This takes the cake. Best harbor freight carport mods I've ever seen! How deep and wide did you do the rebar in to the concrete footer? I see the cable down the side where you are holding down the brown top tarp. Did you simply puncture a hole in underneath lower tarp and secure a big flat washer and bolt directly to the frame? - what type and where to get for those large comfort patio pads? - lastly...this is a lot of work. The objective is to be a "temporary structure" and avoid taxes or building code laws? Right? Thanks so much for the education? Please be fruitful and multiply with knowledge and post as many detailed videos of this as you can!!! Amazing
The rebar is half inch and I went down about 2 1/2 feet purpose of clamping at like you mentioned so it can be considered a temporary structure cables down the side made a hole through the tarp drilled into the frame using self tapping sheet metal screws the blocks I bought at Home Depot that was too much work the blocks I would recommend having a cement slab or asphalt instead don't know if this would void it from being a temporary structure but who would know it was a lot of work but I did a little at a time I have some of these temporary garages at my other house that are going on 35 years old of course they have needed a little bit of maintenance from time to time biggest weak point on these garages are the zippers on one of my other garages I eliminated the front tarp with the zippers and made swinging Doors out of tubing and light gauge sheet metal but you could also do the same thing with wood I just happen to like working with metal many different ways to make these garages stronger whatever way works best for you just use common sense and you would be fine but the main thing is if you want to use these things year-round they have to be reinforced to me it's worth the work they are not as good as a regular garage but where am New York / New Jersey a regular garage could cost for you $40,000 to $60,000 to have built with permits and all the other legal nonsense so when you look at it that way it might be worth the work to reinforce these garages it is up each person how they want to do it but everybody's different anyway good luck thanks for the compliments take care
Great stuff. I have one that works great. My next one is to hold my classic car and needs to be strong. You hit the right points. Age does not stop you from thinking and doing, I am in my 70’s and love every day working in my shed.
Very nice and your talent shows. I'm also 43 years in the Trades and am interested in similar with high winds. I have spools of cable left over from hanging spiral commercial ducting and thought of the same concept. The man door is excellent fabrication. Sweet cars! Could you ever imagine they would become worth what they are today? I beat the hell out of and sold more muscle cars it makes me sick to remember now! Thanks for sharing your ideas. M. in NV.
Thanks for the compliments I keep the old cars because they keep me young I too used to beat the hell out of my cars I did an awful lot of Street Racing not to brag but I won most of the time outran the police and made them look like fools at least four times in my life but unfortunately today the police have high-powered cars so I would not recommend people to do that plus we have too much population too many people you really don't want to run anybody over well unless it's somebody that's done you wrong I'm just kidding about that I think anyway good talking to you you take care
Thank you for the compliment this video was not planned unless you have millions of views you don't make any money making videos there are so many nasty and unappreciative people out there today that sometimes I forget that they're also a lot of nice decent people out there this video was meant for them, I guess that's why I made the statement I figure I waste my time making a video I'm almost 68 years old now I will try to be a little bit more optimistic like when I was younger I'm a retired mechanic/electrician I have many other talents working with my hands don't care about impressing anybody anymore , that's for kids anyway I don't know why I wrote this Long response today but that's OK. perhaps I will make more videos in the future when i have a little more time Godwilling it's funny even though I've been retired for 8 years I am much more busier now than when I was working no complaints I feel like that's how you keep going and stay younger, anyway yourself everybody else out there I hope you guys and girls have a Nice day take care . Richiespeed........
I love the way youve modded that garage. Ive been doing mods to mine and I like the ideas you gave me. Cables are genius. I was thinking about using wood to strengthen the frame but cables are way easier. Thanks man.
I started doing the cables about 20 years ago I'm 67 right now when I was younger in my 20s and 30s and maybe a little bit in my 40s and had more energy than I knew what to do with I went crazy on these things instead of cables I welded electrical conduit pipe and rebar and I have to say it was extremely strong but that was a little bit overkill I think so that's why I switched to cables maybe one of these days I'll post some pictures on RU-vid of what i did on the ones that I made when i was younger , anyway thank you for the compliment you take care yourself.
