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Originally Posted by speeder
That's a really nice enclosure but I don't think it would stand up to the wind where I am. Nice work, though.
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Thanks Denis. A small carport 20 foot long, using 1.5" diameter electrical conduit as the skeleton, would need cement footings or be tied down in some way or welded to old, large construction/industrial shelving I-beams. Then it would never fly away. Mine faces the natural wind and that helps, I just welded in a few diagonals for bracing.
The pics above are only 80% done. It's 60 feet long and covered by 2 48x33 hay tarps that go under the verticals and back up inside. It's survived a few hurricanes with 100+ mph winds and last winter we have 9 feet of snow, it withstood 6 feet of snow on it on the building side. I had to get up there and shovel it off. You won't have that issue of course.
I'm changing the bombay mahogany front now to cement board and stainless steel hardware used on modern homes. 2 years of direct sun from noon to sundown isn't kind to the wood.
Lot of good ideas here. Good luck!
