The Carport.

[ProDave]

A part of my build that is still awaiting to be built.

 

And a good job as the parameters have changed as I hinted in another thread a few days ago.

 

It now needs to be built a bit higher than originally planned to accommodate the latest addition to the fleet.

 

 

It's almost 3.2 metres to the highest point so we need comfortable clearance under for that.

 

The size remains the same, 6 metres by 6 metres.  The original plan would have been sloping down from the front to the back, but that would make the front insanely high now, so it will now slope from the garage wall down towards the left.

 

It will be roofed with box profile roofing as originally planned.

 

I will sketch a proposed joist plan in due course to bounce ideas around.

 

But one thing that has become obvious, the car port roof where it attaches to the garage is going to be above the MVHR vents.  I am not sure if that is going to pose a problem or not?

[Iceverge]

I would be worried about some future owner running a car in there on a cold morning to warm it up and the fumes getting drawn into the MVHR. 

 

Could a stand alone structure work?  Or you could always extend the MVHR inlets  out to the fresh air above the new roof . 

[ProDave]

I could extend them (externally) one to the front and one to the back so they were not actually under the canopy.

 

The front one visible is the exhaust, the rear one, hidden in this picture is symetrical so the same distance is the inlet.

 

There will be a small gap anyway, to avoid trying to form any sort if flashing from the wall to the roof.

[Russell griffiths]

You will need next to sod all fall if using box profile sheets. 

[Oz07]

Just been in Australia and nowadays for their patios they are using all these insulated roofing sheets. They seem to be able to get massive spans without intermediate joists or purlins. Possibly worth looking into very simple construction. Saying that you do get big snow loading presumably so prob a no go

[JohnMo]

Stick big 500W plus solar panels on the roof? 

[ProDave]

31 minutes ago, JohnMo said:

Stick big 500W plus solar panels on the roof? 

That is the plan, with battery storage as well.

[Russdl]

How about a freestanding carport, half a meter or so away from the house so the MVHR isn't affected. Park the truck the other way round and have a slight fall front to back.

[ProDave]

42 minutes ago, Russdl said:

How about a freestanding carport, half a meter or so away from the house so the MVHR isn't affected. Park the truck the other way round and have a slight fall front to back.

There will likely be a gap but it can't / won't be that much, the supporting poles will be attached to the garage wall for stability.

 

The whole point of buying this particular type of truck is you can wind he legs down and demount the camper unit from the truck, and use the truck on it's own as a normal vehicle.  So parking the other way would mean driving out onto the grass to demount which would not end well in winter when it is wet and soggy.