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Metal or canvas carports

bczoom

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Thinking of getting one with primary short-term focus (a few years) as a wood shed.

I'm a little familiar with the canvas ones and it seems their usable life is 3-4 years on average before the canvas falls apart or a good wind takes it for a ride destroying the piping. These are the $100-200 models.

I've read good reviews on the ShelterLogic brand but they go for $300-400 it seems. Anyone know how long these things last?

If I'm now at $300+ for a canvas topped carport, for 2x that amount you can get a metal one. How good are these things? How long do they last?

I could always use something longer-term for either wood or implement or trailer storage. Almost all my 3PH implements and all of my trailers spend their life outside, uncovered.
 

jwstewar

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The F-I-L had one of the metal car ports when I started dating Monica in early 1999. At that time it was just the roof. He has since had it enclosed on all 4 sides with a roll-up door. He has painted it a couple of times, still looks good, and the frame is still in great shape. It is the same type of metal used on pole barns, so that should last a long time. He had another one installed a few years ago. A little smaller, but he hasn't enclosed it yet.

He is talking about building a new pole barn, something he could put a lift in. I'm trying to talk him into replacing both of the car ports and selling them to me cheap. I could then use one for hay storage and use then enclose the smaller, new one and use it has a barn for our bucks (goats).:whistling:

Oh, we have tried a couple of the canvas canopy things. I can't get them tied down/secured enough for an afternoon picnic. Couldn't imagine one for long term storage. I think I would be insane before too long worried about it blowing away.
 

muleman

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For the cost why not just put in 4 treated posts and use rough saw lumber for joists with tin for a roof. My 10X20 woodshed cost me less than $250. I am going to expand it 10 ft longer before winter so I can keep more wood under roof. Don't want to fight the snow and tarps like last winter.
 

bczoom

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I have been thinking about doing that as option 3.

Option 4 is to just stack the wood, lay some tin on it and weigh it down.

We live at the bottom of a pretty deep valley so wind isn't that much of a concern.
 

Melensdad

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I had a canvas one, still have the pipes. The canvas cover was replaced every-other-year because it just didn't hold up. The pipes were very heavy duty, the canvas was fairly heavy and coated with some sort of waterproofing plastic finish.
 
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