11 Unnoticeable but Important things to know while buying carports!!

Carport Central
IMPORTANT POINTS YOU SHOULD
REMEMBER BEFORE BUYING A CARPORT…
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Index
Special Permits
Preparation of
ground site
Roof Styles
Width
Length
Height Side
Certifications
Gable Ends
Side Panels
J trims
Closed sides
About us

Permits
Generally, you need to have a permit, if you are
planning to have a new construction project
whether it be installing a new carport/garage or
expanding the existing ones. It's necessary to
have a permit such as:-
-Building Permit,
-Electric Permit etc.
for the security purposes. So please be sure to
get any permit required in your area and then go
with the structure you would like to have.

Ground level
(Flat land does not mean that the land is Level).
Proper
To make sure the custom carport is
installed in the safest and securest
possible manner, it is important to
prepare the surface and the foundation
on which that the carport or structure
will rest.
Might end up leaning to one end or one
side. This could compromise not only your
carport, but also the contents within it.
You are also inviting various animals
(snakes, mice, and other critters) to find
their way through the gaps into your
enclosure.
Improper

Roof Styles

A- Frame (Boxed Eave)
It is more affordable since it does not have the hat channel and ridge cap
that the vertical roof has to support the vertical panels. The roof bow/truss
has a welded transition via a steel pin onto the legs. The underneath eave
sides of the roof bow or truss is covered with boxed eave trim for a nice
finished appearance.

Vertical Style
This allows dirt, trash, water, and snow to exit off to the eave side of
the building. Steel panels on home and business roof-tops are always
installed vertically. The roof bow/truss has a welded transition via a
steel pin on to the legs. This unit has vertical roof trim on the sides
and ends for a finished appearance as well as hat channel to support
the vertical panels and it adds rigidity to the structure

Regular Style Carports
Regular Frame Design with the panels are installed horizontally. The
corrugated ridges in the panel run from front to back or end to end. The
regular style is the most economical unit since it does not have the hat
channel, the ridge cap, the eave-side trim, nor the welded transition from
the roof bow/truss to the leg.

Width
- Selecting the right size is
important.
- You should make sure that
the custom carport will be
wide enough for your vehicle
or equipment for which you
intend to use it.
- Carports come in standards
widths of 12’, 18’, 20’, 22’, 24’,
26’, 28’, 30’, 32’, 34’ 36’, 38’,
and 40
For instance:
12’ - Single car, truck or
RV
18’ - Two compact cars
20’ - Two midsized cars
22’ - Two full sized cars,
trucks or SUV
24’ - Two full or oversized
cars or trucks
26’ - Three midsized cars
or truck

Length
AGAIN! Will you store only one car, or
multiple cars in your new metal
carport?
The industry standard length for
prefabricated carports are 21’, 26’,
31’, and up in 5’ increments.
Note: The roof of every structure is
always longer than the base due to a
6” overhang on each end of the roof.

Side Height
Steel carport height is
measured by the side height,
meaning the height on the
sides of the structure, not
from the very top point of
the roof to the ground.
The standard option offered
on metal carports is 6’ height
with the height
requirements increasing to 8’
for any structure 32’ or
wider.
Side height is used to make
sure a vehicle can clear the
lowest point of the carport.

Certifications
• Johnston – Wilson – wake
• Pender – Carteret – NashNC - County (Certified
& Certified Doors)
• Spartanburg – Richland – Charleston
• Berkeley –Marlboro – Horry
• City of Bennettsville – City of Newberry
• City of Moncks Corner – City of Wellford
SC – County (City Just
certified)
• Marion – Okeechobee – Putham
• Bay – St johns –Hillsborough
• Brevard
Florida State
(must be certified
with certified doors)

Continued..
• all carports & garages must be certified
New Jersey State
• in Lowndes county customer will have to get a
permit but not necessarily certified buildingState of Georgia
• parish that have to be certified
• ascension – St-john the BaptistState of LA
• City of Mineola - have to pull a permit
State of TX

Continued..
• Belleville – Granite city
State of Illinois
• Saint louis + Wichita – Lawrence – Topeka –
Manhattan
• Kansas city - ( colors must match the house
colors) & can’t install over 400 sq. ft.
State Missouri
• Richmond – Columbia – Chatham
Counties that have to
be certified
• Lee – St-john – Hernando
• Pasco – Hillsborough
• Volusia
As built plans

Gable Ends
Appearance – hides frame
and braces
Provides additional side-to-
side strength due to
additional framing support
and steel panel
Provides better protection
from sun and from
blowing rain on the ends.
Increase the appearance
by concealing the frame
and braces

Side Panels
(Add extrastrengthand support to your custommetal carport or RV carport)
Provides better
protection from the sun,
wind, and rain
Provides additional
strength from back to
front
All RV carports 10’ and taller
should have at least one
panel on each side of the
carport.

Variations in Side Panels

J Trim
Safety – Panel edges
are not exposed
Appearance – Gives a
nice finished look
Applied to the edges of panels so they are not exposed for
safety and it also gives the unit a nice finished look.

Variation in Garages Sides

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