In article , Mike Tomlinson
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En el artículo , David.WE.Roberts
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Looks like they got a twofer deal from some supplier of badly engineered
car ports.

They just look so *wrong* somehow. Mind you, the houses themselves are
nothing special either.

Neighbours near my former house had a cantilevered carport; I always
thought it looked to be held up by optimism. I helped a friend put up
one of those retractable sunblinds (-rather like a shop blind). I was
very doubtful about the fixing method which was a couple of rag bolts
about 200mm apart vertically at each end. It didn't seem enough to take
the load when the blind was fully out. I asked on here for advice and
also phoned the suppliers; they said it was OK. A couple of years later
it's still up, but I reckon a strong wind or a few inches of snow would
bring it down.
--
Chris Holford