Gable carport
Brooklyn Park. Colorbond® carport with a red roof to match the house
Adelaide & South Australia
Carport builders in Adelaide
Your car is probably the second most expensive thing you own, and in Adelaide it spends most of its life in the sun or waiting for the next hailstorm. We design and build custom carports across Adelaide and South Australia, drawn for your house before a post goes in the ground.
What we do
Carports are one of the jobs we do most, from single carports down the side of the house to double gable carports across the front.
Every carport we build is drawn for the house it is going on. We measure the site, draw it in CAD, and show you a 3D picture of how it will sit against your roofline and bricks before you decide.
Flat, gable and dutch gable, freestanding or attached, in the full Colorbond® colour range. Engineered for South Australian wind loads, with the council paperwork done as part of the job.
Licensed trades
Fully insured
Maker's warranty
25% off all services
Recent carports
Photos taken by our crew on the day.
Gable carport
Royal Park. Front-yard carport behind new fencing
Side carport
Woodville. Long cover down the side of the house, with skylight sheets
Carport styles we build
Every carport is drawn to suit the house, so it looks like it was always there.
- Flat roof. Simple, economical, and tucks in under the existing eaves.
- Gable. A pitched roof with more height, often matched to the house roof.
- Dutch gable. A gable with a hipped end, which suits hip-roofed homes.
- Attached. Flashed into the existing roofline so it looks like part of the house.
- Freestanding. On its own posts, clear of the house.
- Single or double. Sized to the vehicles you have.
What affects the cost of a carport
We measure on site and give you a fixed price in writing, with the 3D picture, before you commit.
- Size. Single, double, or longer down the side of the house.
- Roof style. Flat costs less than gable or dutch gable.
- Attached or freestanding. How it joins the house, and the flashing that needs.
- Footings and site. Existing concrete, new footings, or a sloping block.
- Engineering and council. Prepared and lodged by us where needed.
- Gutters and stormwater. So the water leaves the property instead of running down the driveway.
Carports across Adelaide and SA
Greater Adelaide and the Hills every day, and regularly right across the state. Not sure if we come to you? Ring and ask. The answer is usually yes.
- Northern suburbs. Salisbury, Elizabeth, Modbury, Golden Grove, Tea Tree Gully and Gawler
- Eastern suburbs. Norwood, Kensington, Burnside, Campbelltown and Athelstone
- Inner suburbs. North Adelaide, Prospect, Walkerville, Unley and Mitcham
- Southern suburbs. Marion, Morphett Vale, Reynella, Happy Valley, Aberfoyle Park and Seaford
- Western suburbs and the coast. Glenelg, Brighton, Somerton Park, Henley Beach, West Lakes, Semaphore and Port Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills. Stirling, Aldgate, Hahndorf, Mount Barker and Woodside
- Fleurieu Peninsula. McLaren Vale, Willunga, Victor Harbor and Goolwa
- Regional South Australia. The Barossa, Mid North, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Whyalla, Murraylands, Riverland and the South East
What's included
All of it is written into the quote before we start.
- Site measure and CAD drawing. Drawn to your house, not pulled from a catalogue.
- 3D picture before you commit. You see the finished carport against your home first.
- Engineering certificate. Certified for SA wind loading.
- Council approval. We prepare and lodge the paperwork.
- Concrete footings. Dug and poured. Not bolted to the surface.
- Colorbond® roof and trim. Matched to your roof or chosen to contrast.
- Gutters and downpipes. Tied into your existing stormwater.
- Clean-up. Site cleared, spoil removed, driveway swept.
Popular Colorbond colours
Colorbond® steel, made and tested for Australian weather. The same shades are available in UniCote® steel if you want the longer coastal warranty. Tap a swatch to see it on a roof profile.
Corrugated profile
All eight are available across our carport range, and the full Colorbond® palette has 22. Colours look different on a phone, so we bring real samples to the quote and hold them against your bricks.
UniCote steel and its warranty
How long a roof lasts depends mostly on the coating on the steel, so it is worth choosing before the steel is ordered.
We can supply your carport roof in UniCote®, an Australian pre-painted steel with two grades chosen by how close you are to the sea. Both are tested to the Australian standard for pre-painted steel (AS/NZS 2728).
What a sheet is made of
- Colour coatOven-baked polyester paint
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Metal coatingAluminium and zinc alloy bonded to the steel
- SteelThe structural core
- Metal coatingSame protection on the underside
- PrimerStops rust getting a start
- Backing coatProtective paint on the side you never see
Both sides are coated. The steel core never touches the weather.
UniCote® Select
More than 1 km from the coastThe standard sheet for most of Adelaide and inland SA.
Warranty up to 45 yearsUniCote® Coastal
Within 400 m of the waterA thicker coating with magnesium added, which seals the cut edges where steel usually rusts first.
Warranty up to 50 years
How the warranty works
There is no one number. The warranty is written for your address, based on how far you are from the water and what is going on the roof. We lodge it before the steel is ordered and it comes back within 48 hours, so you have it in hand before the sheets arrive. Like every steel warranty it needs the roof washed down now and then. We will tell you how often.
Colours
UniCote® has 21 standard colours plus three matt finishes, and a larger range if you want something different. Same rule as always: we bring samples, you hold them against the house.
How a job runs
1
We come and look
Someone gets up on the roof or into the space and photographs what is there. You see the photos. No sales pitch.
2
You get a fixed price in writing
For carports and verandahs we draw it in CAD and show you a 3D picture. Every job gets a written quote with the scope and inclusions spelled out.
3
We handle approvals and book a date
Where council approval or engineering is needed, we prepare and lodge it. Then we book a start date and tell you what to expect each day.
4
Our own crew does the work
Licensed trades, on site when we said, working to the quoted scope. If something unexpected turns up we stop and speak to you first.
5
We clean up and hand it over
We clear the site, sweep the driveway and lawn for screws, and take every offcut away. Then we walk the finished job with you and pass on the maker's warranty for the materials, so you are left with a job done properly and nothing to chase up.
Questions about carports
It depends on the size, the roof style, whether it attaches to the house, and the footings. We measure on site, draw it in 3D and give you a fixed price in writing, including engineering and council where they are needed.
In most South Australian councils, yes. We do the engineering paperwork and lodge it for you.
Design and approval is the slow part. Once approved, most carports go up in two to four days depending on size and footings.
Usually, and it almost always looks better when it does. We flash it into the existing roofline so it looks like part of the house.
Undercover parking is one of the things Adelaide buyers ask about. A carport that matches the house adds far more than one that obviously does not.
Other services
Roofing & Roof Replacement
Tile strips, re-sheets and full replacements in Colorbond® or UniCote® steel.
Roof Restoration
Repointing, resealing and recoating a tiled roof that is not ready to be replaced.
Gutters & Downpipes
Guttering, fascia, downpipes and stormwater that take water away from the house instead of into the footings.
Verandahs
Verandahs measured and drawn for your house, in steel sheet or insulated panel.
“Great communication, good vision, creativity… I didn’t have to source other people. It was all organised for me.”
“You want someone who’s going to take charge of everything.”
Get a fixed price on your carport
Free on-site quote. We ring you to book a time, come and look, and give you a fixed price in writing. If it can wait, we will tell you.
Quicker to talk? Call 1800 284 584.
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Licensed trades
Fully insured
Maker's warranty
25% off all services