Porches, Lanais, Carports
When choosing to create any patio cover, no matter if it covers your grill or your car, there are two major styles of roofs to consider.
The first is the economical “pan” style roof. A pan is sheet metal that has been roll formed to a “U” shaped with the bottom field 12” wide and the upper legs only a few inches.
The upper legs lock into each other with a cleat system creating a relatively watertight roof. The spans on a pan roof are usually about 10’ and a little longer if you opt for the Galvalume style rino pan.
The major advantage of this system is the low cost, but it does not provide much more R-Value than shade. The other type of roof is a composite roof, which is two thin sheets of aluminum that sandwich closed-cell Styrofoam.
This system is amazingly strong and can have some incredible spans that are even strong enough to stand on. The roof comes in 2’ or 4’ wide sheets that are however long you require and have a snap and lock system to attach to the next panel. The R-value is great, the strength and spans are second to none, and you can even attach a ceiling fan to them (must specify when ordering to run wire chase).
Sick of your spouse and friends driving into and denting your carport post? We have a solution for that, just ask!
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COMPOSITE PATIO ROOF
Composite patio roofing is an insulated snap and lock style roofing system that makes installing a strong and lightweight roofing system take minuets versus hours. an Insulated composite panel is comprised of expanded polystyrene foam covered in aluminum, not only providing superior insulative properties but also creates and smooth, bright, and polished look for your cover.
Spans on the insulated composite panel are much greater than that of a standard pan style roof, giving you the ability to extend your patio from your house without posts and beams in the center of your room. A composite roof is perfect for glass and acrylic window rooms, vinyl rooms, carports and patio covers, and screen rooms.
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OFFSET POSTS
Offset posts are a great way to increase the room under your carport without major structural changes to your existing roof.
The post is made from solid 3”x3” square aluminum tubing in either .050”, .093” or up to .125” thick (1/8”) depending on the load. To change your existing straight post in to a new building code approved, engineered offset post is usually fairly simple. First determine how far out you would like the base of the post from the structure, with a max of 36”.
It is OK to bury the post into the ground and concrete it in but you must adhere to local building codes for pier size (ask us, we can help). If your concrete or asphalt slab extends far enough out you can use an offset post base with a couple masonry fasteners (Included) and attach it to the slab.
Since offset posts are made custom to fit your specific needs, attachment to the upper edge beam is usually as easy as two bolts (included) and a saddle notch, which we will do for you. Just provide us with the dimensions of the beam.
If you are tired of trying to squeeze out your car door or just want a little extra room, an offset post just could be the answer you are looking for, call one of our qualified team members for more information.
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