| The carport roof is supported on two main beams of | | | | against the house wall at the required level - at a |
| 100 x 50mm sawn timber running the length of the | | | | minimum height of 2m (6ft 6in) to allow adequate |
| carport. One, the wallplate, is fixed to the house wall | | | | headroom. |
| with masonry bolts. The other is screwed to the posts | | | | Create the necessary fall along the length of the |
| at the outer side of the building. Both are notched at | | | | carport by lowering one end of the wallplate by about |
| intervals to a depth of 50mm to receive the sawn | | | | 1mm for every 100mm of wallplate length - for |
| timber joists; you need seven for a carport 6m (20ft) | | | | example, a drop of 60mm for a carport 6m long. |
| long, spaced at 1m (3ft 3in) centres. Cut both beams to | | | | Mark the positions of the fixings on the wall through |
| length, then mark the positions for the notches on both | | | | the clearance holes in the wallplate, then set it aside. |
| together to ensure that their positions coincide exactly. | | | | Use a large-diameter masonry drill bit to drill the holes |
| Saw out the open end notches, and saw down the | | | | for the masonry stud anchors. Insert them so their |
| sides of the others. Then use a wood chisel to cut out | | | | sleeves are fully inside the holes and take off the nuts |
| the waste wood and leave notches 50mm deep. | | | | and washers. Lift up the wallplate (with help if you |
| Treat the newly-exposed surfaces with wood | | | | need it) and locate the clearance holes over the |
| preservative. | | | | projecting bolts. Fit a washer on each one and |
| Drill clearance holes through the wallplate midway | | | | handtighten the nuts. Then tighten them fully with a |
| between the notches, using a twist-drill bit sized to | | | | spanner to expand the sleeve within the wall and |
| match the diameter of the masonry bolts you are | | | | make a secure fixing. Learn more Woodworking Shed |
| using. Use the posts you will be fitting at the other side | | | | Design articles please go to woodworkingplans.tv |
| of the carport to support the wallplate temporarily | | | | website. |