Knowing how to install a carport is crucial for Quebec residents. The winters are cold, snowy, and too often fickle. Although our reputation as hockey fans precedes us, our national sport quickly becomes shoveling in the winter. If this type of sport isn’t your cup of tea, we recommend installing your shelter before the first snow arrives.
Are you unsure of how to choose the right carport or how to install it? There are many solutions available to you to choose a winter shelter, that are designed to protect you against bad weather and the whims of winters.
You could also choose a single, double, or carport model. However, except the single or double model, you won’t find as many options at a big box store. We therefore recommend doing business with a specialized company before investing in a carport shelter.
Once you’ve chosen your carport, it’s time to install it! This task is much more frustrating and difficult than it seems. If you do business with a specialist, you will probably have access to installation service. Groupe Bellon Prestige also offers turnkey service: we take care of the installation and disassembly of your shelter within the dates permitted by your municipality’s installation rules for temporary carports.
If you want to install it yourself, however, here are a few helpful tips from our experts. Here are all the steps to follow for a safe and sound shelter installation. To receive additional assistance, don’t hesitate to contact our specialists.
How to install a carport: be properly prepared
The first step to know about how to install a carport is the most obvious: you need to measure your space. Once this has been done, the most important thing is to be properly prepared. The last thing you want is to waste time going back and forth to retrieve a missing tool. Here are the tools and objects you will need to set up your shelter:
- Your car shelter;
- A socket wrench (ratchet);
- Elastic straps;
- A measuring tape;
- At least two of your friends.
Setting up a car shelter is a heavy and dangerous task. It’s not just about saving time, but ensuring your safety. A shelter that collapses can damage your vehicle or injure you, so it’s necessary to ensure that you have help before starting to install a shelter.
Choose a cool and sunny day and ask for help. Once you have all the tools and help you need, you’re ready to learn how to install a carport.
Now, here are all the steps to follow to install a carport safely and efficiently.
How to install a carport: step by step
If you didn’t buy your shelter from a specialist, the first step is to check the contents of your box. Is everything you need in the box? At big box stores, an essential element is sometimes missing from your box, which forces you to make a return trip to the store to exchange it.
It would be very frustrating to get halfway through your construction to realize that you’re missing an important part, so don’t start the installation until you’re sure you have everything you need.
Do you have the necessary parts, help, and a nice day? Now you have to read the installation manual with those who are helping you set up the shelter. Once this is done, here are the steps to follow to set up your shelter properly:
- Always start the installation of your shelter by putting together the roof structure. Assemble the roof according to the instructions in the installation manual, then set it aside for later.
- Once the roof has been put together, assemble the first end cap and the middle end cap.
- Attach the middle edge to the bottom of the shelter.
- With your fingers, tighten the fasteners of the car shelter and attach the edges.
- Then, attach the last edge.
- With your measuring tape, create a straight line to align the structure.
- Dig to bury your anchors in the ground until the eyelet is about one or two inches from the ground.
- Use your socket wrench to tighten all the fasteners and ensure their soundness.
- If you chose a model with a door, use the elastic straps to roll it up and attach it to the roof.
- Check that the canvas covering your shelter is even at the four corners of your shelter.
- Add the counterweights to the bottom of the cover and secure them together.
- Tighten all the corners until there is no longer even enough space to put your finger through the cover and the rails.
Once the installation has been accomplished, the canvas of your shelter should be taut, smooth, and even. Go over the fasteners one last time to ensure their soundness, check the condition of the canvas, and if everything is in order, the installation is complete.
Why do business with specialists?
As you can see, knowing how to install a carport is a difficult and arduous task. In addition, an improper installation isn’t without risks. A shelter collapse can cause serious injuries. To save time and energy, and to ensure your safety, it is therefore recommended doing business with professionals.
By hiring a team of experts to take care of the installation and disassembly of your shelter, you also ensure that you meet the standards in effect in your municipality. Custom shelters are also of higher quality and more durable, and they will let you really enjoy your investment for many years to come.
If you need additional help to learn how to install a custom carport, our specialists are at your disposal. Don’t hesitate to contact us to take advantage of our turnkey shelter installation service.
