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dadmomh
Oct 21, 2014Explorer
When thinking about the Rockyport, formerly ROOport, we were only thinking for the trailer. But since DH has the garage occupied with a complete woodworking shop and RC airplanes, there was no place for my little convertible. So we went a bit bigger, then a lot bigger. Our lot has a slope so we needed to build about a 4' retaining wall, which was a ton of work and a LOT of trips to Lowes. The rock and gravel guy became a regular visitor. Not counting all the Lowes trips and the rock and gravel guy, seems like our approx. 26' x 36' metal - installed - was just over $3,000. It is designed to withstand winds up to something I don't remember, but if they get that strong, we've got lots of problems to worry about. I asked the owner how many days it would be for installation and he laughed and said "just a few hours". Think it took the crew maybe 6 hours and it was finished. Amazing. We did consider building one with wood, etc but DH would have still been working on it if we'd chosen that route. Including the timbers for the retaining wall and WAY more fill than was estimated, we were in for about $7000 and plenty of sweat equity, but we wanted the protection for both the trailer and my car. If you consider roof damage, misc damage to the trailer and replacing a convertible top, we feel like it was a good investment. When the owner did all the measuring and pricing, he said he was making sure it was high enough so that when we got that Class C or A that we'd have plenty of clearance. NOT gonna happen. Like everything else, you start out with a plan and it grows rapidly, but it not only serves it's purpose very well, and if/when the time comes that we sell our house, we feel like it's a good feature.
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