Timber carport & gazebo projects

Carport Design

Development of a carports design will take into account some, or all of these criteria:

• Accomodation & height requirements

• Possible extension to, & integration into the home's form

• Architectural style of the home

• Security

• Physical constraints, eg. shape of home & land, easements

• Structural limitations

• Building Regulations

• Materials

• Budget

Except for large homesites, the location of the carport will be limited by the space available convenient to the homes entry, either attached or free-standing. Care must be taken to ensure the carport enhances the home's street appeal.

Gazebo Design

A gazebo is a free-standing verandah, that is, an unattached, open sided roofed structure.

Gazebos are often used as a garden feature, for outdoor living separate from the home, or as a gathering point in common areas of residential developments. A gazebo associated with a swimming pool is called a cabana.

A gazebo is not necessarily designed to match the architectural style of the home, it may be a "folly", although where it is close to the home, blending in with the homes style would remain important.

Gazebos provide for all-weather outdoor entertaining or leisure activities.

Like verandahs, carport & gazebo roofs may be:

• Skillion - flat, with a min. fall of 2°

• Gable - triangular, with vertical ends

• Hipped - triangular,  sloping (hip) ends

• Dutch gable - hipped end with feature gable