| I have an attached carport that is built by the previous owner. It has a metal roof. One side rest on the roof, about two feet from the edge of the roof. The resting is of course a very bad thing to have, since the area under the carport never see the sun. Overall, the thing is still in a good condition, and I would like to keep it. |
| Are there trees or structures that will provide additional shade or support? Will the carport be free standing, or attatched? In some jurisdictions, the permit process and inspections required to build an "attatched" carport are minimal, whereas a freestanding one has more red tape. But a freestanding carport that is attatched to a building with a ten foot piece of flimsy metal qualifies as an "attatched" carport, and will sail through inspection. Then the metal band is removed after signoff. The same freestanding carport without the attatching band requires an engineer to sign off on the plans. |
| Your description of the carport structure lacks enough detail to make a suggestion impossible. The carport has three 4x4 posts on the outer side, but the inner side rests on the house roof at three points, about 2-3 feet from the edge of the house roof. The house roof is medium cedar shake and the carport roof is metal (galvanized zinc). The carport roof is sloped away from the house, so rain runs off to the outer side. Ill be putting up a new roof for the house sometime next year. Except for the slope angles, it looks something like this (== is the carport roof): |
| It also looks like the posts for the carport are butted right up against a hillside (or maybe thats just a decorative wall)? So, it doesnt look like you can really move the posts very far anyway. |
| For all the work and expense, I think I would just rebuild the carport to the size I needed with the appropriate structure for the size. A simpler option might be to add a second "single-car" carport next to the existing one for your second car. |
