We give step-by-step instructions for creating a canopy: planning, preparation of the base, installation and sinking of the frame with polycarbonate.
Canopy for a car from polycarbonate does not take up much space in the yard. Unlike the garage, he has no walls and a foundation protruding per perimeter. However, the modern auto wall is not so needed. In winter, the temperature in the garage is about the same as on the street. From the hijacking the car will be removed fence and gates on the plot. It turns out that the massive structure must be mainly for storing tools and spare parts. Often it is used as a storeroom or workshop. But the roof in this case is simply necessary. It provides protection against rain and snow, closes from sunlight. If the site is located next to the tree, with its fall, the carrier frame will take a blow to himself. It is not difficult to build it. You can cope with this task yourself without attracting a building brigade.
We make a canopy for polycarbonate machine
Features of the material- Differences between cellular and solid plates
- General properties
Instruction
- Preliminary work
- Preparation of the foundation
- Installation of support pillars
- Saving framework
Coating
The design is metal, wooden or reinforced concrete supports that the horizontal frame is mounted. The coating is attached to it.
Features of the material
The coating consists of plastic panels. They are monolithic or cellular when the inner space is filled with thin partitions that create a cellular structure. These two species differ from each other in their technical characteristics.
Differences between cellular and solid plates
Cellular - lighter, but their strength is lower. They are easier to cut, but the edge must be closed. If this is not done, particles of dirt and moisture will fall inside, propagating throughout the structure. As a result, a few weeks inside the mold will appear, to remove which it will be impossible. Cellular coating is easier to damage. Damaged panels are not restored and subject to replacement. The advantage is that they do not require a massive crate. It simplifies installation and noticeably accelerates it. For a frame, a smaller profile is suitable, and the foundation does not have to plunge strongly. Service life - 10 years.
Monolithic sheets weigh 5-7 times more. They are slightly less flexible and possessing almost the same transformation coefficient. Lifetime guaranteed by the manufacturer, they are 2-3 times longer. According to regulatory documents, they are able to withstand regulatory loads without loss of strength and other characteristics for 25 years. The surface can be transparent. Products are painted in different colors or make colorless. Matte, transparent and translucent sheets are available. They will be well cut and bent, which allows them to give them a complex round form.
To make a canopy for the machine to give from a cellular polycarbonate, it will be necessary to cover the thickness of more than 4 mm. Such a parameter is suitable for a roof with a large angle of inclination or a significant radius. On such structures, snow is not delayed and they are better opposed to the loads. The cell size should be less than 5x5 cm. Than less, the higher the strength. For more flat roofs, it is better to use a trim from 6 to 8 mm. The minimum thickness of the solid panels is 2 mm. For flat roofs, it is better to take plastic from 4 to 6 mm.
The length of the cellular elements is 6 or 12 m, the width is 2.1 m. The solid parts are shorter. Their standard length is 3.05 m, width - 2.05 m.
General properties
The advantage of polymers is the ability to staining them in different colors. They can imitate other materials, such as metal or stone. Unlike wood, tiles, other roofing materials, transparent and translucent plates skip light. In this case, the surface does not fade and delays the ultraviolet, spoiling the body paint and the parts of the cabin.
The profile is released smooth or relief. It does not burn, does not release toxic substances even at high temperatures, it is easy to clean and does not require special processing before mounting.
The surface tolerates the effects of salts, weak mineral acids and alcohol solutions. It is advisable to avoid contact with cement concentrated detergents, high ammonia sealants, alkali, acetic acid.
The material is used at a temperature of from - 40 ° C to + 125 ° C. For the northern regions, special products are produced for severe frosts. With a strong heat, the sheets are slightly expanded, therefore, the temperature seams are left between them. If this is not done, damage to the edge is possible.
Instructions for creating a canopy under the car from polycarbonate
The frame can be kept on the supports located along its perimeter, or to rely one of the sides on the wall of the building. Straight roofing should have an angle of inclination. It can be a single, double and complex, consisting of several planes. The greater the angle of inclination, the less the snow and garbage will remain on top, but the higher the structure will be. This simple law applies to rounded roofs. The optimal angle of inclination is from 30 to 45 degrees. In areas where a strong impusty wind blows, the skates make more gentlemen. It will be enough will be 25 degrees.
Cracked cells have a square shape. Their sizes depend on the mass of the casing. Typically, the area of one cell is 40-50 cm2.
Double systems are more stable than structures consisting of one plane. They are more compact and more convenient, but it is more difficult to build them.
Planning
Start follow from planning. First, it is necessary to determine the location of the automotive platform and its size. It is important to think over its appearance. It must be harmonized with other buildings on the plot. To gain interesting ideas, it is desirable to explore the photos of such structures.
