Need carport enclosure ideas

[breeves2245]

The evil POA in my neighborhood may send me a nasty gram any day. My boat is visible from the road, oh the horror!

Anyway, I'm searching the internet for design ideas but not having much luck. The attached pic shows the simple tarps I put up to control the wind/rain some. They work fine but I'm trying to get ahead of the POA and figure out the best approach to shield the boat from roadside view.

I have the 6x6 post on the side and back to work with, so maybe horizontal decorative boards on the side? Not sure about the front. POA will not allow screening, so I guess it's a garage door. The opening is 11' wide and 9'5" tall. I don't want to restrict the width any more than necessary so I have the width to back in my boat.

Any ideas? Swinging doors, garage door, etc.

 

[Toxictom]

Take pictures of the carport from several angles. Ask the question to one of the AI engines and submit your photos. See what happens.

 

[johnre]

Garage doors that have the moving parts weather-exposed sound problematic to me; I wouldn't go that way.

Since it probably isn't opened that much, I would think that large carriage-type doors would be OK, plus you have more options available for making it look like something different - i.e. not a door. The side of the house and that corner 6x6 seem to be substantial enough to hang them and to take the weight when opened OK.

 

[no704]

I built steel frames and backed them with bead board. All of them are “Doors” if you build “Walls” you probably need a permit.

 

[Bunsen Honeydew]

Garage doors that have the moving parts weather-exposed sound problematic to me; I wouldn't go that way.

Since it probably isn't opened that much, I would think that large carriage-type doors would be OK, plus you have more options available for making it look like something different - i.e. not a door. The side of the house and that corner 6x6 seem to be substantial enough to hange them and to take the weight when opened OK.

Carriage house gate (with artistic embellishment.)

 

[qdvuu]

Get some roll-up canvas blinds that are reminiscent of boat Bimini tops or dodgers. Sometimes these roll-up canvas sheets are used at restaurants in FL to temporarily be rolled down during rain or wind. Some even have zippers on the edging that mate with canvas strips that are permanently mounted to the building structure. I had some on my patio in South FL and they work great to keep out the rain, and roll up/down very easily.

 

[ipgenie]

Regular roll up garage doors won't narrow the opening, it looks like you have the height.

 

[Firebrick43]

I have a customer that uses stained cedar side boards on his car port to appease the HOA. He used 2, 4, and 6” wide boards and gapped the 3/8” of an inch. The varied width makes them quite attractive in my opinion and the gaps still allows airflow and some light to see

 

[pima67]

Since that is what most people call a car port, why would anybody be upset seeing something in it?

 

[breeves2245]

Regular roll up garage doors won't narrow the opening, it looks like you have the height.

This may work. Some of them I checked online look like garage door material and like you mentioned, it won't restrict the width. Maybe I can sneak it past the POA, they have a reputation of saying no to anything outside their strict code.

 

[Joe Reed]

Trying to "sneak" something past a strict POA isn't going to end well. You need to do two things.
1. Review your Covenants and Restrictions and be sure your design doesn't violate any rules.
2. Before submitting your design to the POA (or Architectural Review Committee, depending on how your POA is structured) ask to meet with at least one of the Board or Committee members, let them know that you want to solve this issue and ask them for any advise or suggestions on what is or is not acceptable. Don't start a battle you can't win. Approach it from the standpoint that you have an issue you want to solve with their input. Saying "no to anything outside their strict code" is their job....unless you can come up with a good reason for a variance.

 

[Jacko264]

How about a hand rail high enough to be as high as the boat and fit spindles under the rail .
and gates made the same .
or instead of spindles a mirror type material ie stainless steel
maybe a daft idea I don’t know
G

 

[PCustoms]

What the hell is a POA in this case?

 

[ozyborn]

What the hell is a POA in this case?

The only POA I know of is Power of Authority. For me that would be the wife. Nobody else.

 

[rsanter]

Simple swing gate

 

[Youngandfree]

Property Owners Association

 

[Mikes61]

Close in the side if needed. A bifold or swinging/folding vinyl gate in the front. You have a big post to attach it to already. It only has to be 5’ish tall to block the view of your boat.