Guide 96

Carport for 1 car

52 h for two, 4 weekends★★★materials 2,462 – 4,438 €

A free-standing timber carport 3 487 × 5 385 (18.8 m²), 2 250 clear height, mono-pitch roof of 16 mm polycarbonate. Sections, bolted joints and 850 × 850 × 1 100 footings are calculated for snow up to 2.0 kN/m² and for wind lifting the roof with 18.4 kN. Plus a check sheet for your structural engineer and a cutting plan of 17 lengths with 6 % waste.

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28 pages A4 structural calculation dimensioned drawings shopping list

What's in this guide

Snow and wind for your site — including suction on a light roof
A footing the wind won’t pull out: balance check, 850 × 850 × 1 100
45° braces and a twin-member purlin — why an open frame stays up
M16 bolted joints like a carpenter, with load capacity worked out
Polycarbonate that doesn’t leak: UV side, tapes, 15 mm expansion
Cutting plan for 17 KVH/glulam lengths, rafter notch template

PDF, 28 A4 pages to print for the workshop · dimensioned drawings and illustrations · shopping list on a separate page so it can be torn out and taken to the store. You download it right after payment, access is for life.

Before you start building

This guide is informational material, not construction documentation or a professional assessment. Follow the instructions of tool and material manufacturers, safety rules and local building regulations. A piece built at home is not a certified product, even where the guide follows a European standard. Structures that carry people — beds, swings, decks, pergolas, children's equipment — should be checked by a qualified person before use. To the extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for the result of your build, property damage or injury arising from the use of this guide (Terms, section 9).