Deciding with the design and dimensions, you need to make visualization - a drawing with precision sizes, a plan of a plot and a color sketch if necessary. At this stage, the number of plates, racks and framework parts is made. They will have to buy them with a reserve in case of marriage and damage in the process of installation work.
Experienced masters advise in advance to clear the construction site, freeing the space for storing materials, buy missing tools.
Preparation of the foundation
The site can be left soil, fall asleep with rubble, put the plates either to concrete. The last option is the most time consuming. Parking is covered with stained rope. On the perimeter, it takes off the pitual depth of about 30 cm. For the racks, pits of a depth of 20 cm are digging. The base is aligned, falling asleep with sand and rubble layers of 10 cm. Layers are thoroughly tamped. So that they gave shrinkage, they are watered with water from the hose. Tamping is considered to be finished when there is no traces from the legs on the surface when walking.
The next step is to install the formwork. The reinforcement mesh is laid down, in parallel, the second is tied to it from above. It is attached to steel corrugated rods using mounting wire. The step between them is 10-20 cm. You can not allow the upper part to sag. Vertical elements must be completely closed with a concrete mixture. When contacting the environment, they will start rust.
There is also another reinforcement scheme for which the frame is binding from steel corrugated rods with a thickness of about 10 mm. Cell dimensions - 10x10 or 20x20 cm.
For the foundation of racks, separate fittings will be required. The bottom of the hole is littered with waterproof material and poured with concrete by 20 cm. Vertical rods are inserted into it. It is better to tie them in advance so that they keep the shape, install in the well and only after that make the fill. If metal pipes or wooden poles are used as supports, they are inserted into the prepared holes and concrete. The tree and metal will serve much longer if they are installed above the ground surface on the brackets and corners.
The solution is flooded over the entire area at a time. If you carry out work in two stages, the upper or side part will be squeezed. Cement is gaining marching strength for one month, but in this case it is possible not to wait for its complete setting, since at the next stage the surface will not be very littered.
Installation of support pillars and farms
The height of a carport for a car from polycarbonate is calculated at the design stage. Vertical elements need to be measured and if necessary, to line so that there is no distortion. If the base has irregularities, it should be considered when hardening.
Racks are attached to the foundation for metal corners and are displayed on a plumb. Extra centimeters are cut from above. Most often steel pipes with a diameter of 5-10 cm.
For an area of 3x6 m, 8 racks of 3 m height may be needed. They go down 0.5 m. Consequently, their total length is 3.5 m.
From above around the perimeter, a horizontal strapping of 4x4 cm profile is made. It is attached to the screws or welded. In parallel, it is slightly lowering the second blockage is made and connects with the first transverse profile with a given step. The profile is connected to the supports of the details located diagonally so that the rectangular triangle turned out.
Then a pre-harvested scheme is installed rafters. Applied ready-made cooked farms or prefabricated. They can have a rounded shape. In this case it is more convenient to use the corner. To bend it, the corners are cut on one of the sides.
The rafting farms laid apart from each other about one meter. Metal elements need to be cleaned with a rust by a sandpaper or a rigid brush, rinse with solvent, primed and paint.
Sheaving
Sheets are declined on Earth, customized in size and numbered. To the crate they are attached to the self-tapping screw or bolts. At the edges of the joints are fixed by an aluminum profile.
For cutting, disk saws on aluminum are used. The coating is a protective film. It is not necessary to remove it - it serves as protection against ultraviolet rays. Products are mounted with film outward.
Order of work
- The bottom of the profile is installed on the rafter with a step equal to the width of the sheet.
- In each panel between the ribs, the holes are done.
- At the edges of 5 cm, the protective film is preparing, and the ends are inserted into profiles. The gap between the plates is 5 mm.
- Press washers are inserted into the harvested holes and pressed with self-draws. Their heads are closed with special caps.
- When two panels are set, the profile cover is closed. This uses a rubber hammer.
- The ends are closed with a sealant not containing acrylic, or an aluminum ribbon with perforation necessary for condensate output.
Coating
Care does not require a lot of time and effort. The surface is easily mounted with water from the hose. You can wipe it with a cloth or sponge.
You should not use abrasive surfaces - they will leave scratch, to get rid of which it will be impossible. It is impossible to use methanol based, alkalis, acetic acid.
Having gathered a canopy for a car from polycarbonate with their own hands, the remaining sheets should not be thrown away - they will be useful as a replacement when the coating is damaged. Store them in a vertical position in a place protected from precipitation and sun rays.