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The urge to create something new and eye-catching on the blank slate of a home is powerful. As is the urge to save some money and maximize one's efforts. Whether it's a change to landscaping, a roof garden, or a casual seating area for customers, retractable awnings or drop screens are an ideal project for do-it-yourselfers because they make a very dramatic difference with relatively little effort.

The Planning Stage

A major part of installing a retractable awning is finding the perfect place to install it. Retractable awnings are much easier to install than fixed awnings or canopies because they are only mounted on a wall - no need to dig post holes or put in a foundation or grounding - so they can be installed over existing pavements, patios, decks, hot tubs, and gazebos, as well as doors and windows. Retractable awnings are suited to any location where sun, glare, UV rays, or light rain protection is required.

A drop screen usually enhances an existing structural feature, such as a door or window, or as panels to enclose a porch, lanai, or gazebo. A drop screen requires a sturdy beam to mount to and possibly a door frame or post to fix the side guides to. After finding the location, simply measure the width of the area from side to side on the interior of the frame (for an inside mount) and add for the width of the side guides if mounted outside the window frame. Then measure the height of the screen, going from the inside (or bottom) of the top frame to the bottom of the threshold for the height; for an outside mount, add the size of the headerbox and bottom rail to the height measurement.

Finding an ideal retractable awning location has a few other factors to consider.

o How much shade coverage is required.

o What the width of the awning should be, based on the shade area. Add at least 12 inches to maximize coverage for sun and rain protection.

o How far out the awning extends (the projection), based on the shade area. There is a natural slope to an awning, so the actual shade is several inches shorter than the full projection.

o How high to mount the awning. Because of the awning's slope, the front of the awning is lower than the mounting position; this difference is the drop. The recommended drop is 3 inches per foot of projection. So, if the awning has a 12-foot projection, the drop is about 36 inches. To get a 7-foot clearance under the front bar, the awning has to be mounted at least 10 feet high.

Scout out a mounting place that is free of obstructions (no lights, gutters, wiring, or ornamentation) and has adequate clearance around any doors or windows. For screens, make sure that any doors swing away from the screen. For retractable awnings, make sure the awning can extend its full projection without running into a tree, patio, roofline, or fence.

Installation in a Few Easy Steps

The general installation process for both traditional retractable awnings and drop screens is pretty simple: attach the correct number of mounting brackets using the appropriate fixing and insert the torsion (square) bar. The simplicity of installing awnings is what makes them ideal for do-it-yourself weekend projects. The exact installation steps, naturally, vary depending on the awning being installed (so always read the manufacturer's specific instructions!), but these are the general processes.

For a drop screen:

1. Assemble the screen itself, putting together the roller (called the headerbox), similar to an old-fashioned shade.

2. Install the mounting brackets at the top and around the door frame or the beam of the gazebo or porch.

3. Snap in the headerbox, making sure that the bottom rail of the screen is toward the inside of the room.

4. If there are vertical side guides, measure and cut them according to the height of the opening, and then screw them in place and snap them in position with the headerbox. If there are guide wires, screw the bottom brackets into place, and attach the wires to the cassette. Be sure everything is level and plumb.

One important note for drop screens: not every manufacturer has a do-it-yourself style, so make sure you don't need a contractor before ordering the screen.

A retractable awning installation is slightly more complicated than a screen installation, so follow the manufacturer's instructions:

1. Locate the bricks, rafters, studs, or joists to which to mount the awning.

2. Install a pressure-treated board at the install location if mounting onto siding. It is extremely important that the awning be mounted on a flat, level surface, which isn't always possible with siding, shingles, and brick.

3. Install the mounting brackets, with the end brackets about three inches inside the edge of the awning and the other brackets evenly spaced between them. The number of mounting brackets depends on the width and projection of the specific retractable awning.

4. Install and attach the optional hood about 1 inch above awning location.

5. Lift the retractable awning, and insert it in the mounting brackets.

6. Tighten the retaining bolts.

Here are a few helpful tips for installations:

o Always attach retractable awning mounting brackets to a load-bearing part of the building, like a stud, joist, rafter, brick, or beam, depending on the mounting option.

o Use a chalk line and level. It's just easier than trying to eyeball whether the awning or screen is even.

o Because of the weight of the awning and to keep everything properly positioned, have two people working on the retractable awning installation.

o Read the instructions in the kit or on the company's website. When in doubt, call the manufacturer's customer service line.

In a decent afternoon of work, you can have a lovely retractable awning or drop screen installed over a patio, garden, eating area, walkway - wherever you want to make a pleasing, comfortably shaded haven.

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Horse Racing Betting Preview and Tips for June's UK Action

June is a high point in the Flat turf season’s roller-coaster journey, and the month’s two major destinations are the two-day Epsom Derby meeting followed by the five days of top-class racing at Royal Ascot.

