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Build your own carport – secure slope with shuttering blocks
To effectively secure the slope behind my carport, I decided to build a retaining wall made of formwork stones. This measure was not only intended to bring visual improvements, but also to ensure the stability of the slope. In this context, the construction of a solid strip foundation was essential in order to guarantee permanent slope stabilization. In this article I describe how I built the concrete foundation and I describe how I built my steel-reinforced wall from concrete formwork blocks in order to be able to use our new carport safely, despite the slope.
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Build carport yourself – prepare building site
A carport on our property should have long given the vehicles the necessary protection. In principle, there were two possible building sites on the property where the construction of a double carport was feasible. Directly at the entrance, however, the practical implementation would be difficult. Due to the slope to the south and the incline of the driveway, the effort required to level this area would simply have been too great.