Building a 2 Car Carport for $600! Full Timelapse with Tips & Tricks #DIY

What's the cost?

Immediately stopped watching when you asked me to like the video before I even got to watch it.. but anyways...

What is the span on those 2x4’s for the roof?

3/8 or 1/2 lag bolts???? and were all your wood pressure treated??

I'd be very worried about the wind on this thing... 2 feet is ok for fence posts but putting a roof on this could make it into a giant metal sail. I'd have probably gone 3ft and attached it to an existing structure as well.

Dude if you have trouble digging just use a drill with a massive attachment. I do it whenever I put posts in. get a nice neat hole.

What size did this end up coming out to?

maybe its because im so old but you can rent a two man post hole digger really cheap, and maybe you just didn't want to do the concrete this way but, you can just dump the dry concrete in the hole and add water. ive got posts in the ground this way that have been there for years. but great video, always glad to see someone doing their own work, we all do things different and it never hurts to share ideas.

Simply stunning!

No one want
To see your face the whole time

good job buddy

Looking Goood!!!! Great Job!!!! I will find someone in my area to build me one just like that one...Nice!!!!😊😊😊

You must've had the wood "planed" (spell check) because whenever I buy wood from the box stores, it's always warped and my projects were always harder than I thought 😂

How did you make sure the posts are square? Did you do the diagonal measurement method?

Great work bud. I wish I lived closer,id have u build one for me. But this will defin help me get the idea. Thank you!

i need the exact address to steal the materials, sorry how do i delete this? I want to say buy buy 😬

No washers?

Clamps are wonderful things..

Why mix on a bucket when you have wheelbarrow

Nicely done! Just gave me the blue print! Much appreciated my guy!

What type of lumber did you use? Is any of it treated for weather ?

next time put the concrete directly from the bag into the hole...then fill the hole with the hose, mix the concrete with the shovel or other appropriate tool...then level the poles. the quick dry concrete will hold the beams in place for level but you can still brace

How long were 24 2 by 4s you used?

Looks good

Great idea with the sun shades for a roof. In Colorado it's the hail and the snow. I already have a purgula with a sail shade on top and we have had 8 hail storms this year. Sail shades have zero damage. And the snow is never a problem. We have a lot of wind and I was worried about how you were going to keep your carport from blowing away. The sail shades are a perfect idea. Well done!! Thanks for the idea.

Using the shade sales is genius ❤❤❤

Those the building has movement,, usually this tipe of buildings move

...you should have picked up 4 Mexicans at home Depot...they would have built you a HOUSE in that amount of time 😂😂

Caleb just got this video a like bahahhah lol

Love this build!

Funny thing is I been looking for a house to rent and seen his house up on zillow

Do you need to put cement in the hole so the carpool won’t wobble

600 for your work maybe… materials could be worth as much if you got them from a dumpster.

You could have just rented a augur that would have drilled those holes out in less then a few mjns

Hey there, i want to go base off plans, I’d like to build one that will fit my lifted 7.5’ or 8’ truck and my corrolla. Will those 4x6 be big enough for my truck to fit or should I get bigger ones. And you think you can maybe a downloadable blueprint or plans for download, as pdf or even as images will be nice for us and your viewers. I also plan on doing aluminum roofing, can’t never go wrong with that

Rapidset or postcrete you dills ,

1000!

I don’t know about the car port, but I love the music at the ending! 😂😂😂

Now I know why this project was so cheap ($600) - you don't hardly any decent roof! When I build my car port, it will be attached (tied in) to the existing 2-car garage and then pitch slightly downward following downward grade of our driveway. And I'll likely use corrupgated zinc-coated steel panels that come in 4 x 8 sheets. You could've saved a lot more money counter sinking your 5 1/2 bolts 1.5 inches and only bough 4-inch bolts. And you could've gone with joist hangers instead of all that bolting. But all-in-all not too shabby a build!

The problem is not how cheap the car port is but how expensive it is to come up with the tools for the job.

Nice video! What store did you buy your materials? All of that material seems like it would cost more than that at some places.
I need to build an RV carport for a 35 foot fifth wheel camper that has two slides and the height I don't know but assume I need to build as high as 14 foot tall. Don't know what all I need but really would like to know what store you purchased items at to see if that store is near me. Thanks

What was your final overall dimensions?

Sorry, but you should never use screws or nails to support the rafters against the side of the support posts. Notch the four-by-four and set the rafter in the notch and then screw the rafters to the posts.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OVERALL IDEA, IT IS UP TO THE REST OF US, TO RE-ENFORCE THE PROJECT... I AM WORKING ON IT... THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOD JOB!.

your a real trooper

Good job

I am not a carpenter.
Using screws on those beams though!
Wow lol you’re asking for trouble.
I don’t think screws are designed to hold that kind of weight over a long time.
I would perhaps cut a notch on the beams and let the post rest on them.
I would also perhaps use galvanized nuts and bolts to hold the post to the beams.