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Re: is the carport sturdy?

To: lee@automate-it.com, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: is the carport sturdy?
From: pethier@isd.net
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:00:51 -0600
>My dad is building a small carport; just enough to keep the sun off his
car
>during the summer. He sunk six 4x4's and is now working on the rafters. 
Now
>he says he wonders if the 4x4's are strong enough, since it wobbles when
>he's on top.  I'm thinking that it will firm up when the sheathing is put
on
>the rafters.  

Nope.  The wobble is in the posts.  You need to triangulate the sides.  I
suggest he sheath part of the sides.  To keep the sun off, I'd expect
enclosing part of the sunward walls would help.

Phil 






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