Here are 6 reasons to get a DIY carport kit.

1. You don’t want to spend the money on a full garage.
2. Your home may lack adequate space for a garage.
3. A DIY solution will save you thousands of dollars.
4. You want a covered space for entertaining in your yard.
5. You just generally need more covered shelter around your home.
6. You want to increase the value of your home with a practical outdoor shelter available in any roof design.

Considerations in Buying a DIY Carport Kit

You don’t want to keep your beloved car exposed to the Australian climate. As climate change causes a wider spread of hailstorms with larger than ever hailstones, it’s almost crazy not to look for shelter for your vehicles. The least expensive option for you is to buy a DIY carport.

You can consider the type of carport should you choose. You are not confined to a basic flat-roof carport (skillion carport). There is also the choice of a Gable carport or the classy Dutch Gable Carport design. Maybe you could consider an elegant Hip roof Carport? The design you choose can match your existing roof structures and add thousands to the value of your property.

Installing a DIY Carport

You can save thousands by buying a DIY (do-it-yourself) carport kit and setting it up yourself. If you really are not handy, the fact that it is a DIY kit makes it easy for a professional handyperson or tradesman to install the structure for you. If you are the type of person who likes rolling up your sleeves and getting to work, then choosing a DIY kit will save you thousands of dollars and give you a sense of achievement. Before jumping in with both feet there are things you need to know about getting a DIY carport kit.

DIY Carport Kits

If you are planning to get a carport and set it up yourself, never make the mistake of designing it yourself. You may be a ‘handy’ sort of person but that doesn’t mean you are a qualified engineer who will design the carport Kit to the Australian Standards for your local area. You need to know all the specifications, measurements, and calculations necessary to choose the correct materials and enough of them! Your DIY carport kit is designed by engineer specialists taking your exact location into consideration. These experts will also have your necessary council certification done for you. It’s an easy task for you to submit the necessary certification to your local council. This will also save you a lot of time and ensures that your finished product matches the Australian Standards for your site.

More benefits to buying a DIY Carport kit.

Apart from the knowledge you have a properly engineered design, A DIY carport kit saves you material wastage caused by inexperienced designing. If you are doing it yourself, you likely will not have the right estimate of how much steel to use and that will increase your cost along with a larger wastage of material.

A DIY carport kit comes with all the required brackets, nuts, bolts, screws, and other fixtures required for setting up a carport. The only additional expenditure you will have is in setting the concrete foundations. This is usually a concrete slab, but it can be installed on other surfaces. You will still need to concrete in the posts. If you do have a concrete slab, you can cut down further on your workload by installing a carport kit with baseplates to sit on the concrete slab.

Even if you are an enthusiastic engineer or handyperson and love to design everything, setting up a carport takes up a lot of time. It can also leave a lot of margins for errors due to a lack of experience. A DIY carport kit provider like Professional Choice is experienced and will provide you with cleverly designed kits that are pre-cut and punched. Of course, you will assist in the design by telling us exactly what size, shape, and colours you want! The rest will be done by the engineers and steel fabricators working with Professional Choice.

Installing a carport kit familiarisation - 6 REASONS TO GET A DIY CARPORT KIT 

Preparation to install a Carport kit.

Full engineering plans are provided for you. These plans include a video YOUTUBE link to every joint to make life easy for you. We recommend that you prepare your site by leveling it and removing any obstructions. It can be on a slope, but the ground should be level. You should also lay a solid foundation for your DIY carport before beginning its construction. This is usually a concrete slab, or you can dig the holes (normally around 600mm) for each leg.

Your Professional Choice DIY carport kit will be delivered with all the required parts. You will also be supplied with a full Bill of Materials, so the first job is to check and tick off all the parts supplied. Could an installation process be any easier than this?



Installing your carport kit, checklist

To install your Professional Choice carport kit, familiarise yourself with the components that make up the carport kit. The main components are, the legs, the beams and purlins, the roof sheets, facia, and guttering. There might be other components in your carport kit depending on your chosen design. The drawings provided with the carport kits will guide you through the construction of your new shelter.

Installing your Kitset Carport

Once you have confirmed you have all the parts of the carport kit, you can begin the installation. Begin with the posts then lay out the beams, parallel to each other and in a perfect rectangle or square. It’s step-by-step from this point just following the plans. Of course, every product is different and the process to assemble these kits may differ from one another.

To make sure your car is protected from the elements, you should find a reputable DIY carport kit supplier. You can order a kit that comes with quality materials from there and get started on your project. Once it has been completed, you won't have to worry about your car ever staying unsheltered. And what's more: you can have family functions and celebrations under the carport when moving the car out.

Summary - 6 REASONS TO GET A DIY CARPORT KIT 

You now have at least six good reasons to buy a carport kit. All you need is a dependable DIY carport kit supplier. You can be confident that Professional Choice will supply the best and strongest carports in the Australian market. There are many factors that can prove this, but the simplest is just to look at the mass of steel supplied. A Professional Choice carport kit can be up to 40% heavier than most comparable-size kits supplied in Australia. That does not mean they are 40% more expensive! In fact, you will find Professional Choice carports competitive against some very inferior competition. 

Once installed, you will not have to worry about your vehicle ever staying un-sheltered. The bonus is that you can have great Barbies and functions under your new Patio!