ᐅ Paving the driveway now, building the carport later – what is the best approach?
Created on: 20 Feb 2021 11:34
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Andre77
Hey,
the driveway will be paved soon. At some point, we might also set up a carport. What is the best approach? Paving everything first and then having to open up the paved areas again at the support points for the carport seems counterproductive. It might be better to know in advance which carport will be installed to plan those points now. But depending on when the carport will be added, it might never happen, so the planned points could end up being wrong. Do you have any tips on how to handle this best?
Additional question: Does anyone use a carport purchased via e*bay or perhaps bought at a home improvement store? Any experience with that? What should one pay attention to?
Thanks for your feedback!
the driveway will be paved soon. At some point, we might also set up a carport. What is the best approach? Paving everything first and then having to open up the paved areas again at the support points for the carport seems counterproductive. It might be better to know in advance which carport will be installed to plan those points now. But depending on when the carport will be added, it might never happen, so the planned points could end up being wrong. Do you have any tips on how to handle this best?
Additional question: Does anyone use a carport purchased via e*bay or perhaps bought at a home improvement store? Any experience with that? What should one pay attention to?
Thanks for your feedback!
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WilderSueden20 Feb 2021 12:16Andre77 schrieb:
Additional question: Who uses a carport purchased through e*bay or possibly bought at a home improvement store? Are there any experiences to share? What should one watch out for?These are usually not very expensive. Is building the carport first and then paving a solution for you? That way, you don’t have to remove the stones again.N
Nice-Nofret20 Feb 2021 12:34The most important thing is to have electricity or at least a conduit installed.
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Stefan89020 Feb 2021 13:16You should pay attention to wind load and snow load, which vary depending on the region.
If you build the carport first, it has the disadvantage that you often cannot reach all areas properly afterwards. For example, when using a vibrating plate near side cladding.
If you build the carport first, it has the disadvantage that you often cannot reach all areas properly afterwards. For example, when using a vibrating plate near side cladding.
I can see that no matter how you do it, there doesn’t seem to be a clear right or wrong way.
Another question: Roofing is often offered with steel trapezoidal sheets or trapezoidal sheets with a fleece coating. If I’ve read correctly, the fleece coating is better because it prevents the formation of stalactite-like water drops underneath. Any opinions on this?
Rainwater would probably just be collected in a rain barrel.
Is a flat roof on a carport usually sloped only towards one side (the rear) to allow rainwater to drain, or is it sloped sideways and to the rear to create a central low point? Otherwise, rain gutters would need to be installed on both long sides if the slope is only towards the rear, right...?
Another question: Roofing is often offered with steel trapezoidal sheets or trapezoidal sheets with a fleece coating. If I’ve read correctly, the fleece coating is better because it prevents the formation of stalactite-like water drops underneath. Any opinions on this?
Rainwater would probably just be collected in a rain barrel.
Is a flat roof on a carport usually sloped only towards one side (the rear) to allow rainwater to drain, or is it sloped sideways and to the rear to create a central low point? Otherwise, rain gutters would need to be installed on both long sides if the slope is only towards the rear, right...?
Why install a gutter? The water just splashes down. That's fine.
DIY store carports. Mr. Gardener from Hagebau is quite decent. They have, for example, a model made of larch for 500,-. It’s fairly well treated for durability. I checked it out last year when the store was still open, but decided against it since the car can also stay outside—we bought it painted, not bare metal. So, we ended up skipping the 500,-.
DIY store carports. Mr. Gardener from Hagebau is quite decent. They have, for example, a model made of larch for 500,-. It’s fairly well treated for durability. I checked it out last year when the store was still open, but decided against it since the car can also stay outside—we bought it painted, not bare metal. So, we ended up skipping the 500,-.
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