Metal carport for FT RVer -Need advice
I live in my class A full time and currently have a spot on a 5 acre ranch in Palmdale. There is no shade and it is very hot in the Mohave desert 5 months out of the year. I want to invest in a metal ...
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Thanks for the misc suggestions, although no one above appears to have actually lived in an RV parked under a metal carport with metal roof, in high heat and full sun. So I am hoping someone out there has and an really give me the skinny on the radiating heat.
I agree that if I go with metal roof I will select white paint since it will reflect heat the best. And no, I don't want to go cheap, I want to go solid and durable, we have high winds DAILY here, and I don't want to stress about the carport flying off or falling apart and damaging the RV. So I will invest the 2K to 3K to protect my home and get my shade. The company will come install it and anchor it in the ground and I will be styling. So the only question I have really, is which roof to go for, metal or sun shade. And the extra 1K price difference does not come into account here, just the temperature outcome. Aka which of the two will provide lower temps inside the Rv.
As far as metal sides, I think I will pass, I want to be able to see outside and get sunlight, in the winter it warms up the rv. In the summer I can add sun shades to the sides where needed, I have Done it in the past and it works well.
I agree that if I go with metal roof I will select white paint since it will reflect heat the best. And no, I don't want to go cheap, I want to go solid and durable, we have high winds DAILY here, and I don't want to stress about the carport flying off or falling apart and damaging the RV. So I will invest the 2K to 3K to protect my home and get my shade. The company will come install it and anchor it in the ground and I will be styling. So the only question I have really, is which roof to go for, metal or sun shade. And the extra 1K price difference does not come into account here, just the temperature outcome. Aka which of the two will provide lower temps inside the Rv.
As far as metal sides, I think I will pass, I want to be able to see outside and get sunlight, in the winter it warms up the rv. In the summer I can add sun shades to the sides where needed, I have Done it in the past and it works well.
