This is something most everyone can do, With a little common sense, and this is not rocket science, by no means.The professionals, the Books, Articles ,and any source of professional advice will tell you the key to success is planning, planning and more planning. All of them will tell you that. However when I Start a project I plan to not plan. In other words, I’m going to do very little planning. The reason is because all my planning has already been done. I use storage building plans or those do it yourself shed plans, because I like things easy. That’s right all my planning is done the second I choose the plan of my choice. once you make that selection, automatically your door ,window and other options are already been planned and all the other options. So you could say I plan to not plan .
You do need to do a little pre planning .(Check this out) Are there any type of building or construction permits required in your area or place of residence? Check with your local building department or city managers office to check out what the codes and zoning ordinances are and if it could be that it would affect you and your project.It’s a lot more expensive if you start and later find out something and need to back up and correct. A situation after the fact. So start out right. Also some neighborhoods have a neighborhood association that dictates what you can and cant put or build on your lot in your subdivision or neighborhood.Know your property lines and right of ways also, (an important note).
If you are not using storage building plans or do it yourself shed plans , or some form of commercially available plans then you going to need to sit down and do some serious work figuring the materials list. Either way you need to know what materials to purchase and where to get them. However when building with plans they will come with the materials list for each design. That alone is worth the the small price of the plans.Now sometimes, depending on what you are buying, you can save a lot of money by comparison shopping. Sometimes hundreds of dollars.
Now you should consider your budget . You would be well advised to figure yourself a estimated dollar amount you plan on spending on your carport or project. After you get prices on your materials list then you can re-adjust your total finished cost. Something else you definitely want to think about and consider is the foundation. I suggest you find yourself a reputable company and have your slab poured. Most of these professional concrete companies can get there in the morning (after they already have it formed up) and pour the cement finish it and be through and gone before lunch.Now it’s possible to pour this slab yourself but I suggest having it one.
Tony Brazier has been involved in the[spin] construction business almost his whole life | some form of carpentry and woodworking most of his life | construction industry most of his life . I hope This was of interest to you.[spin] I know I enjoy helping anytime I can | Loves to help anyone | Loves to help people. Enjoys building all types of projects When I build hobby shops and shed’s I use plans from http://www.storage-plans.com
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