Construction of a canopy in front of the garage: design features

If you live in a private house, and there is a garage on the site, then it would be nice to have a beautiful and functional awning in front of it. It will allow you to immediately kill two birds with one stone - you do not need to drive a car into the garage, neither sun, nor snow, nor rain will fall on it. If everything is correctly calculated, of course. As a rule, a carport is a closed platform that connects the house and the gate. By the way, it is worth noting that it does not make sense to set up a major garage for a summer residence, unless, of course, you live there most of the time.

Car Canopy Designs

Let's first look at the features of the carports in front of the garage, photos are given in the article.

We can distinguish the following types of designs:

1. Closed - the most practical type of construction, since all walls are trimmed with polycarbonate or glazed. Some suburban owners plank the walls with wood.
2. Open - the structure has only a roof and vertically located posts. Such canopies are able to protect the car from direct sunlight, wind, dust, snow, etc.
3. Semi-closed structures - in them part of the walls is closed with a blank wall, sheathed with lining, panels, decorative lathing. Sometimes openings can be closed with an awning or soft glass.

Canopy Roof Projects

When building a canopy in front of a polycarbonate garage, you can choose any project, the frame has practically no features. But here they are at the roof:

1. Shed roofs are the simplest types of roof truss. You can use it in any climatic conditions, it is enough just to correctly calculate the slope. The optimal value is an angle of 15-30 degrees. Moreover, any roofing material can be used in the construction.
2. The gable structure is installed, as a rule, if it is necessary to cover a large area. Sometimes it is used if you have to combine the type of roof with the house. Such a system is massive, making it a little more complicated, but nevertheless, unlike a shed, it is more practical.
3. Arched systems - may be relevant for various types of canopies. It is best to maintain a distance from the lowest point to the highest not more than 60 cm. And the distance between the lower and upper zones is 30-60 cm.

Materials for the roof

As a roofing material for a canopy in front of the garage, you can use anything, it all depends on your desires and capabilities.

We offer you several options:

1. Roofing material or soft tiles are good options, but you will need to make a continuous crate for them.
2. Profiled sheets - attractive, cheap, can be used on single and gable roofs.
3. Polycarbonate is the most demanded and popular material.
4. Metal - rarely used, as a rule, if you need to combine a canopy and the main roof (made of similar material).

Canopy Construction Example

Now let's look at an example of building a canopy in front of a polycarbonate garage:

1. First prepare the places for the pillars. It is necessary to dig holes, their depth is about 80 cm. Thoroughly compact the bottom of these holes, place the posts and fill them with cement mortar. Check the vertical position of the elements. If necessary, strengthen them with temporary supports.
2. Make mortgages in the garage wall or screw mensols. This will attach the entire structure to the garage.
3. Next, align all the posts to the desired height with the top heads. From above, all the supports must be connected with a good channel. This will strengthen the entire structure and keep the structure of the canopy from deformation even under heavy loads.
4. Make trusses on the ground and then install them on supports. It is recommended to maintain a distance of 1 m between them, not more.

In conclusion, you need to install the crate, on top of which the roofing material is mounted. Be sure to install rubber gaskets on the crate. The edges of the polycarbonate must be screwed with thermowells. On the outer ends, put the plugs out of aluminum and seal them with tape.