Cottage Carport

[sodamo]

Giant erector set - my thought as well.

 

[goeduck]

in some states, it's illegal to capture rainwater, you better check first!.. another odd but true fact!..

Very true. You could probably get in trouble by leaving a bucket out in the rain in some states.

 

[rScotty]

in some states, it's illegal to capture rainwater, you better check first!.. another odd but true fact!..

That comment caught my attention since I'm a member of several watershed regulatory boards. If you know that much about capturing rainwater, you probably already know that rainwater harvesting is not only legal in most of the lower 48, but is encouraged in many.... probably in most.

Colorado does have an old rainwater law interpretation on the books from the 1800s. It's vague, and dates back to the Wild West and Gold Rush days.

Yes, the law is still valid but is no longer enforced - I don't know if that one ever was. Today it seems to exist mostly as a history lesson - and is likely to remain there because it makes such a good story to be passed down at water board meetings.

I'm sure that there are other states that have similar out-dated regulations still on the books. Our local town has some real interesting old ordinances about keeping livestock in town. For example there is one that puts a limit on how many hogs a homeowner can keep on on residential property in town.

In looking at those old laws and ordinances I am always struck by how activites back then tended to be limited rather than forbidden. That old law about hogs doesn't say that you can't raise hogs in your front yard, it just limits how many you can have at once. I believe it also says something about slaughtering on Sundays, too. And yes, that one is still valid as well.

Back to rainwater, that old Colorado law works the same way. It basically limits the amount of rainwater that you can keep stored in barrels at any one time. Today it's hard to understand why that mattered.... my guess is like a lot of things in Colordo it had to do with placer mining & gold panning.
rScotty

 

[JK22]

That comment caught my attention since I'm a member of several watershed regulatory boards. If you know that much about capturing rainwater, you probably already know that rainwater harvesting is not only legal in most of the lower 48, but is encouraged in many.... probably in most.

Colorado does have an old rainwater law interpretation on the books from the 1800s. It's vague, and dates back to the Wild West and Gold Rush days.

Yes, the law is still valid but is no longer enforced - I don't know if that one ever was. Today it seems to exist mostly as a history lesson - and is likely to remain there because it makes such a good story to be passed down at water board meetings.

I'm sure that there are other states that have similar out-dated regulations still on the books. Our local town has some real interesting old ordinances about keeping livestock in town. For example there is one that puts a limit on how many hogs a homeowner can keep on on residential property in town.

In looking at those old laws and ordinances I am always struck by how activites back then tended to be limited rather than forbidden. That old law about hogs doesn't say that you can't raise hogs in your front yard, it just limits how many you can have at once. I believe it also says something about slaughtering on Sundays, too. And yes, that one is still valid as well.

Back to rainwater, that old Colorado law works the same way. It basically limits the amount of rainwater that you can keep stored in barrels at any one time. Today it's hard to understand why that mattered.... my guess is like a lot of things in Colordo it had to do with placer mining & gold panning.
rScotty

As of 2016, Colorado passed a law that allows residential users to store and use up to 110gal of rainwater for outdoor purposes. Prior to passage of that specific law, it was strictly illegal without proper water rights. Rainwater Collection in Colorado - 6.77 - Extension

 

[rScotty]

As of 2016, Colorado passed a law that allows residential users to store and use up to 110gal of rainwater for outdoor purposes. Prior to passage of that specific law, it was strictly illegal without proper water rights. Rainwater Collection in Colorado - 6.77 - Extension

I'm aware of that. Enforcement - or not - will be interesting. It's not really about water as much as the big business of water ownership. This is all western water-rights ownership law, which is applied differently from other models.... and is still very much in the process of being developed.
As of yet there are no water cops.
So..... do you keep hogs?
rScotty

 

[WranglerX]

Did you measure crating to see where discrepancy originated?...

Dale

 

[sodamo]

No need to measure Dale, crates where not even close to size I was provided. I think a combination of their design software not having correct packaging compounded by salesman. Even the inventory printout listed 10ft crating. Looking at the parts inventory, at least 4 line items are 120” or greater, which is logical for a 31ft structure. If I had that inventory before maybe I would have caught it and questioned.

 

[drivesitfar]

Sodamo: I hear you've been doing a fair amount of prep work on your carport so I thought I'd bump up your thread and see if maybe I could remind you to take a few pictures and post up a few with your comments cause your build might be something i'd like to do too.

good luck!!

 

[sodamo]

Thanks Drives
Will attempt to get a better pic today and post an update. Slowly making progress.

 

[sodamo]

Some good progress today on carport.

Rather than attempt welding galvanized with my meager skills, opted to go with bolts and gussets for my mod. Header bolted into place. For some reason getting all the holes (4 surfaces) proved a bit challenging

Still have legs 3 & 6 to attach. The brackets I have are beefy enough and will work nicely but need to find more appropriate gussets tomorrow. And more self drilling screws. Looks like the bag I ordered is taking a breather in Honolulu, maybe will be here tomorrow before I go to town.

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