Carports: A Southern Tradition
January 12th, 2010
When moving from SoCal as a young child to Mississippi, I immediately noticed one thing: the lack of garages. Instead everyone seemed to have a carport. I had never actually seen or heard of a carport until this point so this was new to me. Naturally I had to wonder: why? In answer to this question, I found the following. First, carports are more affordable. This means more money for other things, like four wheelers and dirt bikes. Second, carports are easier to build. They require less materials, planning, and effort. Finally, They’re easier to expand. Because of their open construction, if you ever need to expand for more cars there is no demolition required. You just build on to the existing structure. So in the end Carports are often times just a better solution than garages. And the south knows that better than anywhere else.
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