I'm hoping to buy a new TT in the spring. Working on getting our site prepped, and was considering putting up a sort of car port to keep it protected. The site is an acre of land that we own at a local lake - we will use the TT as a weekend get-away, and occasionally take it on camping trips. I'm thinking about building a simple sloped roof, open sides, that would cover the TT. The TT we're looking at is 37' overall length. So, if I build the roof, how much of a span can I get away with to avoid having posts in the front, preventing me from opening the awning or outdoor kitchen? What do folks do at permanent sites?

I'm interested in your project also. I think there may be some good metal kits available.

The regulations on carports/covers are going to vary widely depending on the state or county where the site is located. If the land is in any sort of HOA type community, they may have additional regs. You would probably get more complete and accurate info by contacting the building department in that county. We had a steel carport cover built for our TT, my convertible and DH utility trailer. It is about 26+ feet across and about 36'long. There are no posts at either the front or rear. The posts are bent to fit our specific cover are spaced about 8' apart on the sides and they go from the ground, up and over and back down to the ground on the other side. We have a gable at the rear only, the front is open. We have no restrictions in our HOA and live in the county.

There is no one size fits all answer. You can span the whole 37-feet if you have the right size steel beams, rafters, posts and footings. Your answer depends on how much money you want to spend. If I were you I would look at some pole barn kits and see what you can get to work out for your particular situation. But the longer the spacing between the posts the more expensive it's going to get. And you are probably looking at a 20-foot spacing (or more).

In many jurisdictions, any structure of this nature would require it to be engineered. A structural engineer can give you many options.

We bought our 18 wide from Tri State Canopy a few years back. They set it up in a few hours. I could have built one but being all metal and no maintenance at a good price set well with me. No worries thus far. We have seen high winds and snow. Whatever you do I suggest going bigger and taller than you think you will need. Best of luck

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Nomad II
Oct 20, 2014
There is no one size fits all answer. You can span the whole 37-feet if you have the right size steel beams, rafters, posts and footings. Your answer depends on how much money you want to spend. If I were you I would look at some pole barn kits and see what you can get to work out for your particular situation. But the longer the spacing between the posts the more expensive it's going to get. And you are probably looking at a 20-foot spacing (or more).
dadmomh
Explorer
Oct 20, 2014
The regulations on carports/covers are going to vary widely depending on the state or county where the site is located. If the land is in any sort of HOA type community, they may have additional regs. You would probably get more complete and accurate info by contacting the building department in that county.

We had a steel carport cover built for our TT, my convertible and DH utility trailer. It is about 26+ feet across and about 36'long. There are no posts at either the front or rear. The posts are bent to fit our specific cover are spaced about 8' apart on the sides and they go from the ground, up and over and back down to the ground on the other side. We have a gable at the rear only, the front is open. We have no restrictions in our HOA and live in the county.
Bigbird65
Explorer
Oct 20, 2014
I'm interested in your project also. I think there may be some good metal kits available.

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