It uses outdoor fabric to create some shade and rain protection and is the easiest way to cover your pergola.
Diy retractable awning pergola.
Hook the other end of the turnbuckle onto your screw eye and fasten the opposite end in a loop with wire clamps as shown above.
A wire hung canopy can be installed on any pergola or other freestanding structure.
Add extra shade and style to your outdoor living space with a wire hung canopy system.
Cut your fabric to size.
Large eye screws do the sliding and make easy work of extending and retracting the canopy.
Next measure the distance of the screw eyes from one to the other on your pergola and then place the drapery hooks at those measurements.
With a retractable canopy the fabric is attached to support boards that slide along tensioned stainless steel cables called wire ropes.
If you are never going to want sun on your patio then a diy stationary pergola canopy is probably the way to go.