Anyone suggest a metal carport company?

[haknslash]

Thinking of getting a 14' wide X 13' tall X 26' long metal carport for the new boat. I haven't priced local but I have priced online places like carolinacarports and carport.com. Both are priced pretty similar. Carport.com uses Elephant Structures for their metal carports and Carolinacarports makes their own. Not sure which is actually better. Has anyone on here used either company before? Prices seem to be in the $1800-2000 range for what I'm looking for but would love to know if there are other places I should look into online.

 

[Ilmmct]

@haknslash I can not speak to durability or stability of this product, but a neighbor has this product and I was impressed with the unique design and looks:

Amazon.com : Palram Vitoria Carport & Patio Cover 16 x 10 x 8 : Garden & Outdoor

Amazon.com : Palram Vitoria Carport & Patio Cover 16 x 10 x 8 : Garden & Outdoor

www.amazon.com

This used to be carried by Costco (circa 2015) and I see that they now longer carry the product. This is minor red flag for me since I trust Costco’s merchandising and customer sat prowess.

 

[haknslash]

@haknslash I can not speak to durability or stability of this product, but a neighbor has this product and I was impressed with the unique design and looks:

Amazon.com : Palram Vitoria Carport & Patio Cover 16 x 10 x 8 : Garden & Outdoor

Amazon.com : Palram Vitoria Carport & Patio Cover 16 x 10 x 8 : Garden & Outdoor

www.amazon.com

This used to be carried by Costco (circa 2015) and I see that they now longer carry the product. This is minor red flag for me since I trust Costco’s merchandising and customer sat prowess.

I've ran across those while searching online as well. They look nice and modern. They just don't make one big enough for my boat

 

[Ilmmct]

Dude your one of the engineering marvels of this forum ... build your own ;-) good luck with the hunt!

 

[haknslash]

Dude your one of the engineering marvels of this forum ... build your own ;-) good luck with the hunt!

I've loosely weighed out building it from scratch vs buying prefab and it seems to come out cheaper buying prefab metal carport. Time = money and doing it myself would take a bit of time and work on the weekends (if the weather would ever cooperate grrrrr). Honestly I'd rather be boating

I gotta do something quick though because coming from having my previous boat tucked away in a garage vs this new boat being outside is driving me banana's until I get a carport over it. I'll then eventually enclose the sides but plan to leave the rear and front open so wind can go through.

 

[Ilmmct]

How about this version with some of your ingenuity to raise the one side supports high enough for the boat to fit underneath:

ARIZONA™ BREEZE CARPORT - Palram - Outdoor Dreams Made Real

Arizona™ 5000 – Palram Polycarbonate Carport Highly resistant, safe polycarbonate carport, a multi-functional outdoor structure, designed for superior protection all year round Transmits natural sunlight while providing up to 100% protection from harmful UV sunrays Lifetime resilient...

palramapplications.com

Again not sure of the durability for your situation, or if this gives enough boat coverage desired, but I am a fan of the looks ...

 

[Scottintexas]

Or this

https://jetboaters.net/threads/txav8rs-new-barn-construction-rv-but-could-be-boat.11928/

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