car port help
beaver34 - 23/6/15 at 09:23 PM
hi,
as usual there is a wealth of knowledge on here so im after some it it please!
moved into our first house and it does have a couple of garages but as ive had more room ive purchased more cars so the mrs car now lives outside, its
having a new roof tomorrow and part of the new car bargaining tool was that i would build a car port to keep the poor weather off her car.
now ive not built one before but was hoping i could fasten wooden uprights to the perimeter brick wall and then come off the garage with a sloping
joists and polycarb roof
any thoughts?
pics
thanks
JoelP - 23/6/15 at 09:36 PM
Sounds good. Don't drill too close to the top of the brickwork, it's easy to knock them loose. Check where rain will drain to.
owelly - 23/6/15 at 10:25 PM
Is there not any building regs that state you can't build within 1 meter of a boundary unless it's in fireproof material?
coozer - 23/6/15 at 10:38 PM
I wouldn't bolt to the wall, I would use some posts and build a frame then put the polycarb under the gutter.
When I built mine behind my garage I used 4" fence posts and some 3x1 on its edge to support the poly, and just pushed it under the gutter, no
problem for me.
beaver34 - 24/6/15 at 06:47 AM
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Is there not any building regs that state you can't build within 1 meter of a boundary unless it's in fireproof material?
not sure where do i find these?
SJ - 24/6/15 at 07:03 AM
quote:
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Is there not any building regs that state you can't build within 1 meter of a boundary unless it's in fireproof material?
not sure where do i find these?
The timber in the fence already contravenes that one!
I think a car port has to meet the same regs as a shed so as long as it is under 2.5m on the boundary it should be OK. Worth checking though.
I used this Link for mine. Its really good VFM.
Have a look at the planning portal first for guidance.
Stu
[Edited on 24/6/15 by SJ]
hkp57 - 24/6/15 at 11:16 AM
As above check planning requirements, once you have a front aspect and a boundary it changes the rules.
Check planning portal here
smart51 - 26/6/15 at 07:54 PM
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
Is there not any building regs that state you can't build within 1 meter of a boundary unless it's in fireproof material?
If a building is less than 15m2 and does not have sleeping accommodation, it can be built up to the boundary without needing to be built from
non-combustible materials. Specifically about car ports:
"Building a new attached carport (open on at least two sides) would not normally require building regulations approval if it is less than 30
square metres in floor area." - http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/outbuildings/
