Category — Carport

Some innovative carport design makes carport a welcome home feature when adding carports to your home.

When Frank Lloyd Wright introduced his line of Usonian Homes, it became such a major hit and relief to the usual dull concrete and cement stone of metropolitan homes. These budget houses of single story structures, often with barren and large rooms with mostly honeycombed layout, won public attraction for its simplistic yet elegant beauty.

Nonetheless the best legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright may be his induction of the carports. From the simple overhangs of the Usonian Homes sprung up a myriad style of carports, some uses of which remotely justifies the name.

Modern homes just couldn’t get any bigger to accommodate everything. There’s always a place needed for a purpose. And most of these purposes even have shifted outdoors. Adding carports to homes became a significant home improvement. Dedicatedly designed patios could cost a buck, canopies are too easily destroyed by fierce winds and heavy snow, and garages cost space and money, not to mention it is not the most welcoming feature aesthetically in small city homes.

Some really innovative carport design also makes carport a welcome element. Wooden carports are the choices for those who also want it to look good. Since wood has the most customizable element, many accessories, design and attachments can be made. However, there’s also another innovative carport design, which is the Alumawood. It is basically aluminum but fashioned to resemble the look of wood with features that would allow some accessories and fittings to be added, just like a wooden carport.

A do-it-yourself free carport plan for a medium size carport.

Carports aren’t cheap, especially wooden ones. The cheapest is steel, but seldom would it match your front door. But if you have some skills in carpentry, why not put it in good use and install your own wooden carport with this free carport plan.

Materials needed for the Free Carport Plan

For the foundations, you need to have:

* cement: 143 pounds (65kg)

* sand: 572 pounds (260kg)

* stone: 572 pounds (260kg)

* anchor plates x 2 (any design), with bolts

*if you have a better alternative to where you prefer your structure to be standing, then revise this to fit your purpose.

Timber (SA Pine):

* Uprights: 4 x 8 ft (2,4m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

* Spacers: 4 x 10 inches (250mm) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

* Bracing corners: 2 x 29″2 inch (730mm) ex 6″08 inch (152mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

* Roof framework/beams:

1. 1 x 17 ft (5,1m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

2. 2 x 10 ft (3,2m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

3. 2 x 8 ft (2,4m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

4. 4 x 5 ft (1,5m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

5. 1 x 10 ft (3m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

6. 6 x 15 ft (4,5m) ex 4″56 inch (114mm) x 1″52 inch (38mm)

* Fascia: 1 x 13 ft (4m) ex 6″08 inch (152mm) x 1″56 inch (38mm)

* Cover strip:
1. 1 x 29 ft (8,8m) x 1″76 inch (44mm),”-36 inch (9mm) (or several smaller lengths to fit)

2. 1 x 4 ft (1,5m) x1″76 inch (44mm) x “-36 inch (9mm)
3. 1 x 13 ft (4m) x 1″76 inch (44mm) x “-36 inch (9mm)

* Half rounds:

1. 3 x 4 ft (1,5m) x “-76 inch (19mm)

2. 1 x 10 ft (3m) x “-76 inch (19mm)

3. 6 x 15 ft (4,5m) x “-76 inch (19mm)

Shade cloth:

* 45 ft (13,5m) cut to fit between beams: 6″8 (2m) x 15 ft (4,7m), cut to 8 ft (2,4m) width (1 with splayed corner)

* 3″4 (1m) x 10 ft (3,2m), cut to 5 ft (1,6m) with (cut diagonally to form a triangle)

* 3″4 (1m) x 5 ft (1,7m), cut to 8 ft (2,4m) (for entrance)

NOTE: The shade cloth is cut slightly longer than the beams so there is enough to fold over the cover strip.

Connectors and fasteners:

* 10 x 4 inch (100mm) x “-2 inch (5mm) cuphead bolts with washers

* 7 x 4 inch (100mm) x “-32 inch (8mm) Rawlbolts

* 24 x 3 inch (75mm) x No 10 (“-196 inch (4,9mm)) countersunk screws

* 3 inch (75mm) wire nails

* 1″6 inch (40mm) wire nails or staples

Starting the Free Carport Plan

1. Measure and mark the position of the two upright posts, 13 ft (4m) from edge to edge. These are anchored just above ground level on metal base plates. Various anchor plates are available, all of which are sit in concrete footings.

