Carport arrived via FedEx whose driver was obviously annoyed by the weight of the boxes, but not revenant to the review but make sure to help them and have a plan for the boxes …no severe damage from shipping aside from a few superficial scratches on some of the metal.
Carport went together slowly, mainly instructions weren’t super-clear. The biggest problem was the first step of pairing the 4 long beams together after assembly. Make sure you pair the opposite assembled beams together with the 3 middle holes bolted in and leaving the 2 ends unbolted so those attach to the 3 posts with remaining bolts. Other than that, it’s tedious and I spent money on additional braces as it wasn’t exactly rigid, mainly post legs to long beam attachment points need better metal ties.
The carport wasn’t very square leaving the roof panels uneven, because of the cheap ‘pine’ wood was warpy or not cut correctly. I also added some Lowe’s drip rail to the ends to limit water in end beams.
This is basically a cheap, lightweight, and non-treated wood for shipping purposes. When assembled it does have a nice ‘orange’ stain to it and doesn’t look bad, and just hoping it will last a while. Have at least 2 people to help 3 or 4 for the post and beam bolting would be smart so it doesn’t get away from you.
3 stars for overall look, subpar fitment, quality issues and cheap wood and under supplied tie hardware - lacking instructions and quality control.