New Carport

   / New Carport #11  
Oleozz said:
Hi Dmace--Very nice carport, I'm looking for one to stick my tractor in. I'm guessing you did all the site prep, leveling, stones, etc., before they arrived?

The below is copied from the FAQ in the link he provided:

  • Question: Where's the best location for my carport, garage, or storage building?

Answer: The key to the success of the installation of any of our products is to make sure that our product is installed on a flat, square surface. In order to provide you with affordable products with quick installation, site preparation, as well as building permits, are the responsibility of the customer.
 
   / New Carport
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#12  
Yeah, I brought in about 8 cubic yards of 1/2" crushed gravel to level off my driveway where it would sit and the boxblade came in handy.

Since the carport is sitting on the ground and not on concrete, it is referred to as a temporary structure and does not increase taxes or need to be within the required setbacks from my property line.

If you look at the close up photos, you can see that I laid out some 2"x10" PT boards 21' long so that the carport would sit on pressure treated wood as opposed to the ground. Even though the frame is galvenized steel, it will still rust after enough years of sitting on moist ground. They normally drive three 4ft long pieces of rebar through pre-drilled holes in the bottom frame to anchor it to the ground. Since I had the wood down, they drilled holes through the wood and then drove the rebars right through the frame and wood for a real strong anchor.

I couldn't be happier with this carport, it is well worth the money.
 
   / New Carport #13  
I have thought about buying one of these, but I am worried about snow loads and I have alot of high wind. Wonder if this would wind up in kansas, or maybe NJ, if we got some more 60-70 mph gusts.

Anyone who has had one of these can you enlighten me on their wind resistance? I know I can anchor it, but wind is wind, and I am not sure how tough these things are.

I'd love to have a wind turbine up here, but they are too cost prohibitive.

I live in the mountains in PA, and I catch alot of wind especially in winter.
 
   / New Carport #14  
PA hayseed said:
I have thought about buying one of these, but I am worried about snow loads and I have alot of high wind. Wonder if this would wind up in kansas, or maybe NJ, if we got some more 60-70 mph gusts.

Anyone who has had one of these can you enlighten me on their wind resistance? I know I can anchor it, but wind is wind, and I am not sure how tough these things are.

I'd love to have a wind turbine up here, but they are too cost prohibitive.

I live in the mountains in PA, and I catch alot of wind especially in winter.

As for snow load, let's see if this link will take you directly to the right photo. They can handle the load. Incidentally, when the sheet metal is installed, they put the ridge panel on first and work out both directions from there. Now I expected them to work just from ladders, but the older (and bigger) of the two guys got on top as soon as they laid that first panel and finished working from up there; walking back and forth the length of it, putting in those self tapping screws with rubber washers.

As for wind, I don't really know, but we've had some pretty stout winds that never bothered them. As Dmace said, they anchored his to the ground through treated lumber. In my case, they drilled holes through the concrete slab, then drove their 4' rods through that and into the ground. Between the weight of the carport and the anchors on each side, it's going to take a pretty tough wind to move one.
 
   / New Carport #15  
Bird said:
As for snow load, let's see if this link will take you directly to the right photo. They can handle the load. Incidentally, when the sheet metal is installed, they put the ridge panel on first and work out both directions from there. Now I expected them to work just from ladders, but the older (and bigger) of the two guys got on top as soon as they laid that first panel and finished working from up there; walking back and forth the length of it, putting in those self tapping screws with rubber washers.

As for wind, I don't really know, but we've had some pretty stout winds that never bothered them. As Dmace said, they anchored his to the ground through treated lumber. In my case, they drilled holes through the concrete slab, then drove their 4' rods through that and into the ground. Between the weight of the carport and the anchors on each side, it's going to take a pretty tough wind to move one.

Thanks Bird.

I was actually looking at possibly putting it on some 6x6's so I can get my tractor ROPS underneath of it. I want it as a place to keep all the attachments out of the weather. It's either one of these or build a run in barn/pole building. Gotta be able to back right up to the attachment. I'm sure you all understand how fun it is to try to wiggle a 6 or 7' foot mower, rear blade, etc into position for the 3 pt.
 
   / New Carport #16  
We have two of these one carport 18X21 cost about $1400with closed end and 1 side. The second is 20X31 with 8 ft sides awalk in door and a 10X8 rollup (like in a storage unit) to the tune of $4500. The first is on road base, we park cars in it. The second I put on concrete we park the travel trailer in it. we really like them. ours are made by carolina carports.
 
   / New Carport #17  
Adam23 said:
Hey Bird,

How difficult was it putting them together? My brother was just looking at getting one. I mentioned to him that we could probably build it ourselves to save him some money. Those are stout units!


We bought one recently from TNT and are very pleased. I inquired about putting it together myself to save a bit of money. Most of the companies that sell them are resistant to that or just won't sell it to you unless you let them install it. I found one company that would have sold it to me, but I would have only reduced my price by about $50-$75. I prepared the site using crushed stone as someone else mentioned (easy to level and when it gets wet a few times it packs hard like concrete). It took two gentlemen about 90 minutes or less to install it.
 
   / New Carport #18  
The one I have is a Carolina Carports brand. I bought over the internet from Georgia Carports and it was installed by Carports of Mississippi. There are lots of options available, but the price goes up quick. Mine is 18x26x9' high. I also went with 12 gauge metal, 14 guage was standard. I got the boxed eave version and went with a vertical roof and gable ends. Mine cost about $2100 and they told me I could add side sheds in the future. I should have priced the side sheds at the time, Because they want $1500 for each 12x26x6' side. JC
 
   / New Carport #19  
Mine is fully enclosed with rollup door; window; and walk in door. Base size is 20x26(?) with an 8'x10' door opening to get my JD990 inside. In addition to the rebar I also added the big screw in mobile home anchors along each side. This Fall I reinforced the roofline where it meets the side wall because of high winds hitting the building sideways caused the roof to constantly chatter.
 

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   / New Carport #20  
Now that's really nice, Champy, having a fully enclosed garage instead of just a carport.
 

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