No I don't have a parts list but i used 1/8 diameter cable and cable clamps you can get anything you want on eBay , seems to be the best prices for everything of course you don't have to use what I used , you could use bigger diameter cable and clamps, or on some of my other projects i used electrical EMT piping of course that Has to be welded , also the tarps that I used are made by a company called white duck tarps 16 mill I have them on my other garages that are going on 6 years old and the tarps are still in good shape you might want to consider using that company , OK have yourself a good day take care
thanks a lot for this video. helped me out a ton! building one of theese myself soon. i am a renter not an owner for now and cant build a real garage where i live now so needed something like this.
Thanks for the compliment I made this video as a joke never expected to get all these Views maybe I'll make a couple more in the future anyway take care have yourself a good day
@@richiespeed3565 you helped me a good bit. I was building one and looking to upgrade it. You have a lot of useful information to share and I appreciate it.
The cables are a good idea. Could you please give a bit of detail on how you made the windows? My main concern was the material easily tearing at the cuts with no hem. Thanks for the video.
You are right it is a concern about tearing usually the ripstop in the material prevents that you could always fold the material over and make hem and use ty-wraps I also used them to secure the screens best ty wraps to use are the black UV treated Thomas & Betts they cost like three times more then other ones you can buy but the performance is superior and they last quite a long time regular white tie wraps the sun will weaken them in about a year and they become very brittle a lot of these modifications are trial and error when I find something doesn't work right I try to improve it all right you take care
@@richiespeed3565 Thanks, Rich, very helpful. Yes, I agree, trial and error of our own doing, and taking advantage of the trial and error from good people like yourself, willing to share their experiences is definitely the way to go.
ebay 16 mil company name White Duck Tarps here is the link have a good day www.ebay.com/itm/164674360424?var=464189602672&itmmeta=01HSRVV1XBQGBBKCVEEGJJA1TD&hash=item26575b5468:g:htYAAOSw-MpgPNvr&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4HACigco79oVdxnCeKwD0xoTuVR5eJ0GKDIpLOyAtxTD%2Bt28vSKzCJEVVshWsyiXBMIx34c4dOQpPryzsBcW9phDSgQEC5xaefMDE49rHeMrEn64f0m07FnR34c7P%2BZEasJ94NrM1htxI0SEVluQ1NIsPv9JSqNDQzUOcVzP%2Bovf307O0QUmDvytWLSOY9L0ZR8%2FkjxPgp4pFEqKLZL5upddyZ8BYo9aK7hjHd8hRnuiXfdlm4%2FqF4R9%2FODuQrnBs4TMCkD4uhhqWQXNZ25NX9C7B2sSjRhJnxBcc0LcUx4%2B%7Ctkp%3ABFBM6J7sm85j
@richiespeed3565 0 seconds ago No I don't have a parts list but i used 1/8 diameter cable and cable clamps you can get anything you want on eBay , seems to be the best prices for everything of course you don't have to use what I used , you could use bigger diameter cable and clamps, or on some of my other projects i used electrical EMT piping of course that Has to be welded , also the tarps that I used are made by a company called white duck tarps 16 mill I have them on my other garages that are going on 6 years old and the tarps are still in good shape you might want to consider using that company , OK have yourself a good day take care
Nice I noticed that you have six bars on the sides that go up to the roof did your kit come with six legs? Most of the 12x only come with four on each side. If you did add these legs on do you know where they can be purchased if not do you know when you bought this from harbor freight and if they still make this model
Yes that's the way it came here's a link to where you could buy it they also have it at Home Depot but it's under a different namewww.harborfreight.com/12-ft-x-20-ft-trucksuv-portable-garage-58741.html
Hello what size are those brown tarps? They are the perfect size for the top of those tents. I just bought the same garage and Im think of getting a 12’X20’ but not 100% sure.
