Carports

A MGP carport is a roofed structure for the protection of motor vehicles. The covered area protects against rain, wind, frost, snow, leaves, UV light and all variations of the very unpredictable British weather! A car canopy can be fixed to connect the porch and doorway to the vehicle’s space, thus providing the added benefit of loading and unloading under cover; ideal when transporting shopping and small children to and from the house.

A carport design depends entirely on your requirements and what it’s being attached to. These include the completed size, the type of property to which it is attached (or is near) and the type of motor vehicle that is to be covered.

 

The budget, as in the cost and overall prices, are affected by the design, wind and snow loading for the site address, any permissions required such as planning and building regulation… the list goes on. It is important to receive good advice to achieve the required outcome. At MGP  we pride ourselves on giving the best advice on carports and car canopies.

 

What could a MGP carport do for you?

• Protection to your vehicle’s from weather conditions.
• Added attractiveness to your home.
• Strong and durable.
• Ability to enjoy the outdoors whilst being undercover
• Variety of colour options.
• Modern-day look.
• Choice of styles between cantilever or canopy.
• Quick set up and hassle free maintenance.

The best designed carport for your property will vary, here are some of the product choices:

 

Traditional Carport

These are lean to carports, bolted on to the existing house, bungalow or garage. Posts are bolted on to an existing base, if suitable, or new foundations are built to suit. In most cases, half the loading for wind and/or snow is to the existing structure and the other half to the ground. 

 

Free Standing Carport

This form is not fitted to an existing structure. The posts are installed to foundations in the ground. Given the design, lateral restraint has to be carefully considered; this is to stop the carport folding sideways. The posts and the foundations have to be stronger to suit. 

 

Cantilever Carport Canopy

The cantilever product is fitted to an existing structure, an installation of this type does not require extra posts to be fitted to the ground. Some call this a post less or a self-supporting carport. The driveway does not need to be dug up and no obstruction is made for neighbouring property. On most installations there are no permanent posts. Depending on an area’s frequency of inclement weather conditions, we provide snow posts that can be added in the event of very heavy snow being forecast. This is a belt and braces approach. Safety is always foremost in our minds. The GRP cantilever beams have a structural grade aluminium section inside them; a measure of strength and resistance. The snow posts remove the leverage from the wall and the snow load then becomes an axle load, pressing down on the masonry which alleviates all problems. If there is no suitable structure from which to cantilever, we can use posts in the ground and cantilever off those. This is, however, an expensive design due to the specification of the columns and foundations required. We use a special section for this which is registered at the patent office. For most properties this is not required and a cantilever canopy carport can be fitted.