Single carport pics

[fclaridge]

I am getting ready to build a carport and patio for my in-laws and wanted to see if anyone had pics of a 12x20 single carport or some similar size. I am also looking for suggestions on building it or things to keep in mind while planning. Any responses are appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[5lima30]

I have a 12' x 22'. It's better than no carport but I would reccomend going wider if you can 14' or 16' would be ideal. I couldn't go wider due to having my home dug into a mountain side. I just recently completed a 16' x 14' lean-to on the back of my garage. It seems alot roomier (it's 12' tall) than my carport.

 

[fclaridge]

That looks good. I think the 12' wide might be ok. It will be an all open free standing carport so will feel roomier than an enclosed space. it will also **** right up to a concrete patio too. Thanks for the post. It was very helpful.

 

[ManxRacer]

We're putting a 15 X 16 single car carport on the back of our house. As you can see, both the house and the garage are under construction. The carport is between the garage and the house and will have columns on three corners (no column on the corner where it meets the house obviously). Here's a view of the carport in the distance:

And here's a picture of the actual porch and carport surface. We used a tint in the concrete mix. The border is a stamping designed to look like a brick outline. The block will be covered with stone:

 

[ManxRacer]

Here's another picture of the porch surface that provides a little more detail on the stamping. The tinting is pretty cheap, but the stamping gets pretty expensive. We opted for the stamping just on the border as a cost compromise. The original plan to stamp the whole surface would have been over double the cost of a plain 'broomed' surface. The tint was relatively economical and mixes directly into the concrete as it's made. One tip is to make sure the surface is sloped away from the house to shed water.

The little pallet in the foreground is a sample of the stone that will be used on the block facing. The stone will also be used under the door sills and small pavers between the siding and porch surface:

 

[Zeke]

I have restored 3 cars in a car port and one before that under a tarp in that same spot before the carport was erected.. I'll try to get some pics of my "work" space.