What Is a Carport?
Your garage is full of stuff: a workbench, bicycles, an artificial Christmas tree — the list goes on and on. There’s really no room for your cars, trucks or motorcycles. Or perhaps you’ve just bought a new car, and one of your cars has to sit outside. But you paid good money for those vehicles — you don’t want to let the elements destroy the paint job. And who wants to scrape ice-encrusted windshields first thing in the morning? A carport offers a possible solution. Made of metal — most often aluminum or steel — carports protect vehicles from storms and sunlight. At the same time, because they’re just a frame and a covering, they have an open feel. It’s also more economical to build a carport than it is to build an addition on a garage. So whether you have a car, van, trailer or boat to protect, a carport may offer the perfect solution. If you decide to install a carport, you’ll be using a form created by Frank Lloyd Wright, the famous 20th-century architect. In 1936 Wright used ca
