You won't believe it

[C Body Bob]

as a lot of you know my carport collapsed Saturday night. Still haven't got that mess cleaned up. Well Tuesday night a bud of mine called & asked about a piece of chrome he need for a 68 Fury. Said he will be in town Wednesday afternoon & will stop by & pick it up. So he shows up in a brand new 2015 2500 Cummins 4X4 quad cab pulling a 20 Ft steel flat bed. He had an metal carport on the trailer just like the one I had only shorter sidewalls. So I told him what happened to mine. And he said. Well I really don't want the one on the trailer. Said he will sell it to me for $400 & unload it. So it's sitting Unassembled in my back yard. Even came with metal conduit. So I can take parts from my old one to make this one higher and/or to add on to it. After I pour a slab to put it on. Now I'm thinking I can maybe make it high enough to get a lift under it & attach it to my shop. Now how cool is that.

 

[polara71]

Cool if thats what you want.... aren't you afraid of lightning striking twice?

 

[C Body Bob]

Yes I am. That why it will be anchored to a slab & bolted to my shop this time.

 

[polara71]

What can you do to support the roof to help her stay up?

 

[C Body Bob]

Bolting it to my shop will help. And some roof to wall braces. This building I just got has those. Also boxed & closed gable end will help a ton

 

[polara71]

Good for you then... Before I had my garage I had a "portable garage".... you know, a tent. When it snowed I went out and brushed it off every couple of inches. It was ok for a temporary shelter but it is almost asking for trouble.

Good luck with the new shelter

 

[1978 NYB]

Don't you have any Amish around there to build something for you?

 

[C Body Bob]

Thank you

 

[C Body Bob]

No, not that I've seen LoL. I have a 3 bay shop 36X24 this carport was just put up to park projects under

 

[Rwc]

Bob, when you put it up just add some collar ties to every other rafter. 2x4 will work. Just to keep it from speaking as easy.

 

[commando1]

36X24

That was the original size of my house in Boston...

 

[C Body Bob]

I wish it was 4 times bigger Stan

 

[polara71]

I wish it was 4 times bigger Stan

Theyre never big enough. When I built mine I was planning on 24 x 32, everyone said go as big as you can. I said for what but ok, so I up'd it to 28 x 36 and guess what, I should have gone bigger. You could have went 100 x 100 and it wouldnt have been good enough

 

[rags]

get a clear floor two post lift, 12ft ceiling height. set your new metal carport up over the lift posts. tie the nearest rafters to the posts in such a way that the posts help to support the roof. actually makes a good excuse for having two lifts! best of luck with it, SG

 

[C Body Bob]

Oh it will be a while before I can afford a lift.