Sharing results of my conversion of the HF portable garage to metal. After 8 months of Winter at 9,200' elevation in the Rockies it has held up great to snow and wind.
@@bowercabin8540 I'm looking to do the same after the Ohio wind lifted mine up and over my garage building, even thought the portable one was anchored pretty well into the ground. I'm still nervous about the wind doing the same thing once I do the conversion.
Doing the roof like that yea you would need the pearlings. IT worked really well. yes it is stronger than the people think. yours looks really nice. I bet this winter you had some serious snow up there and it held up just fine.
Thanks for adding to the other great tips on these garages...very helpful. How many years did the tarp covered original tent last... seems I heard something like 6yrs? There were several complaints about the zipper breaking, but seems you didn't have a problem.
Sorry for the delay. Yes originally installed in 2017 upgraded in 2022 so lasted 5 years. Went through multiple heavy tarps in those years keeping the cheap HF fabric covered, that is very important. The fabric they provide will disintegrate in sunlight in a few short years.
@@bowercabin8540 No worries, delays put me in a place where my tent hasn't gone up yet but will very soon. 5 years is well worth even up to a couple hundred invested in tarps. Thanks, very helpful.
Thanks for the video, looks nice!😊 A few questions.. To hold it down, you mentioned cement blocks. Did you use pier blocks or rectangle? I was thinking to add a lag bolt down through the existing metal legs into pier blocks with the existing holes in the middle, then pour cement in around the bolt. (This would also raise the carport up high enough for my tractor to be stored in there). Another question is, do you have any condensation dripping when the Sun shines on the frosted roof? I would like to prevent that. Thank you for your time 😊
I am planning on putting in t-posts at each corner leg, maybe all legs, then secure with pipe hanger strips. Cut PT 2x6 with hole for t-post and a 10-12 nail/stake where the leg sits and leave it about 1.5 inches tall.
Your idea is great that would work. My metal frame is attached to recycled 2x6 that I hooked together as a rectangular base. On each corner they are ratchet strapped to concrete blocks about 6" thick, 2x2' in size with rebar in the center. Previous homeowner used those as "caissons" under a redwood deck which was terrible.
is possible yes but so far it's held very deep snow for many days. I notice it has a tendency to lean to one side so I tighten a small ratchet strap diagonally across the front to help it stay vertical. I think the tubing is just strong enough, helped by the lateral strength of the steel sheets attached with heavy roofing screws.
Just through the wood. There are lock washers and nuts on top. I found bolts with just enough length so didn't have to cut off the ends above the nuts, but you could do that. Then I mounted the roof panels on top of the nuts. It's not perfect but it worked.
Most of those I installed round part up but a few on the ends I had to install with the nuts up, just have to cut any extra threaded material off so the roof meets it close.
The corners and ridge cap are very expensive and depending on what you are after you could live without them, save a few hundred dollars there. You can also run the metal all front to back without the wood instead of doing the roof like is demonstrated in this video. Just a few ideas and you could probably cut some more cost out if you sacrifice elsewhere
1600 is insane for that metal the sticks don't cost much I've built at least 10 of those garages and the only part of that build that is from Harbor Freight is the front door. All those pipes are from some where else. It's possible the "somewhere else" uses the same door as the Harbor Freight and NONE of those parts are from there.
@@burtreynolds3143 darn you figured out my master plan to deceive everyone by using HF's cheap-ass fabric door on a much more expensive tube frame. You think I threw away the steel poles from the kit and kept the door? Genius!