2. Dig trenches for the two footings, at least 20 inches (500mm) x 20 inches (500mm) x 20 inches (500mm) and fill with concrete. Set the post anchor bases in the concrete and allow the concrete to set thoroughly.

3. First step is to bolt upright posts together to form two pairs. Insert spacer blocks leaving a gap of 37″6 inch (940mm) between each block. Brace with scrap timber an then use cuphead bolts with scrap timber and then use cuphead bolts with washers to secure the spacers to the uprights.

4. Cut the corner bracing pieces as illustrated and slot into place 7″6 inch (190mm) above the second spacer. Position the fascia between each pair of upright timbers, so that it is flush with the upper surface.

5. Now assemble the framework of the roof structure. You will need to cut notches to accommodate the roof beams. These should be about 1″4 inch (35mm) x 2 inch (50mm) deep (depending on the finished size of you planed timber) and set at 32 inches (800mm) center. Lay three lengths of timber, end-to-end on the ground as they will be affixed to the wall: 8 ft (2,4m) + 10″6 inch (3,2m) + 10″6 inch (3,2m), mark the centers and cut notches. First bolt the 4 ft (1,5m) length above the doorway so that it is level with the fascia attached to the uprights. Bolt the remaining three lengths to the garage wall in this same configuration as they were laid on the ground (with the first 8 ft (2,4m) length abutting a 10″6 inch (3,2m) length. The second 10″6 inch (3,2m) lengths spans the gap between carport and front door and is screwed onto the 4 ft (1,5m) length of timber affixed to the wall above the doorway). Screw the 10 ft (3m) length diagonally across the end as illustrated.

6. Now affix the beams starting at the diagonal end. Slot one end of the timber into the notch against the wall and skew nail to secure. Screw to the diagonal timber through the front of the structure using the countersunk screws. Repeat with remaining beams, screwing into the fascia in the same way. You will not be able to affix the two remaining 4 ft (1,5m) long beams until the 8 ft (2,4m) length of timber is affixed between the last 15 ft (4,5m) beam and the short length above the doorway.

7. If you are painting the carport, do so before affixing the shade cloth. Then starting at the doorway, pull the 5″6 ft (1,7m) length of shade cloth over the beams, so that there is excess cloth on both sides. Staple or secure with 1″6 inch (40mm) nails. Continue systematically along the structure, ensuring each length is well secured and taut.

8. Roll the loose ends of cloth over the cover strips and nail in place along the garage wall, the wall at the entrance and the fascia. Finally, nail half rounds along all beams and along the diagonal beam.

This free carport plan is taken from:
shade-cloth-diy.com/carports/carports.shtml

Steel carports are inexpensive, durable, and can last longer than any carport type

Compared to the price of your vehicle, a carport is an inexpensive cost to provide protection for your vehicles. Garages can be pricey and eat too much space besides. But yet you cannot forgo vehicle shelter, since vehicles themselves are seldom cheap also. The best solution therefore is carports.

Metal carport options have 3 different choices which are aluminum, steel or prefabricated insulated polystyrene foam core panels wrapped in steel or aluminum. The strongest is steel but is not too aesthetic in a sense. Steel is also the least inexpensive. Aluminum costs more, is weaker but looks better compared to steel carports.

Steel carport therefore is best suited to ranch and farms and rugged places in need for shelter. These situations necessitates more on sturdiness and durability and lesser or none at all in terms of aesthetics.

That’s why a majority of steel carports are often sold in large sizes to facilitate more on these need types. Some steel carports have rather large dimension, suited to house several vehicles with ample room for other activities besides.

