Carport Way

Carport Way brings you the most comprehensive thinking on ways to build your carport.  We will answer:

• The right way to build your carport!
• The most suitable materials to use!
• The right style!

The Best Reasons and Ways to Build a Carport?

Carports make a wonderful addition to your home.  Not only do the add value but, if done correctly, they also help to beautify your house.  What is the primary purpose of a carport?  Put simply they keep your car looking like new by minimising the amount of fade that you get on the paint work and interior.  But on top of that they also enable you to gracefully alight from your car in even the harshest of weather, whilst remaining dry and untroubled as you can empty all the children and groceries out of the car.

Building Materials

Your new carport can be built from just about any sturdy building material you can think of.  Piers can be either timber or steel posts, or more interestingly made with brick or cement block construction.  No matter the material of choice it has to be strong enough to take the roof frame (usually made from timber or steel tubing) and the roofing material.  The key choices are that it be strong, decorative, easy to paint and easy to access and maintain.

Strong Securing Is Required

I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your carport down! Don't let this happen to you!.  Securing your carport to the ground and/or your house is a crucial step that must not be overlooked.  Forget this step then the first big wind you have will see you new treasure cart wheeling down the street causing untold damage and endangering lives.

Roofing Material Choices

Once you have your frame up it's time to decide on the roofing material.  Naturally a steel construction lends itself to some form of sheet steel roofing material.  If you go for brick or timber supports then steel sheeting is also acceptable, but you could also consider roofing tiles.  Tiles are much heavier than steel sheets, but they can blend beautifully into your home to make the carport addition look like it has always been there.  High wind areas are definitely more suited to sheet steel though unless you can secure each individual tile.

Can You build It Yourself

Once you decide on the construction materials you can get an architect to draw up your design.  Once you have done that its a choice of DIY or builder.  I recommend a builder but there are lots of good carport kits available these days if you want to save design and construction costs for you new carport.