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Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 10:10 am
by TB10pilot
Can anyone suggest a good car port installer? The thick fabric type on poles. Or does anyone have any experience to share, good or bad about them?
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 10:33 am
by 13roman58
Are you sure you want fabric?
You can get look a like (tiles) plastic sheeting that lasts longer.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:37 am
by Groucho
You will be forever renewing the fabric.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:52 am
by Laura B
Does the plastic sheeting that looks like tiles stand up to the sun's heat. My ex-neighbours carport which was roofed in that stuff was shredded by hailstones!
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:57 am
by 13roman58
Laura B wrote: ↑Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:52 am
Does the plastic sheeting that looks like tiles stand up to the sun's heat. My ex-neighbours carport which was roofed in that stuff was shredded by hailstones!
Yes it does stand up to the heat. Hailstones are a different matter.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 12:22 pm
by Laura B
13roman58 wrote: ↑Sun 25 Apr 2021 11:57 am
Yes it does stand up to the heat. Hailstones are a different matter.
That's really good.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 2:07 pm
by IPA
My advice to use chipboard sheets with roof felt. You can have a wooden frame or better still a metal one. Stay away from cheap plastic tiles as already mentioned.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 3:25 pm
by Groucho
Why not use real tiles?
Re: Car ports
Posted: Sun 25 Apr 2021 5:56 pm
by compass
The weight Groucho, it's ages ago since I built my own but I worked out the roof tiles weight was equivalent to the weight of the car I was parking in it!!!
So of the framework had to be strong/heavy enough to support it all.
Compass
Re: Car ports
Posted: Mon 26 Apr 2021 4:13 am
by thornaby
If you are building afresh and weight is not a problem, a construction with proper tiles is the way to go.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Mon 26 Apr 2021 4:59 am
by Mimi2
We were told. If you use concrete roof tiles its classes as permanent structure. Has to be put on Kocan
Re: Car ports
Posted: Mon 26 Apr 2021 8:44 am
by benjaminbutton
Mimi2, yes the people we eventually had build ours said exactly the same. We don't have our full Title Deeds and could be made to take it down as it could be classed as living accommodation. (even though it is open on all four sides)!!!
Re: Car ports
Posted: Mon 26 Apr 2021 9:06 am
by TB10pilot
Thank you everyone, some good points raised.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Mon 26 Apr 2021 4:57 pm
by Hector
I'd use Okten Arman again 090 5428 550928. Arman Metals. Built our car port. Metal frame, red plastic roof panels. Built April 2018 and still good.
Re: Car ports
Posted: Tue 27 Apr 2021 8:27 am
by benjaminbutton
With respect Hector you only had it built 3 years ago, I would certainly hope its "still good".