Now that the wrinkles have been smoothed out of Ascot’s recent construction work, the stage is set for a feast of superb action at the Berkshire course with punters primed to take some big shots at the quality on show while the Derby seems more at home in its recent Saturday slot, rescued from the backwaters of a Wednesday in June and given a perch more in keeping with the modern age.

Epsom lights the blue touch paper with the Group 1 Vodafone Oaks on June 1 and all eyes well be upon Henry Cecil’s Passage Of Time, who looks set to give the master of Warren Place his first fillies’ Classic since Love Divine landed the 2000 Oaks. On the same day the 2006 St Leger hero Sixties Icon is sure to take all the beating in the Coronation Cup, a Group 1 contest over 1m 4f for older horses.

The Vodafone Derby occupies pride of place on June 2 and features a red-hot favourite in the shape of Authorized, a ridiculously easy winner of the Dante Stakes, the Derby’s best trial and barring accidents it is hard to see what can beat the Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained colt. A fluent and easy mover, he has a high cruising speed and more worryingly for all his opponents he also possesses stunning acceleration at the end of his races.

Watching the Derby field stream around Tattenham Corner before launching itself up that long and tilting home straight remains one of Flat racing’s greatest thrills and it seems certain that Authorized will be showing rivals such as Salford Mill and Archipenko, the merest glimpse of his bay flanks before settings sail for classic glory with Frankie Dettori on board.

June 3 is the date and Chantilly the setting for the Prix du Jockey-Club, or French Derby as it is more widely known and the claims of Lawman, a recent Chantilly winner, are hard to resist. Jean-Marie Beguigne’s smart colt may have most to fear from Pascal Bary’s progressive Zambezi Sun, twice a winner at Longchamp this term. Bary boasts an exemplary record in the Jockey Club, winning the race with Celtic Arms, Ragmar, Dream Well, Sulamani and Blue Canari since 1994.

On June 7 the Timeform organization sponsors the Silver Salver Stakes at Haydock in a quiet domestic period while over at Chantilly on June 10 we have the Prix de Diane Hermes, France’s version of the Oaks and this year’s race looks at the mercy of Darjina, the recent last-gasp conqueror of Finsceal Beo in a thrilling finish to the French 1,000 Guineas.

Five of the very best days of Flat racing to be found anywhere in the world begins on June 19 with the first day of Royal Ascot and the day’s highlights are the Group 1 Queen Anne and St James’s Palace Stakes over a mile. In the former contest George Washington could return to action after a barren period at stud to face a stern challenge from Red Evie and Ramonti, the first two home in the Group1 Lockinge Stakes and Manduro, France’s fast-developing mile specialist under Andre Fabre’s watchful gaze. In the Coventry Stakes for two-year-olds Amanda Perrett’s Coasting looks the best of the home-trained challenge, trying avenge the defeat of the same stable’s Jo’Burg in the same race twelve months ago while Ireland’s Henrythenavigator has looked something special so far this season.

On June 20 there may well be an epic struggle of the sexes in the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes when Dylan Thomas locks horns with France’s flying filly Mandesha, the latter looked a performer from out of the top-drawer last term and her connections have signaled their intention of seeking success at Royal Ascot, a move that surely spells trouble for her illustrious rivals.

A huge field is sure to go to post for the Royal Hunt Cup on the 20th and this is one of the meeting’s biggest betting heats. Class and courage feature prominently in the make-up of any would-be winner and those two qualities can be found in Pride of Nation and Wise Dennis.

The Ascot Gold Cup is the highlight on June 21 and this looks like offering Yeats the 2006 hero, a second stayers’ crown. Aidan O’Brien’s classy sort was an easy winner twelve months ago and has looked a cut above most of his rivals in this sluggers’ division. Home-based hero Sergeant Cecil has made the switch from handicaps to pattern class with aplomb and looks the one most likely to give Yeats a scrap while Allegreto is the dark horse of the race.

Friday’s action features the Coronation Stakes, a Group1 race over a mile for the fillies while on the Royal meeting’s closing day the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes might well provide Ask with an ideal opportunity for trainer Sir Michael Stoute to annex this prize once more while in the Wokingham Stakes, James Fanshawe’s late-maturing type Zidane looks best to avenge the narrow and luckless defeat of the same stable’s Firenze in last year’s race.

Finally, June’s action climaxes in France with the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on June 24 where there is a whisper for Andre Fabre’s Royal And Regal while in Britain the Northumberland Plate on June 30 brings the curtain down on a superb month’s action with the race for the Pitmen’s Derby at Newcastle. Trainer Paul Cole has won this contest several times in recent seasons and is aiming to do so again with Strategic Mount, the yard’s classy stayer.

About the Author

Malcolm Heyhoe writes weekly horse racing articles for the UK horse racing news and betting site UK Horse Racing News | Betting – GG.com

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