There are several steel carport manufacturers available, but the best of them are a handful. They are the best because they manufacture their own and they a factory direct, so no additional charges by middlemen. Here are a handful of them,

Carolina Carports Inc. is one such company that excels in building steel carports. Carolina Carports Inc. is a renowned carport manufacturer and supplier; also one of the leading steel structure suppliers in the United States. If you are interested in checking their brochure, clink on this link:

carolina-carports.com/cci_brochure.pdf
Alternately, you can visit their site:
carolina-carports.com

Carolina Carports has a number of pre-designed carports for those who don’t want to be involved in the hassle of planning and designing. Of course, those designs are to be considered if they would fit with the purchaser’s needs. Also, the option to custom tailor the carport is available.

Shade Specialist is also another major carport manufacturer. They are ‘design and build’ company of steel carports with each shelter custom designed for each application. So instead of designing standardized carports, this Texas carport manufacturer builds it to suit the purpose. Check on the site gallery and see how beautifully and superiorly the Texas carport manufacturer Shade Specialist make their carport.

If you want a peek on their site, click on this link: shadespecialist.com
Or you could give them a call: 1-88-742-3348

Eagle Carport, Inc was founded in1997 in North Carolina. Mostly a local distributor of steel carports, excellent business practices enabled it to grow into a huge corporation dealing with various metal products throughout the United States.

To view their site, click on this link: eaglecarports.com
Contact by Phone: 800-579-8589 276-755-2030
FAX: 276-755-2031 276-755-9017

Build a portable carport, temporary, multi-purpose, and all weather shelter with portable carport kits anytime anywhere.

It’s not everyday you can have protection for all your vehicles. Normally the car that gets more uses stays in the driveway, and those that don’t goes to the garage. Because most of the times, garages just couldn’t get any larger. So when the next winter comes you should panic? Not really.

Portable Carports is useful in a number of ways. If you need an instant protection for your car every time you are away from home, why not pack a portable carport kit in your trunk. If you disdain a permanent structure in your lot such as a carport but sometimes you just need to protect your car from the weather, a portable carport should do the trick.
If you are always on the go, and an unusually heavy snowstorm is on the way. Be sure to pack a portable carport kit and protect your car from serious damage. So don’t worry about your classy ride during the two weeks countryside stay at your in-laws even its in the middle of winter. Just make sure the portable carport kits are stored in your trunk.

There are several online retailers that sell high class portable carport kits. Pickup Specialties is one of them. Here are some samples of their portable carport products.

Pickup Specialties
Call Toll Free: 1-888-590-4769
pickupspecialties.com

Actually a provider for a number of outdoor products, Pickup Specialties is an authorized dealer for Shelter Logic who provides portable carport. Scroll on the list below and check their excellent selection of portable carports.

Carport in a Box House Style for $269
Dimensions: 12 x 20 x 8
pickupspecialties.com/Shelter_workz/Photos/62656.jpg

Frame:
2″diameter tubing/17 gauge
Gray Powder Coated Finish
4 Rib Frameworks
Slip-Fit connections for easy assembly
Bolt together

Cover:
All Weather Covering is 3-layer Rip-Stop Material
UV treated
7 oz. polyethylene with white interior for ambient lighting

One Car Shelter Round Style at $399
Dimension: 12 x 20 x 8
View: pickupspecialties.com/Shelter_workz/Photos/62654.jpg

Frame:
1 5/8″”diameter tubing/17 gauge
Gray Powder Coated Finish
6 Rib Frameworks
Slip-Fit connections for easy assembly
Bolt together

Cover:
All Weather Covering is 3-layer Rip-Stop Material
UV treated
7 oz. polyethylene with white interior for ambient lighting

Garage in a Box House Style for $299
Dimensions: 12 x 20 x 8
View: pickupspecialties.com/Shelter_workz/Photos/62655.jpg

Frame:
2″”diameter tubing/17 gauge
Gray Powder Coated Finish
4 Rib Frameworks
78″ Rib Spacing
Slip-Fit connections for easy assembly
Bolt together

Cover:
All Weather Covering is 3-layer Rip-Stop Material
UV treated
7 oz. polyethylene with white interior for ambient lighting

SUV/Boat Shelter House Style at $599
Dimensions: 12 x 24 x 10
View: pickupspecialties.com/Shelter_workz/Photos/62661.jpg

Frame:
1 5/8″”diameter tubing/18 gauge
Gray Powder Coated Finish
7 Rib Frameworks
Slip-Fit connections for easy assembly
Bolt together

Cover:
All Weather Covering is 3-layer Rip-Stop Material
UV treated
7 oz. polyethylene with white interior for ambient lighting

Your homes don’t have to be dull. Adding a carport could make it livelier. Here is how to build a carport.

