Now that Carolyn uses the little red Honda Civic so much because the mileage is so good, we kind were of puzzled about where to park it when the weather starts getting colder. It doesn't make sense to have a large garage and still have to scrape the windows on a cold morning. When I mentioned I had seen this 10' x 20' tarp cover with side and end panels at Sam's, Carolyn wanted to see it right away. Even though we didn't know for sure how it would fit, she bought it and brought it home.
Philip and Jenny being the first to arrive were given the task of installing what we had already begun calling the carport. Edward joined us about halfway through and helped with those extra hands just when we needed it.
Fortunately, the pieces were well marked and the whole cover was nicely designed. Someone had put a lot of thought into the construction of this cover.
The frame and infrastructure was very much like the cover we had in our patio area down in Long Beach which really helped us know how to put it together.
In no time at all we had the frame completed and the cover in place.
Then it was just a matter of tying up the straps and bolting down the poles so that the wind won't carry it away.
This is what it looks like from the back yard. The color is so close to our house trim color you'd think we had chosen it.
The end zips open and rolls up so that we can easily go from the back yard to the front.
And, as you can see the little "red rocket" fits rather nicely in her new home. Actually, we haven't decided for sure. We may put the van in the carport and the red rocket in the garage.
Thank you Philip & Ed.
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