I'm thinking of putting up a carport this spring. Has anyone here put one up, & do you have any recommendations or cautions about one??? I think it would be a double car size. any suggestions and help is welcome!!! thanks!

Here is just a sample of what I found on the net;

http://garagebuildings.com/?phtrack=...FRKoPAodc3EAUw

 

Upsize the posts and sink them at least 3 feet. I use 6x6 minimum, prefer 8x8. They are stiffer and will take more wind shear.

Gusset the post/beam connections with 3/4 plywood and crown the floor (if concrete) from the center out or to the low side of the lot.

Depending on your climate, I would make some adjustments there too, I.E. materials selection, roofing and underlayments etc.

I don't overbuild, just build to last....."Once and Done" was my motto.

 

Hmmm...I never seen one of these before...Now I want one...Sure would like some cover over my truck...Or even over my two cars parked in the back yard..

 

Do you have any pictures of your carport??.....8x8...Now that's a good size post..Do you get a lot of wind in your area??

 

Dave, if you are interested in carports, there is a guy in Langdon on the north side of the road between the fire hall and the waste transfer site that has a couple of them that I think came from Costco that have survived a LOT of wind. They don't provide heat but they seem to keep the snow, hail and frost off the cars. Let me know if you want directions from Calgary. It is about a 20 minute drive from your neck of the woods.

 

Check on regulations in the are you are in. You might find that you need a permit. Spoken from experience. Mine is now down.

 

Here is a link on google for a lot of reading on carports. Yea, the city codes & county building codes, should be check before you put one up. Mine is about 6 miles out of town..Deadwood Sd..

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&a...pe=&as_rights=

and this reading could also help;

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...w=1366&bih=576

 

That's good point...Here....A 10x10 shed is ok..but over that..A permit is needed and the city will add extra tax on the yearly property tax....

I will find out...but being a secured stucture...I bet I will need a permit and will get nailed on extra taxes...

 

I just build 'em a little stronger for wind and "looks".

I don't have any pics but I build them similar to a post frame building.

If you sink the posts deep enough you can get the shear out of them without the bracing. I did a free standing patio and cover last year for an old customer and used untreated 6x6's with 6X8 beams, for a post frame timber look. I treated the bases of the posts with preservative and sunk them 36" in an 18" diameter hole and filled with ready mix. I was ok'd by my engineer to use lag screws so there is no fasteners showing or staining.

I also sheathed the roof with 2x6 T&G car decking in Doug Fir for a nice look and to keep the roofing nails from popping thru. Its all stained with Penofin and turned out pretty nice.

I will take some pics of it and try to post them up this week...