Buying My Own Set of Small Garage Plans Saved Me Big Time
Last year our new house was built.
We took out a considerable loan to help pay for it so money has been tight since then.
We live in a really hot climate and not far from the sea so anything metal tends to rust.
We really needed a small carport so I thought I would draw up some small garage plans based on our neighbor's garage.
To cut a long story short, I ended up buying a set of blueprints in the end, because it wasn't as easy as I thought.
I also look at some free carport plans but they didn't really help me.
On top of that we live in a region that experiences seasonal tropical storms so I had to ensure that the structure was secure and that it was going to stand the extreme weather that we get.
In retrospect I am really glad that I had these small garage plans, since I knew exactly how much the project was going to cost right from the word go.
The plans came with a materials list, cut length, roof plans and even garage door plans.
I have yet to add on the door since we don't really need to close it off.
I know from firsthand experience that do it yourself projects can often go unfinished simply because you didn't anticipate costs and time frames from the start.
Time and time again I have had to kick myself for not having used some sort of blue prints that would have saved me (and my wife) a lot of stress.
The thing is, I am not a talented handy man, but have had to opt with doing certain things on my own.
It saves a ton of money at the end of the day.
At one stage I did look into buying do it yourself shed kits and use that as a garage, but that wasn't really going to do the job.
Besides it turned out to be more expensive than building from scratch anyway.
What I learned is that when building your own do it yourself carport, make sure it will be able to take strong winds, that it won't leak when it rains, and if you do happen to live in a climate that gets snow, that the structure won't collapse after a heavy snowfall.
We took out a considerable loan to help pay for it so money has been tight since then.
We live in a really hot climate and not far from the sea so anything metal tends to rust.
We really needed a small carport so I thought I would draw up some small garage plans based on our neighbor's garage.
To cut a long story short, I ended up buying a set of blueprints in the end, because it wasn't as easy as I thought.
I also look at some free carport plans but they didn't really help me.
On top of that we live in a region that experiences seasonal tropical storms so I had to ensure that the structure was secure and that it was going to stand the extreme weather that we get.
In retrospect I am really glad that I had these small garage plans, since I knew exactly how much the project was going to cost right from the word go.
The plans came with a materials list, cut length, roof plans and even garage door plans.
I have yet to add on the door since we don't really need to close it off.
I know from firsthand experience that do it yourself projects can often go unfinished simply because you didn't anticipate costs and time frames from the start.
Time and time again I have had to kick myself for not having used some sort of blue prints that would have saved me (and my wife) a lot of stress.
The thing is, I am not a talented handy man, but have had to opt with doing certain things on my own.
It saves a ton of money at the end of the day.
At one stage I did look into buying do it yourself shed kits and use that as a garage, but that wasn't really going to do the job.
Besides it turned out to be more expensive than building from scratch anyway.
What I learned is that when building your own do it yourself carport, make sure it will be able to take strong winds, that it won't leak when it rains, and if you do happen to live in a climate that gets snow, that the structure won't collapse after a heavy snowfall.
