Build a Carport: A Great Solution to Protect Your Vehicles and Have Some Shade

Carports are very practical structures for protecting vehicles, especially cars, from the elements.  The sun can damage the paint on your car and cause your vehicles to become scorching hot in the summer months.  In the winter the snow can also be a problem if your car is outside.  Both the sun and the snow will take a toll on your car.  Anyone with little carpentry knowledge is able to build a carport by following simple plans.

Carports are usually attached to the home, but can also be free-standing.  If they are attached to the home, they make access easy when leaving or entering in inclement weather.  They allow for a place where people can stand out of the weather outside of their home.

Carports do not offer as much protection as an enclosed garage.  However, they have their advantages.  Because they are open on at least two sides, they provide very good ventilation.  This makes them a perfect place to be outdoors while protected from the sun and rain.

There are many uses for a carport besides the basic use of storing vehicles:

1. Bring out your tools and work on a project while you enjoy the breezy outdoors. 

2. Bathe your pooch out of the sun under the roof of your carport.

3. Set up chairs in your carport and sit under its cover to take in the outdoors.

4. Gather friends for a grill out of the weather.

Carports are also used to store boats and RVs.  It is very expensive to keep boats in a marina and a carport can be the perfect solution to provide shade and shelter.  RVs are also a big investment which should be protected from the elements to keep their value.

Having a place to be outside out of the weather is an excellent solution to so many inconveniences.  You can build a carport with easy to follow step by step plans and blueprints.  These plans will provide everything you need for the successful completion of your project.  They include a list of all the materials, dimensions, exact measurements, diagrams and illustrations so there is no guessing involved.  All the planning is done for you. 

Do you think a carport would be the answer to many of your problems?  Build a carport and have a great place with shade and shelter that will have many uses from vehicle storage to entertaining guests.

This guide offers a great resource to build a carport.  Make it easy to build with step by step directions.  Visit http://www.buildyourshed.info

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