Install a carport patio right outside your kitchen where you usually sit down and have your coffee. But don’t just add the carport also make it lovely. This mini carport plan will teach you how to build a carport, a wooden carport. Wooden carports are ideal for reading or lounging on sunny afternoon.

What’s more, these carport types can easily be modified with accessories and fittings to look better. With this carport plan, you integrate the kitchen door with a wood carport that we decorate with vines so that the surrounding area looks less stark. Aside from a lounging area for your coffee, you also create a dry area, useful for unloading the car and for doing messy outside jobs on rainy days.

Building our carport

This carport design is quite simple and requires little carpentry skills and a bit of creativity to build. Choose a timber material that’s fitting.

Assemble the materials, including the lengths of wood for cross beams and supports, a piece to fix the cross beams to the wall and corrugated plastic sheeting. It is a good idea to paint all the pieces of wood before you start to put the structure together. Since the design we have in mind resembles a bit of a flowered patio, an ocher should be preferable.

The piece that supports the framework should be securely fixed. Initially, put in one screw at each end (if it’s a piece of plate), but don’t tighten them fully until you’ve checked with a spirit level that it is absolutely straight. Once the piece is straight, add the rest of the screws.

If available, a fence will support the other end of the beams, but if not, then you can create another post. The beams should slope down, so the half-joints will not be at a 90 angle. To measure these ‘bird mouth’ joints accurately, use an adjustable set square.

Use a fixed square to mark out the ordinary half joints. It makes your life much easier if the wood is held firmly in place by using a vice or workbench. Cut some half joints on the beams to fit on the plates. Fix with galvanized nails

Using a saucer or small plate, draw around it to make the decorative scalloped fascia board. Cut round the curves that you have drawn with an electric jigsaw. All it takes is a steady hand. The fascia board is made of waterproof marine plywood. Once it is finished it is nailed to the front crossbeam with small, galvanized nails.

Wire mesh panels not only add interest to the carport, they are also ideal support for climbers with tendrils such as passionflowers. Fix the panels of wire mesh to the top rail of the fence using some screw-in vine eyes.

Once the carport shown here was finished, we matched the decoration on the opposite fence. We looped ropes over the porch and, using galvanized wire, attached glass jars decorated with glass nuggets from a florist shop. Night light holders, also made of twisted galvanized wire, can be lowered easily into these jars.

Beat the middlemen. Get factory direct carports.

Carports don’t go off manufacturing plants cheap. And when retailers get hold on them they become even the more costly. Wise players look around. Wise players know where to look for factory direct carports and wise players avoid the middlemen.

I am with your league. I avoid middlemen if I can. There’s so much you can save by getting factory direct carports. Now you can afford to pay those shipping fees and additional installations because you will save big from factory direct carports.

I have been looking for factory direct carports on the internet and surprisingly I found a few of them. Here’s a listing of their site and products you should take notice.

Absolute Steel & Storage
Absolute Storage LLC, the parent company of Absolute Steel & Storage, is a privately owned Arizona Limited Liability Company which is headquartered in Phoenix. The company owns the entire property where its facility is located. So it is safe to think that when you purchase a carport from Absolute Steel & Storage, you are dealing with a company that also provides its own brand of carports. Not just websites drop-shipping carports from another factory.

