Carport Roof

Update: 16 April 2024 Design

We have a 4x4 frame holding up a grid made of 2x6 @ 24" with 2x3 purlins spaced about @24". The SunTuf panels are solid blocked with plastic supports "horizontal" on the 2x3s (including the top and bottom edges) and "vertical" plastic closure strips at both shed rakes. The 2x6s have little bird's mouths to rest on a high and a low 4x4 beam, square cut at the top to align with the edge of the SunTuf, but plumb cut at the bottom. The roof structure is sized for exactly (10) 26" x 144" sheets of SunTuf--10 @ 26" = 240" with overlaps.

I considered wrapping the post bases with GenStone, but the pieces needed would cost about $2,500. One side of a pillar, 24" high is $50, so $400 for the 36-48" high pillar shown in the rendering. The pillar cap is $50 more.

Previous post (23 March 2024)

The carport roof looks like 12' sections of corrugated plastic, resting on 1x4 purlins @ 24" o.c. We'll need 10 sheets for 20'.

Suntuf installation tips: 

• Pre-drill a hole 1/16" larger than fastener diameter
• Tighten fastener until snug--if the EPDM washer becomes deformed, it's too tight.
• Never step on the panels. During installation, use a crawl board supported by 3 roof elements.

Here are my options:

ePlastics.com - 0.031" Bronze Greca 26" x 144" $62.94 (or $56.70 if you buy 10-24). Greca describes the hex corrugation, also called Suntuf, Palram, Dynaglas.

ePlast.com - 10mm Policarb, 2 walls clear 26" x 144" is $107.52. Needs an aluminum "H" connector (Poli-Lok). 

interstatePlastics.com - .032" 49.6" x 144" (4' x 12') sheet $100. Sunsky 12 Clear 0.039" x 38" x 144" is $132.37

Lowes 

Suntuf 26" x 6' corrugated Solar Grey polycarbonate $172.05/10

Tuftex Multi-Wall 6mm Panel Clear 4' x 8' corrugated clear polycarbonate $55.78. UV coated on one side. Made by Onduline.

Tuftex SeaCoaster 2.2' x 8' corrugated clear, white, tan, green PVC $19.48

Tuftex plastic closure strips, cross link polyethylene vented roof panel closure strip $6.97/6

Suntuf 26" x 6' corrugated clear polycarbonate $177.10/10

Sunsky 38" x 6' corrugated white polycarbonate $173.39/5

Ondura Premium 3.16' x 6.58' $20.98 Brown, Red, Green, Black. Like corrugated steel, but quieter.

Home Depot

Suntuf 26" x 12' corrugated polycarbonate clear, gray, green, white $35.98 - hex profile. 0.032" 6.4# 35% light transmission

Suntuf Polycarbonate panel in Solar Grey

Sunlite 2' x 8' Multiwall polycarbonate panel in clear $44.98

Suntuf 26" x 8' corrugated polycarbonate in clear, grey, white, green $24.98

Suntop 26" x 12' Corrugated foam polycarbonate in Castle Gray $31.98 0.063" thick. 7.7# per panel. 10 year manufacturer's warranty.

Palruf 26" x 12' corrugated PVC roof panel in clear $24.98

Suntuf 24" horizontal plastic roof closure strips $6.98/6

Palruf 24" horizontal plastic roof closure strips $6.98/6

Woodtite 1" hex-head wood screw with EPDM washer $5.98/50. 2" is $6.98/50

Staying ahead of the contractors

The roofer could start the week of 25 March--ten days from now.

Before then, I need to:

• Move garden shed
• Put money in checking account; order more checks
• A Call 1 or 2 masons to talk about the chimney and the post light
• A Visit the attic
• B Clean Fiberon decks; protect them
• B Clean up and protect the Workshop against falling debris
• Take down the carport at the last minute

The painter will be here sometime in April. Before then, I need to:

• Move porch couch
• Remove (4) solar path lights
• Fill in the bricks at the garage
• Decide how to/whether to paint the water heater pipes
• Remove downspouts
• Repair the drip line all around
• Detach fiber optic cable from Comcast, remove Comcast
• Pull back the basement tarp--clean the door
• Clean/repair BR3 door

Masons

Pro Modern Masonry - info@ProModernMasonry.com Slavic and Vitalie Scolnic. Seems high-end residential. No reply.

