Gabled Single Car Portable Carport

Posted on 22. Aug, 2011 by admin in Free Carport Plans, Kits & How-To Guides, Portable Carport Kits

Looking for a new Carport? A Portable Carport has many advantages over traditional Wood or Metal ones, since it’s far more mobile and cost-effective. You can have portable shelter wherever – camping, at a car show, you name it! The build is cheap and the process takes less than a few hours, so start on your own Portable Carport today!

For a price that is easily under $100.00, you can have your very own Portable Carport!

Before making any purchases make sure you have any necessary permits to build, although you shouldn’t have any complications since it’s a non-load bearing structure. But look into the necessary construction codes enacted in your area. Above all, plan with safety in mind!

Step 1 – Materials

For this build, you will need the following materials:

Figure 6.2 - Center Support Connection

Note: If you want to be able to disassemble the carport, don't use PVC Cement.

Step 2 – Cutting Pieces To Length

You’ve probably assumed that there aren’t too many ways to make a carport out of four 20′ PVC Pipes, so we will need to cut them to specific lengths. Just for measure, we need the following lengths for this build:

Notice the eight 1/2″ pipes needed in the list. They are needed to join together most of the other fittings and components, and they can be made from leftover pipe once all of the other lengths have been cut. The recommended method is as follows:

After following these guidelines you will have some leftover material. You may find it necessary to make another cut if another is unsuccessful. Also, note that the PVC piping is pretty cheap, so you’re not at a loss having a little leftover material!

Step 3 – Assembling Roof Frame Connectors

Now that all of the pieces are cut to the correct lengths, the couplings that connect all of the roof frame supports need to be assembled. You can glue these pieces together so that you don’t have to manage all of the small connectors when assembling/disassembling your carport. For this step you will need the following components:

In the above materials list, there are enough components to make two of the upcoming assemblies. Connect two 30 Degree Elbows to the Tee using the 1/2″ connectors. Orient the 30 Degree Elbows so that they are perpendicular to the Tee. Remember that both of the Tees will look similar, but the Tees will be in the opposite direction of each other. This is so that when the long roof support is added it will fit nicely into these Tees. You can refer to Figures 3.1 through 3.3 to help you see this process.

Figure 3.1 - Roof Assembly #1

Figure 3.2 - Roof Assembly #2

Figure 3.3 - Side By Side View Of The Two Assemblies

Step 4 – Assembling Corner Support Connectors

There’s another support that needs to be assembled before adding the long piping. The Corner Support consists of several PVC couplings and connects the vertical supports with the roofing. You can use glue on this assembly so that it stays together and is more easily to manage when final assembly is done. For this step you will need the following materials:

Start by gluing the 1/2″ PVC into one of the 3 openings on a 90 Degree Side Outlet Elbows. Continue until you have four. Direction is not important yet, but it will be whenever the 30 Degree Elbow is added onto the 90 Degree Side Outlet Elbow. You will be connecting the 4′ Roof Supports to each of these 30 Degree Elbows, so refer to Figure 4.1 to check to make sure you are assembling the 30 Degree Elbows in the right direction.

Figure 4.1 - Corner Assemblies

Step 5 – Assembling Center Support

You will need the following materials for this step:

All you will need to do for this step is connect two 5′ Pipes using a Tee. Both pipes are connected lengthwise, not perpendicularly. View Figure 5.1 for reference.

Figure 5.1 - Connection Of Two 5' Pipes By A Tee

Repeat this process until you have two separate assemblies. If you’d like to be able to disassemble your carport then do not use glue to connect these materials.

Note: The glue was used for multi-coupling connections, to ease the assembly

process.

Step 6 – Assembling The Roof Frame

In this step you will assemble the roof frame. You will need the following materials for this step:

During this step, the carport will start to take it’s shape (finally, good news!). Begin by connecting the Corner Assemblies to the Center Supports. Make sure that the Tee connecting the 5′ Pipes is pointing downward (it is for the center support leg of the carport). Refer to Figure 6.1 to check your build:

Figure 6.1 - Side Of Roof Assembly

Repeat this process with both sides of the carport so that you have two mirrored assemblies. Now you will need to take the Center Roof Supports (Step 3) and attach two 4′ Pipes to each end. Just in case, refer to Figure 6.2 to check your build:

Figure 6.2 - Center Support Connection

Now all you have to do is connect the Side Support to the Center Support and connect the two Center Supports with the 10′ 2″ Pipe made earlier (Step 2). By doing so you should end up with Figure 6.3.

Figure 6.3 - Final Roof Assembly

Step 7 – Adding Support Legs

This final step requires you to assemble the Final Roof Frame with the support legs that will hold it up. You will need the following materials:

All you will need to do in this step is add the six 6′ Pipes to the vertical holes found on the Final Roof Assembly, then add the PVC Caps to the open ends. You can use the PVC glue for the caps since they don’t add bulk to the overall build. This is shown by Figure 7.1. You can use rope (or another means of attachment) to fix the tarp over the top of the carport. Orient the Tarp so that the 10′ sides are facing the front and rear of the Final Assembly. Your carport is now ready to use!

Once you have added all of the legs your build is complete, and should look like the image after Figure 7.1!

Figure 7.1 - Addition Of Caps To Support Legs

Completed Portable Carport

Having a Portable Carport has loads of advantages. Compared to other builds found on this site, this is the only build that is less than $100 (talk about a deal!). Perhaps you and your Family are looking for outdoor shelter during an upcoming cookout at the lake, or shelter for your new car at a cheap price? The potential uses for a Portable Carport are endless, and congratulations on your new build! Now you can have all of the advantages yourself!

Simliar Pages:

1. Single Car Gabled Wooden Carport – 10 x 20
2. Two Car Gabled Steel Carport – 20 X 20
3. Single Car Flat-Top Aluminum Carport

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