Anyone have a car port?

[miko_supra]

I'm thinking of putting a car port onto the side of my new house so I can work on the car in crappy weather and leave my garage for purely workshop space. Been looking at this website briefly http://www.canopiessouthwest.co.uk/car_ports_quick_fit.html and just wondered what experiences people have had if any. Also could it be worth sourcing the materials and designing one myself to save some cash?

[The-Plethora]

Good idea, if I were you I would take some pictures though of where you want it fitting and post them up on here so people can give the best advice.

If I were in your position and this presumes I have a parking space right next to the house I would simply get myself to B&Q and get some lumber and build one against the house with some decent metal brackets, the only bit I would be unsure about would be the roof, if you use something like clear corrugated plastic then you need to make sure its fixed securely, I wouldnt want the wind getting under it.

[merckx]

We built our own, room for 2 cars.

 

The standard plastic corrugated roofing lasted a few years but it becomes brittle and the panels exposed to the stongest winds broke, this was almost 15 years ago.

 

When the panels broke we replaced them with galvanised steel corrugated panels at the front of the house where it's exposed more to the wind and twinwall polycarbonate sheet for the rest.

 

I'm sure there must be better quality longer lasting plastic roofing products available nowadays.

 

If you don't need the light coming through the roof then I would definately just go for galvanised steel corrugated panels, long lasting and if you need access above the carport you can walk on it too.

[adnanshah247]

hey bud, my uncle has this, he made it himself and saved so much £. im sure a builder here on the forum AKA JamieP can help you with advise on doing it.

[GazB]

I had one put onto the side of my house, good treated timber used to form the framework secured to concrete fencing posts that have been fixed into concrete base which has a smooth finish (easy for moving trolley jack)

Plastasol covered mild steel roof sheeting with clear sheeting fitted to allow some natural light. I did have wiring fitted with fused spur for additional lighting if needed. But as yet i've not bothered with them.

Roof sheet fixed with galvanised tex bolts.

Twin vertical inner and outer panels fitted along the side wall, this allows airflow but also gives alot of privacy

 

I also looked at putting a roller door on the from but decided to leave that for a while as the neighbours were asking question during the building work and didn't want planning people getting involved

 

I'll get some pictures tomorrow to give you an idea on what you could do building it yourself or at least designing it yourself.

My wasn't cheap to build but it will last and it's nearly maintenance free

[barneybrendan]

fibreglass the roof,we give a 50 year guarantee on our roofs now as the resins and top coats are getting better at reflecting the uv.

[The Raven]

I want to build one of those barn style efforts, however i need mucho mucho cash.

 

Looks like the supra will be getting wet then.

[Rob]

fibreglass the roof,we give a 50 year guarantee on our roofs now as the resins and top coats are getting better at reflecting the uv.

 

50 year guarantee is pretty damn good for a roofing material. Most buildings are designed for a 40 year life.

[merckx]

50 year guarantee is pretty damn good for a roofing material. Most buildings are designed for a 40 year life.

Probably directly proportional to the price.

[Chewie]

DIY too. Then later built a gate at the front and fitted strip lighting. The back end got a 19 ft x 9 ft workshop shed tacked on the end and now I've got space to work on a Supra, Caterham and two motorbikes. Happy days!