The Brick Masonry Contractor

Ed's Chimney Service & Repairs - phone, no email. Doesn't seem to do masonry other than fireplace repair.

Excel Chimney & Fireplace Repair and Services excelchimney@comcast.net 3/19 visit and bid.

Bricksmith Masonry - North Seattle. Chris. bricksmithco@gmail.com. No reply.

Pioneer Masonry Restoration - giant jobs only, it seems

Masonry Specialties - Shoreline

Cascade Chimney - Taylor Germann 3/19. $2300 + $900 for post light bid by text.

Fiberon Inventory

We're not done with Fiberon decking. I have three more decks in mind--the two front doors and the BR1 deck replacement.

I have (2) 16' and (7) 12' boards with many smaller 3' to 6' pieces. That's about 120 LF, maybe 60 square feet. Roughly $600 worth of material.

From earlier posts: Fiberon boards are 5.25" with 3/16" between them.

I think I bought the lumber and decking from Marine Lumber, now Alki+Marine Lumber, and a salesman named Larry Johnson, who seems to still be there. Need to find the receipt from June 2020.

Home | Mysite (marinelumbermarket.com)

206-767-4730
525 South Chicago Street
Seattle, WA 98108

I got the blues

Here's the 20th post about exterior color anxiety. I'm leaning toward blue--not green, not gray, not anything light (30+ LRV). 15-Distance looks dark and moody on the swatch, but not on the house.

15-Distance is capital-B Blue in daylight. One shade darker on the S-W card is 8-Indigo Batik. There are other gray blues--in the direction of the existing lower panel, and then there are blues that bend toward teal. I spent some time driving around Maple Leaf noticing that there are three groups: Blue, Navy, and Dark Gray with blue undertones (like the existing lower panel). Always with white trim. 

I think I like Navy.

12203 4th Ave, painted blue since Google StreetView (was beige)

So, if 15-Distance is too blue, too Fisher-Price, do I go 15-Smoky Blue or 4-Naval? Or maybe teal is more exotic?

15-Distance (2nd from left, middle row) looks gray

In the array of color chips, 19-Refuge (lower left) heads teal. Darker teal: 5-Rainstorm (top row, left). 4-Jasper (top row, right) is full-on green, but it's so dark it's hard to tell. 7-Sea Serpent (top row, 2nd from left) is true blue, but seems green here.

8-Indigo Batik is the color to beat--it's less gray and more definite than 15-Distance.

Test square is 8-Indigo Batik (15-Distance on each side of 30-African Gray)

Here are our finalists:

(l to r) 11-Tempe Star, 15-Distance, 8-Indigo Batik, and 4-Naval

Kitchen Remodel

Here's the plan: New dishwasher, range, and refrigerator. New quartz countertops. New sink and faucet. Everything stays where it is. Maybe I massage the NW corner cabinet a little--add-on lazy susan or something.

Refrigerator

For reference, the existing refrigerator is a GE GTS16DTH[CR]WW. 30" wall to face of door. (64.75"H x 28W x 31.625"D)  15.5 cu ft. Freezer: 3.98 cu ft, Fresh Food: 11.55 cu ft. 150#

I like a french door bottom freezer design. Typical model is GFE26JYMFS  71"H x 38.25"W x 35.5"D 25.6 cu ft (Freezer: 8.18 cu ft, Fresh Food: 17.46 cu ft. 278# Door alarm. $1500 on Amazon.

A compact model: KoolMore KM-RERFDSS ($1355 on Amazon). No ice maker. 66.6"H, 29.5"W, 30.1"D. 18.5 cu ft

GE GYE22GYNFS is a counter-depth. (70.5"H, 35.75"W, 31.25"D) 22.1 cu ft. Freezer: 7.16 cu ft, Fresh Food 14.9 cu ft 375#

GE GYE18JYLFS is counter-depth. (69.875"H, 33"W, 31"D ) 17.5 cu ft ($2871 Build with Ferguson) 254#.

Dishwasher

GE Profile P110098693 $1,249 (Perigold). Stainless Steel tub material. Smart-enabled.

Range

GE Profile GEP10425 30" 5.3 cu. ft. Induction Range with Convection Oven $2,996 (Perigold). 200#. 5 burners. Self-clean; steam clean. 240V 40 Amps. Smart Home Hub (Echo, Google, IFTTT, Innit, Drop, DiGiorno). Limited 1 year warranty.

Sink