Our new Prime now enjoys a shady parking spot at home - new canopy !

And exactly how do you know how many are in use......and how many "incidents" there have been ???
Hint: You don't know.

 

not knowing either way, and not knowing what wind speed would move the carport is not a reason to panic

 

My carport is anchored with four three foot long mobile home anchors screwed into the hard red clay soil. The installer had a very hard time placing them with a massive two man power auger. My local codes require a 120mph wind load rating.

So, I believe that I'm pretty secure.

 

Nice looking backyard.

Better than what ours looks like right now :


But a pool is in our not to distant future.

It kept the kids plastered to the patio most of the day, so built in entertainment.

 

looks nice

 

They are ubiquitous here. And don't last long. I can see three from my office which is out in the country. They've all been replaced. Our office had one -- twice. After it blew apart (not away) the second time, they quit messing with them. If it's properly tied down, it just gets ripped apart and flaps in the wind. If it's not properly tied down, then you're in league with the jerks who refuse to secure their patio furniture when a storm's coming.

 

you folks get some serious storms. if we had one, i might have to remove the cover every few years

 

That's what I'd do.

 

Looks great! And will also protect against hail. Here, in southern Colorado, we can have severe hailstorms and I know folks with stacks of blankets they keep by the front door so they can run out and cover their cars when hail hits. Since my Tundra won't fit in my garage (crew cab) I have a custom cover for it I'll put on her in the summer when I'm not using her. (She's my winter vehicle and also pulls our camper trailer around.)

 

This is nice. Does it stand up well in storms or require storm prep?

 

No. I got the extra strong upgraded 10 gauge instead of the 12 gauge tube frame spaced four feet apart rather than the standard five feet. The bottom rails are welded to the risers and are anchored into the hard red clay with four feet deep auger "screwed in" mobile home anchors.

The engineer had the unit tested at the hurricane tunnel at Clemson University. Their test model remained intact at 120mph. They did not test to destruction.

It was cheaper than I thought. I got the upgraded model 20x20 for $1250 installed with no sales tax. I also added an extra foot in height for the same price.

The 20x20 basic model would have been under $1,000. 12x20 would have been under $800. installed.

 

Not the frame, the roof canopy cloth was blown away.

 

That is likely to include all materials and installation. The legs are adjustable to unlevel ground or concrete. I got mine three years, ago before the Trump tariffs, so the cost might have gone up.

I checked out three local dealers. They said that the actual business is own by one Mexican investor in the Southeast and the prices don't vary much. Mine was delivered on a trailer with three installers from North Carolina. It was put up in three hours.

 

Yeah, I have used a heavy-duty tarp to replace the original very thin nylon cover. I had to do some creative DIY to secure the tarp edge onto the frame.

OTOH, I also did have a very sturdy 10x10 Shed-in-a-box by Shelter logic (see pic) in my back yard which was not properly secured onto the ground but just staked with light-duty anchors. One strong storm did manage to blow the entire structure upside down and a few hundred yards across my back yard. You can never underestimate the power of a strong wind.