primitives discuss patio covers

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=287x9135

Oh my.

NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Sun Apr-03-11 04:50 PM
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Patio covers

I'd love to hear your experiences with patio covers.

we're thinking of installing a 16x30' metal 'carport' behind the house with 10' of it being enclosed as a storage building. but we're on the fence..... also on tap is just an aluminum patio lean-to type structure

thoughts? suggestions??

be aware it will be on the south side of the house in a very hot climate with springs winds and storms of up to 80MPH at times mostly from the south and west but we also sometimes get up to a foot of snow in the winter

Warpy  (1000+ posts)        Sun Apr-03-11 06:28 PM
THE KNOW-IT-ALL DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
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1. I had an aluminum patio cover installed on my trailer although I didn't bother with a carport, which would have meant extending the driveway and losing garden space.

Six months after it was installed, there was the worst hail storm I've ever experienced here, some of the hailstones baseball sized. There were a few dents in the cover.

I didn't mind them but a lot of people in the park had their covers replaced. You really had to look for them to find them but I guess some folks are like that, their eyes going right to any subtle flaw and ruining the whole thing.

Just be aware that's a risk for metal covers. Fire is the risk for wooden ones, which is why the park specified metal.

Plus, metal is usually cheaper.

Wow.

The know-it-all defrocked warped primitive lives in a trailer house.

I always imagined her as living in one of those adobe places with cacti in the front yard.

NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Mon Apr-04-11 11:13 AM
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2. thanks Warpy! one question....did they just attach it to the eave of the trailer? it stood the wind OK?

Warpy  (1000+ posts)        Mon Apr-04-11 05:50 PM
THE KNOW-IT-ALL DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
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4. It was fine in wind. It was just west of Tijeras pass and we'd get hurricane force winds howling through there pretty frequently.

They anchored it with fairly heavy bolts into a concrete pad and attached it to the trim piece right under the roof. It was a metal roof, so it was flush with the trim. The uprights were painted wrought iron, a little frilly for my taste but they did the job.

Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Mon Apr-04-11 01:12 PM
THE SPARKLING HUSBAND PRIMITIVE, #02 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2010
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3. Funny you mention this . . . .

. . . . we were *just* talking about needing to replace the roof over our deck. It is a 30 year old fiberglass thing on an aluminum frame. The frame is very robust, the the roofing is completely sunburnt and shot.

We want to put standing seam steel roofing on it. Some one-by lathing to attach the metal and foam insulation board between the lath to dampen sound and stiffen the metal a little. We also plan to screen the deck when we do this.

NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Tue Apr-05-11 12:17 AM
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5. chck this stuff out Stinky, available at most big box Home Improvement stores

http://www.tallantinc.com/ondura/smallprojects.asp

I laid hands on it today and it's pretty darned nice.....

Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-06-11 04:53 PM
THE SPARKLING HUSBAND PRIMITIVE, #02 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2010
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6. How does it compare in cost?

I was very frustrated trying to get cost information on the internet anywhere.

NMDemDist2  (1000+ posts)        Wed Apr-06-11 08:12 PM
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7. it's comparable, a little cheaper than metal but it's delicate until it's in place.

[GOBUCKS]

I didn't mind them but a lot of people in the park had their covers replaced. You really had to look for them to find them but I guess some folks are like that, their eyes going right to any subtle flaw and ruining the whole thing.

Nothing worse than subtle flaws in a trailer park.

DUmmy Warpy's grandson has a blog. I hate to give the address, because of privacy concerns, but, what the hell:

http://www.mytrailerpark.com/

[Karin]

   Well, GOBUCKS, I'm enjoying the link you provided.  Especially 1/4 of the way down, the picture captioned "He just bought this motorhome an he only has to pay 10 more year till its payed four..." you know the one.  

 

Oh! Oh!  I just peered at the picture again.  It's for sale!!

[franksolich]

Nothing worse than subtle flaws in a trailer park.

DUmmy Warpy's grandson has a blog. I hate to give the address, because of privacy concerns, but, what the hell:

http://www.mytrailerpark.com/

That is awesome.

How'd you find it?

[whiffleball]

Nothing worse than subtle flaws in a trailer park.

DUmmy Warpy's grandson has a blog. I hate to give the address, because of privacy concerns, but, what the hell:

http://www.mytrailerpark.com/

I was in a really rank mood until I followed that link.  Thanks!

[Randy]

That is awesome.

How'd you find it?

That's an old old site Frank. It's hilarious and when it hit the Intertubes everyone was passing it around.