Car ports

Are You Contemplating Building a Car port?

If you love your car you could do far worse than protecting it with a car port.   They not only provide protection from the elements for your car, but also provide a number of lifestyle benefits and can add significantly to the value of your home. We love carports and have created this site to become a major information portal and so help you to make the right decision  for you when purchasing, or deciding to build a carport yourself.

Your first major decision concerns the style and type of car storage you wish to build. A car that is left in the street, a driveway, or anywhere else for that matter without being covered by some form of covering or security leaves you exposed to both theft and damage form the elements. Likewise getting out of your automobile when it is raining can leave you drenched.  Your solution to some or all of these things may be to build a car port or a garage.

A car port is cheaper and easier to build than garages.  Their open design makes it easy to drive straight in and beat the elements for both you and your car.  If you are worried about thieves then maybe a car port is not for you.  But if you do opt for a garage instead, then although you will increase the security aspect; you are back to square one in getting out your car in the rain to open the door.  That is unless you have a remote control door opener!

Your next decision on your path to a new carport is to choose the construction methods and materials.  Its simple either you choose DIY, a profressional builder or portable carport kit. Carports can be built from a wide range of construction materials, but the most popular are timber and metal.  For ease of use you can't go past timber as your material of choice is suited to the DIY builder.  You can add some real class and style to your home with a timber car port because of the many intricate designs that this material makes possible.  Metal is also a popular car port construction material, but it is no where near as attractive.  The great advantage of metal carport construction is the strength it provides over long spans and its ability to resist wild weather.