RV COVER/CARPORT QUESTION

[Case485Guy]

Looking at building a 2 stall carport/RVcover, want to go 20' wide and about 24' long. Spanning the width I would think having a set of center poles , then poles on each giving a 10' "stall" each side of center. Spanning the length how far should I space the poles? Just putting roof on and no sides. For the poles I was planning on 6x6's concreted in ground.
Thanks for any help/advice

 

[rasimmo]

You should be able to span 20 feet with no problem. You need to add more information though. Are you planning on using metal or wood, trusses or making rafters for roof? Unless you have a small RV and never plan on upsizing, 24' long is a little short. Any time you build something you should consider future uses. It is a lot easier to do it all at once instead of adding on later. Another thing to consider is height. I do not know what type RV you have, but some 5th wheels can be over 13 feet. The tallest they can legally be is 13'6".
Good luck and have fun building.

 

[Case485Guy]

thinking pole barn style with 2x6 or 2x8"'s rafters, with 1x4's to nail corrugated sheet metal to for roof. 8' @ corners.
Plans for later are to park tractor and pickup under, which this size is plenty for that. Currently have a small RV to cover for now and working on setting up having a cabin built this coming year.

 

[rasimmo]

I have built a 20'wide 30' long shed for a buddy. We used 2x8 rafters and joists and spanned the 20'. It is still standing and has no problems. I am not trying to tell you what to do, but the 8' tall seems a little low to me. A lot of ROPS on tractors will not get under that. You may want to consider at least 10'. That is unless you have other reasons for not going that high.

 

[sandman2234]

It isn't tall enough, it isn't big enough, so double the square footage and increase the height by 25%. That should be enough to park under for now...but it will get to small too soon.
I would park the vehicles in question inside a square measured out on the ground and allow for some manuevering room to see if it really is big enough. My pocketbook usually is the restraining factor, lol.
David from jax

 

[TCJatko]

As a general rule, you should use one inch of lumber for one foot of span, i.e. a 2x10 rafter should be used to span a 10-foot width (24-inch centers). For the sides, doubled 2x12s spaced 12 feet apart should do to hold up the roof. Be sure to make the center poles higher to shed water. In TX snow loads should not be a problem, but you should be aware of wind speed requirements.

 

[rasimmo]

As a general rule, you should use one inch of lumber for one foot of span, i.e. a 2x10 rafter should be used to span a 10-foot width (24-inch centers). For the sides, doubled 2x12s spaced 12 feet apart should do to hold up the roof. Be sure to make the center poles higher to shed water. In TX snow loads should not be a problem, but you should be aware of wind speed requirements.

are you trying to park a tractor on top of that or under it

 

[BrianinMichigan]

A few years back I put up a 24'X36' open pole structure. I used house trusses on 2' center with a steel roof. It has a 12'-6" ceiling height. I was anticipating putting up a metal style RV cover but by time I figured running the siding to the ground it was cheaper to go with wood.