Mailing Address:PO Box 11744 Tempe, AZ 85284-0030
Toll Free: 877-833-3237
Local: 480-768-1618
Fax: 480-768-1514
Website: absoluterv.com

Single Slope Carport by Absolute Steel
Price: $1595 including shipping
Phone orders: 1-877-833-3237

I strongly recommend Absolute Steel’s Single Slope Carport. It is real sturdy. It brags of a 30 lb. snow load capability and can withstand 90MPH winds. It is very easy to assemble too, and the entire carport kit consists of only 33 parts.

* Two-car single-slope carport
* 18′W x 20′L x 8′T * Ground Mount Clearance: 7’11″
* Concrete Mount Clearance: 9’8″
* 30 lb snow load / 90 mph wind
* Concrete base mount plates available
* Easy assembly

Carolina Carports Inc.
Since Carolina Carport produces its own line of carports, it is factory direct carport. Carolina Carports is a known manufacturer and supplier of carports. With manufacturing facilities in TX, MO, MS, GA, PA, Carolina Carports has established itself as one of the largest manufacturers of metal structures in the United States.

All products offered at Carolina Carports also have the standard delivery package which is included in the price. Normal delivery and installation is within 2 to 4 weeks from the date of order.

Contact Nos.
NC Corp. Office: 1-800-670-4262
Missouri: 1-800-905-2721
California: 1-800-908-0774
Pennsylvania: 1-866-849-0938
Texas: 1-888-248-1025
Georgia: 1-888-242-5022
Mississippi: 1-866-313-8008
Website: carolina-carports.com

Eagle Carports, Inc
The Eagle Carport, Inc was founded in1997 in North Carolina. Mostly a local distributor of steel carports, excellent business practices enabled it to grow into a huge corporation dealing with various metal products throughout the United States.

16398 Fancy Gap Highway
Cana, Virginia 24317
Contact by Phone:
800-579-8589
276-755-2030
FAX: 276-755-2031 276-755-9017
Website: eaglecarports.com

Eagle Carports, Incorporated provides the largest selection of quality steel carports, garages, and storage buildings in the southeastern United States

If our looking for experts on steel carports, garages and storage buildings, then you don’t need to look further. For those of you that are looking to find the perfect solution to protect your vehicle, equipment, or simply to create additional storage, then look no further because you have found the right place. There are more products with Eagle Carports than just carports.

Eagle Carport, Inc was founded in1997 in North Carolina. Mostly a local distributor of steel carports, excellent business practices enabled it to grow into a huge corporation dealing with various metal products throughout the United States.

Eagle Carports, Inc offers a wide selection of standard carport designs which are suitable for most customers, though they also create custom design carports. With their carports, they offer two primary roof design: the Standard Rolled Corner and the A-Frame with a Boxed Eave.

These designs can be constructed with 12 gauges and 14 gauges. On both the standard type and the A-frame type, Eagle Carport comes with a Standard Horizontal Roof. The roof panels run parallel to the side of the carport. With the A-frame with Boxed Eave products, the panels can be installed vertically at an additional charge.

The option to attach additional panels to the side of the carport to keep the blowing rain off vehicles and equipment is available. Likewise an option to add gable ends to the carport, especially if the carport is near the home is also available. It makes the carport stronger and it has a much nicer curb appeal.

To view their gallery, click on this link:
eaglecarports.com/standardcarportphotos.html

Eagle Carports, Incorporated
16398 Fancy Gap Highway
Cana, Virginia 24317

Contact by Phone:
800-579-8589
276-755-2030

FAX: 276-755-2031 276-755-9017

Website: eaglecarports.com
E-mail: Customer Service: customerservice@eaglecarports.com
Sales: sales@eaglecarports.com

Texas carport manufacturer Shade Specialist offers the best possible carport tailored to your needs.

Of all carports manufacturers, I could say that the Texas carport distributor Shade Specialist should be a favorite. Okay, that was clearly subjective so let me defend my statement.

For more than 20 years, Texas carport supplier Shade Specialist has provided high quality, custom-built carport protection at affordable prices in Texas and the Southwest region. Its construction techniques are engineered and designed to meet all local wind and snow load requirements. The superior building materials they use are composed of high quality steel.

