Carports are very versatile structures and usually consist of framework and roofing to protect your vehicle. However, carport designs vary greatly, especially in how they are manufactured and constructed. When choosing a carport, it is essential to understand your requirements of where it will be installed, both the size and height of the carport to accommodate your vehicle and how your carport will be anchored or secured.

Another factor to consider is the roof style for your carport:

1. Skillion Roof
   
   This carport design is a ‘flat’ roof and is more suitable for small cars, motorbikes or vehicles that are not high in nature. With skillion roof carports, do be mindful that water will pool on top of the roof sheeting over time.Furthermore, with this carport design, you are very limited with the type of vehicles you can protect in the future, should you wish to change your vehicle type or style.
   
   
2. Gable Roof
   
   The gable roof carport is a ‘pitched’ carport design and is suitable for vehicles of all shapes and sizes. If you have larger vehicles like caravans, motorhomes, boats or even horse floats, the gable roof carport and shade shed is an optimum solution. This will also future-proof the protection of your vehicles. If you change your vehicle to a larger or higher one, you will not need to change your carport or shade shed as you will already have the maximum height available.

Some carports need to be attached to another structure (like a wall, fence, building or patio), to further reinforce its delicate design. However, heavy duty carports are often free standing and don’t require additional support from other structures. Where carports differ from a traditional garage or a shed is that they do not have walls, windows or roller doors. This not only makes carports and shed sheds an economical cost option to purchase, but are also very easy to install.

A variety of carport kits and shade sheds come in a DIY kitset form. With a few tools, a helping hand and some time, you are able to construct your carport easily. Garages in comparison, will need extensive civil and building works for installation, increasing your overall costs.

If you are researching carport ideas or shade shed installation, do consider the sizes that we offer in an easy DIY carport kit package. Our carport installation video can also be viewed to show you how easy carport kits can be assembled.