Carports not allowed?
Debbie B.
8 years ago
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Comments (16)I thought I was the only one planting out in October!! The problem here is that it has been unseasonably warm and the sense of urgency is reduced. This week I removed abut 5 hostas and planted out Stachys, maltese cross, blue flax, baptisia, and white coneflowers. I still have left liatris, Geum, more maltese cross and verbascum but it rained all day today so tomorrow should be a good day for planting. My toms., peppers and squash are still producing, so I haven't ripped them out yet. I ripped out my 4 o'clocks this week, most of my annuals are still in bloom. I'm waiting until they get hit to put in my bulbs. And I am doing great on preparing my new bed - my son helped me with the edging stones this week and it's about half done - just waiting for the leaves to fall for the final year. Still so much to do!!...See MoreNew "Covered Patio" Used as a Carport?
Comments (13)Thanks everyone!! To the person who asked about garage vs. carport, a garage would take up significantly more room in the yard than a carport since it should accomdate current SUVs, need clearance to open the doors, etc. Plus it would cost twice as much as a nice carport, which would really eat into my budget that's already been severely reduced by miscellaneous projects (all new water lines, new sewer line, new roof, new ductless heating/cooling system...). So I felt a nice carport would be a better choice. While I can agree with the people saying one of those portable carport kits would be tacky & undesirable, I disagree with those who think a nice carport would not be a selling point. No one can say these are not both attractive and functional: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-spmqLmkTWR4/TuEKwLXb6KI/AAAAAAAACOc/wFqtxm1HeNo/s640/IMG_0911.JPG http://www.rbmremodels.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/CarPort-2-564x409.jpg The person who said "all remodels are money losers".....not sure why you would say that. Sure, if someone remodels for their own specific taste, then they may stand to lose money. But if someone is remodeling for resale, to appeal to the broadest range of buyers, and have a good aesthetic sense, then they can stand to net a strong profit. This will be my third flip, I've always netted nice profits. Hmmm..The blue tarp in the pic is 2 houses down and its in someone's backyard along the alley. Not sure what it is. People can mostly do whatever they want in personalizing their property and whatnot except when it comes to additions and major things of that nature. The historic district covers a large neighborhood in the north part of the city: there are "historic" homes (like mine) which date from early 20th century to the 1950s, and there are more modern homes as well, like many of my neighbors. I'm thinking I will just open the fence up with gates so that the concrete patio slab can be used as a driveway for parking. I can certainly use the extra carport money as I still need to rip out the weedy lawns & put sod down next spring, a sprinkler system (maybe), wood floors, wall off part of the large master to create an upstairs ensuite bathroom. It all really adds up to a lot of expense....See Morecost to install carport?
Comments (2)I don't think you're in the right price range at $1000 first there is the demo work which won't take all that long, but will be "work" and then the dumping costs of the garage. Then you're talking about cement or asphalt work. I just did my driveway and patio in cement, and paid around $6.50 a sqft. My guess is you have over 1K spent before you finish the cement work if you're expanding an origional pad and putting a turn around in. plus probably $500 plus for the demo. Then the new structure, if you can find someone who will bring it in and install it on your pad for $1K I think you found a really good deal...See Moreconversion of carport to garage-sloping cement slab
Comments (0)is there an easy or less expensive way to level my sloping concrete slab to convert my carport to a enclosed garage. my slab is in great condition but if we put in a garage door on it there will be a 5 inch gap n one side. it was built like this in the 50's to allow water to drain out. Our contractor wants to charge us $15K just to dig up the old concrete, re-pour and level. That's before we even start enclosing the structure. This seems exorbitant to me just because our garage door will have large gap. I'm not sure why we need to did up the bulk of the carport floor. we know we will have o ut in a trench drain outside the entrance to the carport to keep water form getting and regrade. Help!!!!!...See MoreDebbie B.
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