Car ports
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
Are you sure you want fabric?
You can get look a like (tiles) plastic sheeting that lasts longer.
You can get look a like (tiles) plastic sheeting that lasts longer.
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
You will be forever renewing the fabric.
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
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!
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- Kibkommer
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
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.
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Re: Car ports
Why not use real tiles?
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
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
So of the framework had to be strong/heavy enough to support it all.
Compass
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
If you are building afresh and weight is not a problem, a construction with proper tiles is the way to go.
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
We were told. If you use concrete roof tiles its classes as permanent structure. Has to be put on Kocan
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
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)!!!
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
Thank you everyone, some good points raised.
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
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.
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- Kibkommer
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Re: Car ports
With respect Hector you only had it built 3 years ago, I would certainly hope its "still good".