Carport Project: October - November, 2004


We needed a place to put Beth's Mini. Mostly to protect from flying stuff in our wild winter storms. So, I'm building her a carport off the garage. Hopefully, it only has to last 5 years or so. It was a good opportunity to use up all sorts of leftover materials from concrete and sonotubes, to plywood, 6x6 pressure-treated beams, screws, nails, metal brackets, ... I did need one trip to the lumber yard for studs, joists, and T1-11.

 

Footings. Level? They are. It's an optical illusion (and a very uneven surface) Leftover 6x6's for the foundation. Racking the walls... Workin hard... One basic wall... Some walls installed... All walls up... ready for roof joists End of the day... Starting the roof joists (Thanksgiving Day) Most joists up... Chaos! Racing the sun to finish Finishing the joists On with the roof... Brrrr... Chilly up here. Roof complete; aligned with the old shed Starting siding. More siding. Siding into the sunset... Ok, enough for this weekend Too short? 8^) Well, it wasn't built for the cruiser... ...It was made for Beth's MINI! It fits with room to spare Siding on the main side. Old shed shingles in a pile on the right; new ones just behind. Roof underlayment with drip-edge installed Siding complete and shingles complete! (12/5) Trimmed and painted. Motion-sensor light near the garage window... 'S' is for Supercharged! Too big to fit under the tree... Mini in it's new home (12/18).  THE END!