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!
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WilderSueden26 Nov 2022 10:28What kind of ground anchors do you have? I would use ones with U-brackets; that way, you have a few centimeters (inches) of tolerance.
Yes, exactly, U-channels. But I’m not so much referring to the height differences, rather the deviations to the right and left or front and back. You can adjust the height by screwing a bit lower or higher, but when it comes to the direction of the closed U-profile, you can’t really adjust without bending it.
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hanghaus202326 Nov 2022 14:51Could you please share which ground anchors you are using and what the carport looks like? (standard drawing)
Insert a wooden piece about 40cm (16 inches) long at a right angle (secure it firmly with screws); you will need this as a support for screwing. Attach a spirit level to it using strong tape.
When screwing, check the level after every 3/4 turn at the beginning and adjust if necessary. Later on, check less frequently as there won’t be much room for correction.
Correct the rest using a corner level on the post during the installation of the post on the beam.
When screwing, check the level after every 3/4 turn at the beginning and adjust if necessary. Later on, check less frequently as there won’t be much room for correction.
Correct the rest using a corner level on the post during the installation of the post on the beam.
I'm not allowed to post links here, right? It’s an affordable wooden carport from the home improvement store with 9cm (3.5 inches) posts. The ground anchors are from Bauhaus; the brand is Krinner.
That’s my question above: how do you make adjustments once the post is already seated in the U-channel support? You can only shift it sideways where the U-channel is open, right? Otherwise, you would have to push against the steel and risk bending it.
Tolentino schrieb:
Then adjust the rest using a carpenter's level on the post when mounting the post on the support.
That’s my question above: how do you make adjustments once the post is already seated in the U-channel support? You can only shift it sideways where the U-channel is open, right? Otherwise, you would have to push against the steel and risk bending it.
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