Canopy for my Shirley Patio

cspence · Jul 21, 2019

Been picking away at this project for the past month or so...planning, gathering parts, and building. It all started with a few left over galvanized panels I had from my wood shed project and the thought of keeping my cooker out of the weather (yeah, I have to store outside, but was covering with a golf cart cover)

I was trying so hard to not have to modify my cooker at all, but I did end up having to drill (2) 3/8" holes in the handle as an attachment point, oh well lol. I'm happy with how it came out, hoping it holds up, particularly in high wind conditions or heavy snow...but I have a few ideas for the latter.

All in all, should make cooking in rain much easier and enjoyable...just need an umbrella to get to and from the house.

Just wanted to share, hope this gives someone else an idea to do something similar.

pjtexas1 · Jul 21, 2019

Very well executed! I like the u-bolt to the exhaust stack.

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InThePitBBQ · Jul 21, 2019

Nice! That'll be a big help to keep the rain and sun off great job.

WeberWho · Jul 21, 2019

A+ work right there. Top notch looking canopy. Nicely done!

Springram · Jul 21, 2019

You guys that can do stuff like that make me sick! Tell me ... which one is the Philips head screwdriver..... :-D

Great job!

Czarbecue · Jul 21, 2019

Very nice. I’m trying to see how I can add a roof to my cooker as well. So the whole thing just sits on the warmer and attaches at the handle?

Nuco59 · Jul 22, 2019

Very slick. Hope it serves you well.

angryelfFan · Jul 22, 2019

You ain't playing around. Very nice!!

Big George's BBQ · Jul 22, 2019

Nicely done

BBQ Bacon · Jul 22, 2019

Nice. I like that it looks like you can adjust the angle of the roof.

HogGrog · Jul 22, 2019

Farkin’ Awesome!

Can you build one for me, pretty please? :wink:

BBQ Freak · Jul 22, 2019

you got some skills and looks great .

chicagokp · Jul 22, 2019

I like that A LOT!!! I have been thinking of something similar for mine.

pjtexas1 · Jul 22, 2019

HogGrog said:
Farkin’ Awesome!

Can you build one for me, pretty please? :wink:

Hey! I responded first to this thread. If he's building another one it's mine. :boxing:

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Ayvatr · Jul 22, 2019

Very nice! I was also looking into doing something out of canvas using the existing umbrella holders on the back of my rig.....I may rethink this.

Dweverett · Jul 22, 2019

Beautifully executed!

cspence · Jul 22, 2019

Thanks for the love guys! Got it up just in time, lots of thunderstorms here this evening, probably got about 2" of rain, working like a charm!

pjtexas1 said:
Very well executed! I like the u-bolt to the exhaust stack.

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Thanks! Yeah, super secure and no modification necessary!

Czarbecue said:
Very nice. I’m trying to see how I can add a roof to my cooker as well. So the whole thing just sits on the warmer and attaches at the handle?

Correct, I made up a piece of SS angle iron to act like an adapter, secured to the exhaust stack with a 6" ID U bolt and then the 8020 aluminum bracket attached to the SS angle iron. On the opposite side I just have it attached with (2) 5/16-18 SS bolts through the sides of the handle.

BBQ Bacon said:
Nice. I like that it looks like you can adjust the angle of the roof.

Yup, used some 40-4317 (8020.net, https://8020.net/40-4317.html) 90 degree pivot brackets. I can just about have the entire roof vertical...almost (not that there is a need for that extreme). It bottoms out just before on the warmer, hence you can catch a glimpse of a rubber bump stop I added.

Ayvatr said:
Very nice! I was also looking into doing something out of canvas using the existing umbrella holders on the back of my rig.....I may rethink this.

I was so mad that I didn't get umbrella holders at first, would have made rigging something up a bit easier.

2stroke250 · Jul 22, 2019

Looks sweet did you put a 90degree fitting on grease drain?

cspence · Jul 23, 2019

2stroke250 said:
Looks sweet did you put a 90degree fitting on grease drain?

Yeah, I did...just to keep it from dripping on the shelf and to make it easier to hang a bucket...

Rain subsided so I snagged a couple more photos for folks interested...

cholloway · Jul 24, 2019

Looks great and seems to function well... it's also a gonna be a fine sail. :shock:
Good luck with it!

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