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Looking to move into my first house in the next month or so, and want to put up a car port. Having had a look at kit prices they seem to range from £600 to a few thousand. Even at £600 I think it is a little excessive for what is basically a simple timber frame, some corrugated plastic sheeting and some fixings. Has any built their own from scratch? From simple workings out I believe the materials would only cost £100-200.
I built my own car port, from scratch about 5 years ago. It's stood up to all weathers, including over 6" of snow on it this winter.
I used Corolux 2000 from http://www.arielplastics.com/ sitting on a 4" x 2" frame.
It is however in a back yard, so the rear end is fixed to the house wall, as is the left hand side. The right hand side sits on the yard wall and the front is open (obviously!).
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Mike
I used Corolux 2000 from http://www.arielplastics.com/ sitting on a 4" x 2" frame.
It is however in a back yard, so the rear end is fixed to the house wall, as is the left hand side. The right hand side sits on the yard wall and the front is open (obviously!).
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Mike
Although not a car port, I've recently built something very similar and you're not far out on costs.
Mine was/is a lean-to design against an existing wall, roughly 3m wide, 6m long. I used 4" fence posts bedded in concrete for the opposite "wall" and 3"x2" for the rest, the roof being corrugated clear plastic sheeting. I'd guess it would have come in at over £200 as the sheeting was roughly £100 on it's own and there's a lot of timber, but even so it was nowhere near £600.
If you use plastic sheeting I found it needs more supporting & fixing than steel sheets, not so much for snow loads but for strong winds - it flexes much more than steel.
Mine was/is a lean-to design against an existing wall, roughly 3m wide, 6m long. I used 4" fence posts bedded in concrete for the opposite "wall" and 3"x2" for the rest, the roof being corrugated clear plastic sheeting. I'd guess it would have come in at over £200 as the sheeting was roughly £100 on it's own and there's a lot of timber, but even so it was nowhere near £600.
If you use plastic sheeting I found it needs more supporting & fixing than steel sheets, not so much for snow loads but for strong winds - it flexes much more than steel.
de facto planning information is held here : http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/hhg/house... Click on the garage
and it will tell you all about Planning and indeed Building Control.
It will depend on the area you live in, but mostly it should be within Permitted Development. 15m2 is allowable
under all circumstances, both Planning & Building Control. 30m2 can be allowed - but you need to check, this will
depend on building materials used and closeness to the boundary. Check if you're in a Conservation Area or Greenbelt, but
if in doubt call your local Planning Dept. and they should be able to help - although quite often they tend to err on
the side of caution and advocate submitting a planning application, which you almost certainly don't need - as long as you
stick within the guidelines in the link above and below.
Permitted Development rules here (check under Class E) : http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/Uksi_20082362_en_...
HTH
and it will tell you all about Planning and indeed Building Control.
It will depend on the area you live in, but mostly it should be within Permitted Development. 15m2 is allowable
under all circumstances, both Planning & Building Control. 30m2 can be allowed - but you need to check, this will
depend on building materials used and closeness to the boundary. Check if you're in a Conservation Area or Greenbelt, but
if in doubt call your local Planning Dept. and they should be able to help - although quite often they tend to err on
the side of caution and advocate submitting a planning application, which you almost certainly don't need - as long as you
stick within the guidelines in the link above and below.
Permitted Development rules here (check under Class E) : http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/Uksi_20082362_en_...
HTH
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