Enclosing Car Port

Just do a basic sketch showing walls, doors, windows, etc. Less info on there, the better...

You are making a car port a garage? Is that what you are saying?

You'll probably need to show where you are adding walls and entry ways, as well as an electrical plan. You should just be able to do a quick sketch up.

I am doing a patio project and did a mock up to scale site map and back elevation Really Sketch and it was allowable.

ETA: I would think hard about losing your covered parking. Its a luxury that you never fully appreciate until you don't have it.

If it's a part of the house already, say three walls to close in ....close the front wall with a garage door. You get materials in and out and the resell value is added instead of a minus. The basic structure will already exist, foundation, roof, trusses etc. The only thing after the walls will be electrical.

Want a better approach? Call your electrician, have him come out and give you an estimate to add the outlets and lighting. Then go to the building department and do a basic sketch, telling the clerk what your plans are. I've seen sketches done on a cocktail napkin and turned in.

Your building Department may just tell you that an electrical permit is all that's needed since the basic structure already exists.

quote:

---

drop a 6 pack of jucifer off at my office and i'll draw it for you and show you how to submit

---

I may take you up on that, where's your office?

Usually, what happens, is people close them in then realize that the concrete poured for the carport didn't have a vapor barrier and suddenly it's closed in and starts sweating, ruining flooring and causing mildew.

Good luck

quote:

---

Usually, what happens, is people close them in then realize that the concrete poured for the carport didn't have a vapor barrier and suddenly it's closed in and starts sweating, ruining flooring and causing mildew.

---

A good reason to put a garage door on one end

quote:

---

concrete poured for the carport didn't have a vapor barrier

---

That's something I hadn't thought of, but like Neauxla said, an epoxy floor coating should solve that.

quote:

---

Usually, what happens, is people close them in then realize that the concrete poured for the carport didn't have a vapor barrier and suddenly it's closed in and starts sweating, ruining flooring and causing mildew.

Good luck

---

This is so important! As a young lad my dad had the car port closed in and the contractor did not put in a vapor barrier. The floor constantly would sweat and caused massive bitching from my mother (no pics). Wood rot came a bit later.