok — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:49:57 +0000

Yes … definitely a miss. But live and learn, right? :)

One thing that I’d add to your list of reasons it’s a miss is that the front door — perhaps more than any other part of your home — should foster a sense of welcome. And from a materials standpoint, metals are hard to bend to that purpose. Woods, however, are practically the essence of home and hearth, and may be your best bet.

Just a thought.