| hometips.gregvan.com I seen car for its last for years, I've seen a four post carport stand up for long time without any problems, but I've also seen problems with carports, because of the way their designed. Anything that's built using for posts with a roof on it, detached from any other structure, standing alone, all by itself, might not be a structurally sound building. I've personally walked up to small carports and pushed on one of the posts and watched the carport roof move from side to side. One time I was removing temporary bracing on a new carport that we were building on an apartment complex and the contractor came up to me and asked me what I was doing. He said," did you even bother to turn around and look at what's going on." By the time I turned around and looked, three or four of the carport structures were leaning and about ready to fall down. This was my first experience with unsafe carport structures that aren't structurally sound. Could you imagine having a large load of snow sitting on top of one of these carports and then having a strong wind push it over, while your car is parked underneath it? I'm not suggesting that all four post-carports aren't safe to park your car under, but I would like you to think about this type of structure, before actually building one. |
