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12x20 Modern Single-Car Carport Plans

V-shaped supports, a screened rear and a shallow metal roof. Nine combined drawing and 3D assembly steps, plus a compact shopping list.

Roof-plane envelope: 144 x 240 in (12 x 20 ft)

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  • Post rebates, roof decking and fitted decorative cuts

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Size and dimensions: Premium page 5: four elevations and overall roof envelope
Size and dimensions
Premium page 5: four elevations and overall roof envelope
Post and V-support details: Premium page 8: fitted rebates, post cuts and assembly
Post and V-support details
Premium page 8: fitted rebates, post cuts and assembly
Shopping list: Premium page 3: compact material, unit, quantity and size table
Shopping list
Premium page 3: compact material, unit, quantity and size table

Dimensions and features

Roof-plane envelope
144 x 240 in (12 x 20 ft)
Roof pitch
7 degrees (1.473:12)
Highest modeled point
124.659 in above the model ground datum
Structural framing
Six posts, four header plies and eleven cross rafters
Roof decking
Eight stock 4 x 8 ft sheets; ten fitted panels
Rear screen
Fourteen 1x6 boards, 144 in long

Fit and use

Check footing size and depth, soil/frost, wind/snow loads, lateral bracing and rated connections for the site. Obtain approval for engineered-member cuts and exterior exposure. Hardware figures are marked source allowances; confirm products, threads and final schedules. Follow the selected low-slope roofing system and wood-deck requirements.

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Revision: October 28, 2026 / Parked-car cover and one-page reference-format shopping list