The use of carports has a number of undeniable advantages over other structures designed to protect the car from atmospheric agents. The carport is convenient, compact, aesthetically pleasing and affordable. They are distinguished by the duration of operation:
- temporary - structures created for temporary use are easily and quickly installed and quickly dismantled;
- stationary - these canopies are characterized by high wear resistance and durability;
Applicability and Functionality
The main task of the carport is to protect the car from rain, snow, hail, sunlight. The use of awnings not only saves on materials, but also provides free access to your car from any side. A carport is often a great alternative to building a garage. It is quite easy to build a wooden shed. Canopies are used in both industrial and private areas. They are used in stationary parking lots, entrances and exits to parking lots located in a building, in the courtyard of your own house, in a summer cottage, as a canopy for entering a garage, etc.
Execution possibility
The awnings are divided into several types:
1) By the shape of the roof:
- Flat
- Single slope
- Gable
- Tent
- Folded
- Domed
- Spherical shell
- Vaulted
- Arched
2) By covering material:
- tarpaulin or awning;
- polycarbonate;
- metal (including metal tiles and corrugated board)
- slate or ondulin;
- soft roof;
The most popular and widely used canopies are made of polycarbonate and metal.
Metal canopies
These canopies and canopies have high impact resistance and protection against hail or other mechanical damage. Most often in metal sheds, corrugated board and galvanized sheet are used, as well as a more expensive option - metal tiles. These materials are not subject to corrosion and fading.
Polycarbonate awnings
A polycarbonate canopy can not only perform a protective function, but also, due to the variety of colors and elasticity of the material, will carry out any design decision, decorating the surrounding exterior.
