I need any ideas for an economical awning to fit over my front door.

Have you considered gutters? They would move the water away from the house entirely.

This is where a picture would have been helpful, my first thought was where are your gutters and downspouts placed in relation to the front door and roof?

Here are some diy awnings and their plans:

https://www.wcmanet.org/diy-door-awning/

Hello. Here’s a link with some DIY’s that you may wish to consider. Hope this help

https://www.littleloveliesbyallison.com/diy-door-awning-plans/

https://www.wcmanet.org/diy-door-awning/

Thank you so much for the great ideas. We live in the southern US and have too many pecan trees. The gutters and downspouts that were on this home when we bought it have long gone. They were replaced once and then we just took them down and never replaced them again. They didn't really help at front door even when they were up. I still believe that an awning where a visitor could stand during a heavy rain is needed for protection. What ever we put up will also have to probably make it thru hurricanes. Wish us luck. Thanks again

Hi Linda

Found this info for you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeI3nkt7JVg

https://www.amazon.com/Door-Awning/s?k=Door+Awning

We found a corrugated plastic sheet at Home Depot to use on a small porch area and just cut it and hung it up - it was less than $25 https://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Glass-Plastic-Sheets-Corrugated-Plastic-Sheets/N-5yc1vZcbtu

A few more ideas from other Hometalkers

https://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=awning

Hi! This one is really nice!

https://www.hometalk.com/diy/outdoor/decor/diy-striped-awning-2212115?expand_all_questions=1

Hello, here are a few ideas for you to check out,

https://www.wcmanet.org/diy-door-awning/

Also have you thought about putting up an eavetrough?

Gosh I feel that pain! Did you try the search bar at the top left for ideas? I’ve seen a few on Hometalk. You could try a Google image search for DIY awnings and I’m sure you’ll find some good ideas to work from.

Awnings are beautiful, but if you live in an area with HOA you need approval.

Hello,

Fit Rain Water Pipes and Guttering to your Roof, this should sort the problem!

You can buy those polycarbonate awnings pretty cheap and they are light enough to do a DIY install.... https://www.amazon.com/s?k=over+door+awning+for+roof+corner&ref=nb_sb_noss

or you could buy a sheet of polycarbonate pretty cheap for about $26 and get a couple corbels and some 2x2s the desired width to install a piece over the doorway. https://www.wcmanet.org/diy-door-awning/

Thanks Sharon. We have decided to try something like that. We are looking for the right corbels. We might have to have someone make us a couple. will post a picture when the project is finished. Thanks again...