The size 20' x 16' 16 mil name of the company is white duck tarps that particular size is now $94.00 on eBay but you can buy white duck tarps anywhere, Amazon etc. just look it up on the Internet they are worth the money they are very tough I have some over six years old and still going strong Take care.
Cables are 8-inch diameter you can get good deals on eBay cables and cable clamps you could also use a heavier cable if you like made the door out of electrical conduit piping and welded it together you might be able to use PVC instead and you just have to glue it together and then I use regular material to put over the door pipes and tie wraps Thomas & Betts are the best tie wraps to buy they cost three times as much but they will last for years get the black ones they hold up better to the sun they will not get brittle you could also use light gauge sheet metal that you can cut with a scissor if you want to use something else other than tarp material for the door I have done that on other jobs of course you would pop rivet or screw it to the frame that you made window is just fabrication cut the material with a razor blade used thin pipe or whatever you can get your hands on and tie wraps the ripstop material on the tarp is pretty strong so I just make a hole with something sharp like a screwdriver or whatever you have again I cannot stress enough buy quality tie wraps Thomas and Betts you get good deals on eBay I buy most of my stuff on eBay they have a great selection of heavy duty tarps Etc if you buy the cheaper tie wraps don't be tempted because they will dry out and start breaking in less than 2 years okay that's about it for now you have a good day
1/8 inch steel cable with 1/8 inch cable clamps I got most of my stuff from eBay best prices example 250 ft 1/8 inch cable for about $40 or less you can also get the stuff at stores like Home Depot but eBay seems to have the best prices also best place to buy tarps example 20 by 20 feet 16 to 20 mil price for that size about $80 Best Tops I have used is by a company called white duck take care any other questions feel free
Would it be possible to make another video but close up of the way you have it wired together. Looking to get one, but I definitely would like to have stability against Florida winds.
Well I don't know if and when I'm going to make another video but if you want to send me your email address I'll send you some pictures if you don't want to send me your email address that's OK what I did was just wrap the cables around the pipes tension them by pulling them very hard with vice grips or you could use like I did on some of the ones across the top turnbuckles makes it easier to get tension on the cables you want to use strong turnbuckles I did not use turnbuckles on the mainframe pipes because they could be a weak point but buy really strong ones that are heavy duty not aluminum you could use them i only put turnbuckles across the spans on the top for the snow load on the roof i used aluminum ones for that they do not need to be that strong if you are handy with a welder do what I did when I was younger weld Half inch rebar or light gauge pipes instead of using the cables a lot more work but strong as hell
Good morning as for the footers i attached the garage to the ground two different ways the main garage beginning of the video step one with a post hole digger or shovel make a hole about 1 foot or more Down into the ground fill with concrete mix cement then at Home Depot buy 3/8 or 5/16 inch diameter concrete bolts either size will work drill a hole with a cement bit tap it the ground with a hammer then it has a 9/16 nut that you tighten that you put through the flange very strong my other garage with the Black car the 69 GTO in it dig a hole like the other one 1 or 2 feet deep at Home Depot buy Half inch diameter rebar cut each piece about 2 feet long hammer them about 1 foot into the ground fill it with concrete mix cement then after cement is dry attach them to the carport polls using exhaust system muffler clamps depending on the size of the diameter of the pole sizes usually go anywhere from 1 5/8 inch diameter to 2 inch diameter OK take it nice and slow can be a lot of work but it's worth it you have yourself a nice day Richie.......
on ebay name of the company is white duck tarps 16 mil thick you can also get them on Amazon and other places check the Internet very well-made Little pricey but worth every penny they come in all different sizes you take care have a nice day
Unacceptable -- thank you I got a good laugh out of that, maybe I'll make more videos in the future we will see , you know This video was not planned that's why it's so short I just did it for the heck of it never knew so many people would like it you have a good day take care yourself.
