You know a carport: a shelter for the car. And what about a bike port? This is a shelter for bicycles, extremely practical and space-saving, an idea of making.
Incredible, how quickly carports have spread. Weather protection for the car, nice to look at too, that was a good idea. We therefore also expect good chances for our bicycle shed, which we have modeled on the carport in appearance and function and which is also called something similar: Bikeport.
So that the building will serve you well for years to come, it should be made of pressure-impregnated wood, that withstands moisture. The exterior of the bike port is determined by the prefabricated fence elements, which usually act as privacy screens. We have extended the higher of the two front sides with a narrow trellis made from the same garden wood range, to create an inconspicuous place for rubbish bins. The small console table is worth its weight in gold when it comes to caring for and repairing the wheels. Who doesn't need it, simply leaves it aside and builds only the basic element.
Our bike port is one meter wide, that there is room for two to three bicycles. Must have a larger fleet under one roof, then just choose a larger distance between the two post frames, whereby the rafters must be correspondingly longer and the roof area increases in the same sense. The handlebar is used as a measure of the width of the space required by a bicycle: It should be able to move freely, because nothing annoys cyclists more than handles, Switches and cables, which get caught in each other when they are very narrow.
The height of the bike port results from the selected fence elements. With a good two meters of our model, you can move comfortably under the roof overhang or hang the wheels on ropes for repairs and cleaning.
Pavement slabs form the floor inside, because they can withstand more than the rest of the floor space. We have chosen corrugated floorboards for their planking.
The roof is covered with sheet piling profile panels made of PVC. At the front, the profile is covered by a front board, the lower back does not receive any, so that the rainwater can run off there. The console table is a practical addition, that you can securely attach to the slats of the fence element.
And that's what you need in terms of material: Post 9×9 cm: 2 Piece a 3 m, 5 Piece a 2,7 m. Construction timber, 7×7 cm: 3 Piece a 3,6 m. Floor timbers 2 x 14 cm, Long 3,6 m: 20 piece. Zaunelemente, Side effect: 180 x 180 cm, Behind one 150 x 180 cm,
Trellis will 100 x 180 cm: the trash can ever 1 piece. Rank lowered. grid, 35 x 180 cm: 1 piece.
Paving slabs, 50 x 50 cm: 8 piece. Spund wall roof panels, 109 x 200 cm: 3 piece. 10 Spax screws 6 x 100. 200 Spax screws 3,5 x 35. 12 L-fittings.
Mounts for bicycles are familiar from the cityscape. Even the silk maker can use such racks in hardware- or buy a bicycle dealer and install it yourself. All he needs is plastic anchors and strong screws. The advantages: The wheels stand upright to save space and can be connected to prevent theft.