ᐅ Carport attached directly to the house? Canopy over the main entrance?

Created on: 3 Jun 2020 13:20
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Anmacatili
Hello everyone,

I just need to clear up some questions and ask about your experiences.
We are planning to build a house on a plot of about 550m² (5920 sq ft) (see sketch).
The house should be placed as far "down" on the sketch as possible (southeast) because we want to maximize the distance/space at the "top" of the plot (northwest). I hope I have explained that clearly.

Originally, I wanted a double carport with a storage room behind it, but I think that takes up too much space (about 9m x 6m (30 ft x 20 ft)?). Therefore, we are now considering a single carport with a side storage room (blue sketch).

Another option would be to build the carport directly attached to the house and skip the house entrance canopy (also marked in blue), simply extending the carport to replace the entrance canopy. Do you understand what I mean?
At the moment, I’m a bit hesitant about attaching a carport directly to the house because it won’t be built by the main construction company. I am concerned about sealing between the carport and the house, and if there is any damage, who would be responsible, etc.

Maybe this is all completely unproblematic? What experiences do you have?

Has anyone placed a carport similarly and integrated the house entrance canopy this way?
What would you do?

Thanks and best regards!
Anmacatili

Grundriss eines Grundstücks mit orangefarbenem Gebäude, blauem Carport und Nord-Süd-Ausrichtung.
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Alessandro
16 Jun 2020 14:23
We are getting an attached carport with an integrated roof extension over the front door.
The whole structure will be plastered to blend in seamlessly with the house.

Something like this:


Modern two-story single-family house with carport, clean lines, front garden.