Texas carport manufacturer Shade Specialist is a ‘design and build’ company for carports. Shade Specialist designs each carport to optimize each situation. So instead of manufacturing standardized steel building, Texas carport manufacturer releases carports that would really suit the purpose intended. The result? The best possible carport for your need since it is tailored, just like suits are tailored, to your needs.

And what makes the Texas carport manufacturer Shade Specialist’s carports so durable? It is the exclusive quality of the 50,000 psi decking and the stiffened Purlin materials that makes it superior. The 26-30 galvanized roof decking also has Lap Loc Seal technology that keeps the water out.

Check their gallery and see the previous customer purchases and see how beautifully and superiorly the Texas carport manufacturer Shade Specialist meet every demand.

Apartment Carports

These cool looking apartment carports not only provide protection from hail and other elements, they also look elegant on any apartment blocks. Favorable tenant loyalty always makes additional revenue opportunities. Check on these designs and create one.

View carport design: shadespecialist.com/apartments.html

Residential Carports

Texas manufacturer Shade Specialist can create carports that compliment any roof and the surroundings. But they could just as easily make something out of thin air. So, tickle a fancy, and let Shade Specialist make your fancy carport come true.

View residential design: shadespecialist.com/residential.html

Playground Shade Protection

Daycare facilities, churches, and schools, this is the solution to keep play stations, playgrounds, administration vehicles, and buses cool, dry and protected. This design is suitable even for any outside activities like outdoor lessons and gathering areas.

View playground carports: shadespecialist.com/daycare.html

Equestrian and Ranch Shelters

Shade Specialist has customers who required equestrian housing and protection for stock, implements, hay and feed from the elements. See how they provide shade protection for these needs.

View ranch models: shadespecialist.com/ranch.html

Covered Walkways

This standard carport design makes an excellent walkway. These covered walkways are carports strung together to make an efficient sheltered path from parking lots to building entrances.

View walkway design: shadespecialist.com/walkways.html

This free standing carport plan produces a carport 20 x 10.

Free standing carports have been a major appeal nowadays. One problem though, free standing carports cost a fortune. This free standing carport plan will show you how to make your own free standing flat roof carport. The materials to be used are quite cheap. And you could probably finish this in two days, depending on your speed. So save those bucks. Check on the highlighted materials. They don’t cost as much as the carports sold over the internet.

This carport plan produces a structure 20ft long and 10ft wide with a carport kit. The design is pretty basic since this carport plan only serves to show casual readers with interest in carports how to make own. Before engaging into this activity, check with your Local Authority to see if any permit or consent is required.

Summarizing the materials needed

• Posts 4×4
• Beams 2×8
• End rafters 2×8
• Rafters 2×6
• Noggings 2×6
• Galvanized bolts
• Joist Hangers
• Galvanized Angle Bracket

The roof slope should be at least 2″. In this project the slope is 4″. If using a clear PVC roof, then a steeper slope is advisable, as a steeper fall means faster water run-off, and therefore a cleaner roof.

Mark out the carport (20ft x 10ft rectangle) and erect timber profiles out from each corner and also out from the middle to take in the two center posts. Set the timber profiles back at least 2′-O” from the building line (carport perimeter) to allow room for hole digging etc. Attach stringline to indicate the center of the six posts 4″ in from the side edges and 13″ in from the front and back edges.

Dig holes 1″square 2″ deep. Place 4″ of concrete into the bottom of every hole. Now put the posts in the holes and check that the post is plumb (vertical) and almost, but not quite, touching the stringline.

Fill the hole with concrete to within 2″ of the finished ground level. Check again that the post is plumb and not quite touching the stringline. Because of the depth of the hole, the concrete will support the post without the need for bracing. Continue until all posts are concreted in.

Mark the rear posts a minimum of 7′-8″ above the slab, or finished ground level. Ensure the height marks on both rear posts are level. Use a spirit-level on a straight edge to achieve this or the water level method. Mark the front two posts 4″ higher than the rear posts. Fix a stringline between the front and back posts to mark the height of the middle posts. Cut the tops of the posts off at these marks.

