Pre-fab Metal carport for storage

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I am thinking about installing a metal carport to house my balers in the winter. I am talking about the ones you see everywhere, metal poles, open sides, metal roof. Advertised for $695.

What is your experience. How long will they last, how to anchor, do I need 12ga. legs? Any other tips based on your ownership will be appreciated.

Size will be 18x21, 7 ft legs.
 
Edd, have you checked out Handi Port? I believe they are out of Nancy, neighbor had one put up and it looks pretty decent for the money. They even put it up plumb and square. HTH.
 
Ed , I have had an 18 by 20 (21 they count the overhang) for several years. Park wife's suv and whatever under it. Has held up very well. I tarped one side and am going to side it this fall.
I also had an 18 by 40(41) for my tractors 3years ago. This one is open on one end only. It has served me well. Both of these were anchored with rerod stakes about 2 feet long. I pulled them and with a post hole digger dug a hole where they are and put a bag of dry mix concrete in the hole and reinstalled the rerods. Seems to hold it down.
joe
 
I just had one erected (American Steel Carports) 18x21, 7' sides, open ends, both sides covered, 12ga upgrade, 8 screw in anchors. Cost was $1600. It seems to be a pretty decent structure----time will tell.
 
We put a 18x20 up 3 winters ago for horse run-in and works great. Bought the style with no sides and installed our own made from slab wood from local sawmill.
Held down with rebar.
Paid the extra and had them put it up.
SWMBO said took them about 3 hrs and woulda taken me a week doing myself.
Only thing would do differantly is place on 6x6 PT wood to keep steel legs off ground.
 
I bought a used one, put steel on the sides, built an end on one end and built a couple of doors for the other end. I use it for the car. It has held up well as that was several years ago.
 
I would dig four post holes and fill with concrete to bolt to. I have seen at least four in this area that went flying when the ground got soft and the wind picked up.
 
We have six of the "standard" 21x18 car ports for parking cars, storing equipment, and for storing our square bales under. The oldest one we have is 7 years old and it has held up well.

Andrew
 
I put a 20 by 20 up about 8 years ago and it has held up well in the Wisconsin winters. I laid down railroad ties and spiked a 2 by 4 to the top of the ties and fastened the bottom of the car port to the 2 by 4. It would take a big wind to move it with them ties.

Bob
 
Make sure you get ones with the roofing ribs running up and down from the ridge to the eaves. The ones that run lengthwise to the ridge let the seams leak water down thru.
 
I have a 18x20 that was here when I bought the place 6 years ago, I believe it's at least 12 years old. I enclosed 2 sides. The metal runs the wrong way but it stays dry under it and it held up 6" of sleet last winter.
 
I have 3 20'x21' carports sitting side x side on 1 ft wide concrete strips x 2 foot tall x20 foot long. the steel roofing runs the wrong way but hasn'nt leaked, due to a built in slant in the concrete runners. The crew that brought them in and assembled them , set the up wrights side by side on the inside concrete runners. and one extra sheet of roofing tied the two roofs togeather . I ended up with 3 bays 20x20 and 2 sides covered. I have 10 foot clearance for exaust pipes, or a load of hay on my 16 foot trailer. I spent $ 1500.00 on the 3 buildings not counting the concrete, and 6 doors that I later built. Still was the cheapest way and quickest way , to go. We have a lot of wind in the winter, but hasn't bothered them.
 

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