Advice on RV "carport"
I am planning to have a concrete pad beside my house enlarged, to make a good parking spot for my 2014 Coachmen 21QB. Then add a metal cover in the same color as the metal roof of the house.
How large does the pad need to be relative to the RV? Rounding up to the next foot, the 21QB is 9' wide, 24' long, and 11' tall. How much extra is enough room to walk around, load up, etc without being cramped? I also need it to be wide enough that the roof easily clears the the corner of the house, which is about 10 feet high.
The metal cover will be oriented with its roof peak perpendicular to the roof peak of the house. Not my first choice, but necessary to get enough height. (My house is a single story ranch.) I will just drive the RV straight into it, and back into the driveway to exit.
Should I size the cover so it's almost abutting the house? Or leave a substantial gap between the house and the cover?
What about gutters on the RV cover? Most of the ones I see don't appear to have any. But we get a lot of rain in TN and I don't want sheets of water pouring off the cover. All but one corner would be easy to add downspouts with extensions. That corner could tie in to the downspout off the roof of the house.
The RV will be facing directly west, and one side to the north. Those are the directions of our worst storms, typically. I'm thinking of closing in the west end of the cover, down far enough that I can just walk under it, which will protect the cabover area. Doing the same on the north side, probably. Does that make sense? The south side will be somewhat sheltered by the house, and the east is not typically a tough weather direction.
Just trying to think this through before I get prices on concrete and the cover. All constructive input is appreciated.
How large does the pad need to be relative to the RV? Rounding up to the next foot, the 21QB is 9' wide, 24' long, and 11' tall. How much extra is enough room to walk around, load up, etc without being cramped? I also need it to be wide enough that the roof easily clears the the corner of the house, which is about 10 feet high.
The metal cover will be oriented with its roof peak perpendicular to the roof peak of the house. Not my first choice, but necessary to get enough height. (My house is a single story ranch.) I will just drive the RV straight into it, and back into the driveway to exit.
Should I size the cover so it's almost abutting the house? Or leave a substantial gap between the house and the cover?
What about gutters on the RV cover? Most of the ones I see don't appear to have any. But we get a lot of rain in TN and I don't want sheets of water pouring off the cover. All but one corner would be easy to add downspouts with extensions. That corner could tie in to the downspout off the roof of the house.
The RV will be facing directly west, and one side to the north. Those are the directions of our worst storms, typically. I'm thinking of closing in the west end of the cover, down far enough that I can just walk under it, which will protect the cabover area. Doing the same on the north side, probably. Does that make sense? The south side will be somewhat sheltered by the house, and the east is not typically a tough weather direction.
Just trying to think this through before I get prices on concrete and the cover. All constructive input is appreciated.
