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Hold strong through anything. Not anymore. Update below
We had 16 inches fall in a few hours. My carport was amazing. I
Update: I live in Massachusetts and the carport survived the snow but this week we had gale winds. Trees and branches everywhere. I live in a wind tunnel that is constantly abusing my carport. It is holding strong. I make sure there is always a way for the wind to be able to go through the carport so it doesn’t have to take the full brunt of the storm. Putting the carport together took a lot of strength to make sure it was put together correctly. I also put 4 stakes on both sides to really secure it down. It has taken a serious beating and is in amazing condition. It has had large tree limbs fall on it but they just slide to the ground without ripping the material at all. Very pleased and it was worth so much to me. As a single mom I need my van to be protected during these huge storms.
UPDATE: I secured my carport from the top not the bottom. It seems that if you have high winds you need to hold it down. I have strong nylon that strongly secured the carport in place. I can totally see that if you try to just bolt it down. That would do nothing. I even put my stakes in the ground 3 feet. The carport is wonderful. The owner has to take responsibility for securing it properly. Go to Home Depot buy some nylon and stakes and it will hold for you. If a 50 something year old woman can figure it out... just saying.
Update. It was good while it lasted. The winds over the last year or so slowly ripped it apart. Last storm destroyed the whole thing.
March 2019 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase