Hello everyone!
I want to build a carport on our garden plot to store wood and provide weather protection for a wheelbarrow and similar items. It doesn’t need to have a particularly precise or strong foundation since no car will be parked on it. Because this is a leased plot, I’m not allowed to dig too deeply or lay gravel or anything similar. I will roughly level and compact the ground, then place the base plates directly on the grass/soil.
Since the ground won’t be completely even, I’m wondering how to align the ground anchors. These have to be screwed into the ground like large screws, but it seems unlikely you can keep them perfectly vertical over the full 90 cm (35 inches).
So my question is: what is the best way to align these so that the posts that go into them will have the correct spacing at the top, where the roof will be?
I would appreciate any tips you might have!
I want to build a carport on our garden plot to store wood and provide weather protection for a wheelbarrow and similar items. It doesn’t need to have a particularly precise or strong foundation since no car will be parked on it. Because this is a leased plot, I’m not allowed to dig too deeply or lay gravel or anything similar. I will roughly level and compact the ground, then place the base plates directly on the grass/soil.
Since the ground won’t be completely even, I’m wondering how to align the ground anchors. These have to be screwed into the ground like large screws, but it seems unlikely you can keep them perfectly vertical over the full 90 cm (35 inches).
So my question is: what is the best way to align these so that the posts that go into them will have the correct spacing at the top, where the roof will be?
I would appreciate any tips you might have!
I have now read that the posts should not be placed directly on the bottom of the U-profile but should be mounted "floating" for wood protection reasons. However, in that case, the entire weight rests only on the single screw in the central drill hole. Is that really sufficient to safely support the weight permanently? Using the drill holes at the edge would be too risky for me because of wood splitting, as I would have to drill the post right at the outer edge.
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I have read that 1. posts should not be placed directly on the bottom of the U-profile, but 2. should be mounted "floating" for wood protection. But then 3. the entire weight rests only on the single screw in the center hole. Is that 4. really sufficient to safely support the weight over time? Using the holes at the edge would feel too risky to me due to wood splitting, since I would then have to drill the post at the very edge.1. yes 2. yes
3. yes
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Slightly angle the screws inward when driving them in. A gentle tap on the screw tip prevents the wood from splitting.
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