Which wood to use for a carport?

Notes on which building material is suitable

You can have a carport made of metal as well as from wood erect. Which material you use is not least a question of personal taste. Both building materials have their advantages and disadvantages. However, the most popular is still wood.

• At the building When installing a carport, you should always use local woods wherever possible, ultimately also with regard to an ecological and climate-protecting way of building. In addition, these are also cheaper than tropical woods, for example.
• The wood of larch, pine, spruce, fir or Douglas fir, which, by the way, is also grown in Germany, is particularly suitable. A carport, for example made of larch or Douglas fir, is particularly durable. These woods all require relatively little maintenance and are also easy to work with.
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• It is best to buy wood that has already been impregnated and thus protected against fungal and pest infestation. You can also impregnate the wood yourself.
• The respective wood in the form of glued laminated timber and solid structural timber is used for a carport. Solid structural timber is a correspondingly refined construction timber made from the woods mentioned. A distinction is made here between wood for the visible and invisible areas of the carport.


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• Glulam is made from the solid wood of one of the types of wood already mentioned. Since it is easy to form and is particularly suitable for load-bearing structures, it is ideal for building a carport. Its resilience is up to 80% higher than that of other construction timber.
• If you want to build a carport, you should remember to apply the first layer of glaze with a weather protection component to all wood before starting construction. A corresponding weather protection component should protect the wood from moisture and UV radiation. When it comes to glaze, pay attention not only to the price, but also to the quality.

Wood for the construction of a carport

Wood is a particularly adaptable natural material. Not only does it look good, it also has a particularly long shelf life if you take care of it. Despite everything, there are a few things you need to consider with a wooden carport.

• Galvanized stainless steel support feet, with which the carport is anchored in the ground, are particularly important. If you put the wooden stakes directly into the ground without such support feet, they would go through the Moisture, which prevails permanently in the soil, can be damaged after just a few years despite impregnation exhibit. In the long run, this would impair the stability of the carport.
• In order to additionally protect the entire wooden structure from the weather, you should provide your carport with a wide roof overhang. In addition, you should only use screws and not nails and don't forget to glaze. Your carport should be fully protected and durable.