Universal Ranges For Double Carports

If you are going to build a double carports, you will of course need to figure out how much space you need in order to build your structure. I have done some research into the common sizes for a double carports for those of you needing to store more than one vehicle.

In order to accommodate two vehicles comfortably, you need to decide whether you may want a building which is now over sized, so that you may accommodate larger vehicles like pickups, vans or even a motor home, or whether you may want a building on small end of the scale, to accommodate small economy cars or ATVs together with motorbikes.

Let's start along with the standard size for an individual carport - 10x20 or 12x24 feet are definitely the two most common types for single carports. The larger size is convenient for those who have wide swinging doors, or usually tend to drive larger vehicles like vans or pickups. Some people have said that this smaller size really is usually too small - there's very little extra front to back room, and it's also too tight for cars with long doors.

So a double carports standard size is all about double the width of an single carport. 24x24' makes a good size carport, although you could get away with a bit narrower, since you probably won't end up opening both vehicle doors while doing so.

If you drive larger vehicles, or are going to store even larger equipment, such as a motorboat and an RV, some sort of double-width carport will nevertheless suit your purposes, but you have got to increase the size to your carport appropriately so that the larger vehicles can end up properly stowed with adequate clearance room around each vehicle to make getting in and escaping convenient.

The height of your double carports as well be dependent on the type of vehicles you might want to store. Typical carport height is either 8 or even 10 feet, although if you own trucks, vans or motor-homes you should probably go with a 12' ceiling (remember that is the inside height, your peak is going to be higher). If you are storing an RV, make sure to add extra height for any roof appliances, such since fans, satellite TV receivers or air conditioners.