cheaper thinner chrome

Since I am not a handyman my next question might seem silly, but here goes...

I have a large slab of cement/patio on the rear of my house. If I were to get something like a carport placed on it would that be adequate weather protection? Or would I need walls?

A roof beats nothing,, but nothin beats a closed in room,,
if the wind blows the rain in, it mite as well be outside.,but the shade on the rubber stuff, well,, paint too,, that helps,
Start with thr top, & work on the walls later?>

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/08/12 at 18:19:54:


That's a great idea!

Here is the problem in my part of the country.....and having lived up in your area once I believe you may have the same problem.

Here in Kentucky we get weather that gets cold...really cold sometimes.  The things that are left outside, or in my uninsulated pole barn get very cold as well when the weather is cold.  Then a few days later we get weather that turns 40 degrees and rainy....and all that moisture condensus on the cold metal and the things start to rust when they have 100 percent humidity.  Covers on equipment only makes things worse as they don't dry out well.  Sometimes I can go into my pole barn after one of these cold spells and the floor is dry - then if I open the big sliding door to get the tractor out the moist air will come in and condense on the cold concrete floor and before long the floor is soaking wet.

I use both, a carport and a fully enclosed building.
When under the carport a tarp is placed over her
and kept held down with bungie cords.
When weather is going to be really cold she goes into
full hybernation.
She has been kept under the carport for 3 of her 5
years as enclosed building was completed just 2 years
ago. She has weathered well and starts right up..

I'd like a car port overhang attached to my garage. Not sure how zoning would feel about it. Or my neighbors. It doesn't have walls - doesn't that exclude it from being classified as a "structure"?


--Steve