Car Port Build for my MX5

easyrider · 9 Aug 2017 at 20:55

Wood cost now has reached £200 not bad considering I just have to put a roof on it

Kuros · 10 Aug 2017 at 09:04

Looking good!

easyrider · 15 Aug 2017 at 01:51

Added further cross braces .Roof going on. Just sizing it all up at the minute. I also think I'm going to add an overhang tomorrow. I've got the roof spare and might as well have it covering more area than stuck underneath the sheets.

Currently Total spend is £418

encephalopathy · 15 Aug 2017 at 03:40

have you factored in a little gradient in the roof so rain water will run off the back /sides(depending on orientation of roofing panels)? wouldn't be good to have rain dripping down at front of garage all the time

looks good so far!

BusError · 15 Aug 2017 at 08:40

Personally I would also pause and treat/paint the wood to death before I install the roof. Like, go bonkers with treatment, slap it on.

Also, careful of that overhang, as it'll be a wind trap in case of a storm.

easyrider · 15 Aug 2017 at 11:24

encephalopathy said:
have you factored in a little gradient in the roof so rain water will run off the back /sides(depending on orientation of roofing panels)? wouldn't be good to have rain dripping down at front of garage all the time

looks good so far!

Yeah the roof is sloping backwards for rain.

Notice the posts on the right in this picture

easyrider · 15 Aug 2017 at 11:27

BusError said:
Personally I would also pause and treat/paint the wood to death before I install the roof. Like, go bonkers with treatment, slap it on.

Also, careful of that overhang, as it'll be a wind trap in case of a storm.

The wood is all pressure treated and tanalised.

I want an overhang so I think I'll over engineer it.

easyrider · 16 Aug 2017 at 20:07

Conscript · 16 Aug 2017 at 20:17

If it's got walls, doesn't that make it a garage, not a car port?

Either way, looks like it's coming together nicely

easyrider · 16 Aug 2017 at 20:29

Conscript said:
If it's got walls, doesn't that make it a garage, not a car port?

Either way, looks like it's coming together nicely

It's a Garport

Duke · 16 Aug 2017 at 20:57

Very nice

easyrider · 16 Aug 2017 at 21:26

Duke said:
Very nice

Cheers mate

Kaeo · 16 Aug 2017 at 23:51

Lookin' good mate, plenty of man points earned this day.

easyrider · 16 Aug 2017 at 23:56

Kaeo said:
Lookin' good mate, plenty of man points earned this day.

Cheers

Cost of wood was £385

All I need to do tomo is secure the roof and put the front facia on.

wedrum · 17 Aug 2017 at 09:12

looks very good

LiE · 17 Aug 2017 at 09:15

Looks really smart, good job!

What I really like is the variation in wood colour used on the sides.

Puzzled · 17 Aug 2017 at 11:01

Coming together nicely.

You able to run electric to it for lighting, if not those solar powered led lights can be pretty good.

Cleisthenes · 17 Aug 2017 at 11:16

Looks fab

Firestar_3x · 17 Aug 2017 at 11:28

Interesting choice not using featherboard / overlapping the wall boards, will make for some interesting leaks when it rains.

Puzzled · 17 Aug 2017 at 11:35

Firestar_3x said:
Interesting choice not using featherboard / overlapping the wall boards, will make for some interesting leaks when it rains.

Shouldn't be too bad, might want to make sure you have a bit of roof overhang on the rear to keep water off the boards or just get some cheap guttering.

Looks like the front will be open anyway so exposed to the elements a little.