Vette-port
07-19-2015, 10:39 PM
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Vette-port
Well, my house only has a one car garage and it has always been reserved for my wife's car (chivalry is not completely dead!). We have discussed building a carport on the side of the house for years but never pulled the trigger until now. Nice to have my baby sitting under covered parking when them southern hail storms come knocking!
Here is the shot of the house before the construction began. Behind the privacy fence in front of the Vette was a fairly good size dog kennel that was no longer being used. The ground had a decent slope, which would require a decent amount of fill dirt to be brought in.
Next step was the pouring of a 12x24 foot rebar enforced 4 inch thick 4,000 psi concrete slab.
Once the concrete was completely cured, the structure was built using all pressure treated wood and some beefy 6x6 support posts.
Last step was putting in some new fencing. I think the finished product turned out pretty good!
Here is the shot of the house before the construction began. Behind the privacy fence in front of the Vette was a fairly good size dog kennel that was no longer being used. The ground had a decent slope, which would require a decent amount of fill dirt to be brought in.
Next step was the pouring of a 12x24 foot rebar enforced 4 inch thick 4,000 psi concrete slab.
Once the concrete was completely cured, the structure was built using all pressure treated wood and some beefy 6x6 support posts.
Last step was putting in some new fencing. I think the finished product turned out pretty good!
07-19-2015, 10:49 PM
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looks great
07-20-2015, 10:46 AM
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Looks great!
07-20-2015, 11:10 AM
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Looks great and blends with the house perfectly, but if deed restrictions are not a problem, it seems like you could finish it out as an enclosed garage pretty easily. Maybe something to consider down the road (I understand money doesn't grow on trees).
07-20-2015, 12:01 PM
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Looks Perfect! With talent like that you'll next be adding on to the house above and closing in the vette below. I know because I once started to add a bookcase, then a closet, and wound up building a new house.
07-20-2015, 12:26 PM
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Looks great! Next project will be end and side walls, a garage door, electrical...and on and on! 
07-20-2015, 02:26 PM
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Well, my house only has a one car garage and it has always been reserved for my wife's car (chivalry is not completely dead!). We have discussed building a carport on the side of the house for years but never pulled the trigger until now. Nice to have my baby sitting under covered parking when them southern hail storms come knocking!
Here is the shot of the house before the construction began. Behind the privacy fence in front of the Vette was a fairly good size dog kennel that was no longer being used. The ground had a decent slope, which would require a decent amount of fill dirt to be brought in.
Next step was the pouring of a 12x24 foot rebar enforced 4 inch thick 4,000 psi concrete slab.
Once the concrete was completely cured, the structure was built using all pressure treated wood and some beefy 6x6 support posts.
Last step was putting in some new fencing. I think the finished product turned out pretty good!
Here is the shot of the house before the construction began. Behind the privacy fence in front of the Vette was a fairly good size dog kennel that was no longer being used. The ground had a decent slope, which would require a decent amount of fill dirt to be brought in.
Next step was the pouring of a 12x24 foot rebar enforced 4 inch thick 4,000 psi concrete slab.
Once the concrete was completely cured, the structure was built using all pressure treated wood and some beefy 6x6 support posts.
Last step was putting in some new fencing. I think the finished product turned out pretty good!
07-20-2015, 04:53 PM
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Thanks for all the kind words guys, I am very happy with my new carport. And I apologize if I implied I did all this work; I paid the man for this structure! I am damn good at what I do for a living, but I pretty much suck when it comes to carpentry! The concrete slab ran me $3,200 and the carport structure was another $4,300, so I have less than $8K invested in the whole deal.
PS: I could easily enclose it later if I want to and it would not cost that much more to do so. It is just that carports are kind of a southern thing I guess. I am already sitting under the carport next to my Vette smoking a cigar waving to the neighbors as they drive by. Like I said, it is a southern thing.
PS: I could easily enclose it later if I want to and it would not cost that much more to do so. It is just that carports are kind of a southern thing I guess. I am already sitting under the carport next to my Vette smoking a cigar waving to the neighbors as they drive by. Like I said, it is a southern thing.
07-21-2015, 05:08 PM
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I'd love to have something similar (a Subaru port) but my HOA won't let me. They don't allow garage openings toward the street, and don't allow carports at all. I agree with the restriction, but I'd sure like a cover over my Subie. The Vette and wife's Caddy get the garage. And there's no room to expand to a 3-car garage.