Cut the two beams 20ft long with 45degree angle cuts each end and clamp in place to the posts so that the tops of the beams are flush with the tops of the posts and protrude past both the front and rear posts by 1′-0″. Drill and bolt the beams to the posts with 1/2″ Galvanized bolts, two bolts at each at each meeting.

Cut the two end rafters 10ft long with 45degree angle cuts each end and fix in place to the beams with 3″ jolthead Galvanized nails and then with Galvanized angle brackets, each bracket fixed with four 1/2″ Galvanized bolts, two through the beam and two through the rafter.

Cut the six intermediate rafters 9′-8″ long and fix in place to the beams with Galvanized metal joist hangers. Space the rafters at 3′-0″ center.

Finish off with a longitudinal row of noggings down the middle and in between the rafters.

If the posts are concreted into the ground, and the posts are bolted to the beams with two bolts at each meeting, then no further bracing should be required. If, however, the posts are not in-ground, but supported by Galvanized post brackets, then additional bracing is required.

One such scenario is to fix upper post diagonal bracing two to each post, each about 3′-0″ long (more or less), and fixed to the post with nailplates and fixed to the beam/rafter with bolts. You may now attach your choice of roof.

This free carport plan is taken from:
buildeazy.com/carport.html

Carport kits are do it yourself structures with some requiring little effort while others needed an amount of work that could get you occupied for days.

I say Carport Kits was in good timing when it entered my life, or rather when it became an idea. I was out of work then and like all those out of work guys, we tend to laze around, morphing from a workaholic to a 24/7 couch potato who can’t even prepare our own food, or hang out just about anywhere with friends and monkeying around. But that was before I learn about carport kits.

You see, some metal carport kits are do-it-yourself structures. Depending on the size and the materials employed and the accessories needed, some require little effort (less than a day to install) while others needed a substantial amount of work that could get you occupied for weeks. It pumped my system for days; much like assembling toy kits when I was younger but this time it IS man’s work.

Carport kits are not a hobby however, they are open structures designed to provide shelter to whatever reason. The uses of which had gained so much variations over the years. Uses could include an alternative to patios, shelter for a kids’ playground, shelter for your utility, and even just a lounging area for reading and tea. Normally, when you make a carport purchase, the retailer will provide you assistance for installation. But these carport kits are purely do-it-yourself.

So far I’ve assembled a number of carports, quite surprised that I could see a dozen of uses for it within my household. Do you want to check out those carport kits that I find very interesting?

Carport Kit – Round Style 12x20x8
Price: $450
Distributor: Ace Canopy at: acecanopy.com/caro12.html
Call them: 1-800-838-3057
View carport kit: us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/acecanopy_1893_407106

This carport offers great protection with a military carport style. Heavy duty commercial grade polyethylene cover with double zipper front door completely encloses the carport. The carport is equipped with a 2in. grey powder coated steel frame made to last a lifetime. Stakes for a temporary anchor system are included to attach the 12 sturdy legs to the ground. It is very easy to build, just like a tent but very sturdy.

VersaTube Carport Kits
Check it out at: carports.com/
Or call Toll free: 888-822-7767

The VersaTube carport kit is designed for simple construction with basic tools and comes complete with every component that might be needed. If there’s no size available, you can always check with VersaTube on their products with the number above.

12′ x 20′ x 7’6″ Carport Kit
Price: $1251
View carport kit: coverquest.com/covers/carports/versa_tube_moreinfo.php

This VersaTube steel and metal carport kits utilize 2″x 3″ “Allied Tube” galvanized steel frame using a swaged tube design, allowing the frame to be packaged small enough to be shipped directly. Construction is as simple as sliding the components together and securing the joint with self-drilling screws. Steel sheeting is then applied to the roof.

20′ x 20′ x 7’6″ Carport Kits
Price: $1615
View carport kit: coverquest.com/covers/carports/versa_tube_moreinfo.php

This VersaTube carport kit includes everything you need to build your two-car carport. This VersaTube design is capable of loading up to 40# per square foot of snow.