More and more people decide to build carports for the reason that they are affordable and quick to build. Bonus points, these vehicle storages are also multifunctional for the various activities of owner-builders and their families. But can these carports really protect cars? 

With the finest materials and superb designs, carports practically stand for vehicles. They are invented to provide shade, shield, and shelter. To give you ideas, here are the points on how they can meaningfully protect a vehicle:

Stay in love with trees and animals. Is it not picturesque to live in a place where there are a lot of trees and chirping birds? Surely that’s the relaxing scenery you deserve after a long stressful day. Well, unless these are the same trees and animals that give you some car problems. 

Without a carport, it is kind of expected that your car can have some drops of saps, tree branches, or splashes of bird poops. If this is normal every single day, it is an understatement to say that cleaning is so tiring. Removing sticky saps and animal poop stains, alone, is delicate to do. Then if you clean them without caution, they can sweep away car wax and paint. Bird poops are also believed to be so acidic, which is very bad for your car paint.   

Say no to too much heat exposure. Placing your car under a carport lets the vehicle and even you be protected from the harmful UV rays. 

Too much heat exposure is not only harmful to human skin but also to the car’s paint. UV rays oxidize the car coat. In effect, it slowly takes away your car’s glossy and vibrant look. And if your car coat totally wears out, its resiliency against rust fades away.

Avoid the attack of microorganisms. Sometimes in the busyness of life, you may intentionally or unintentionally leave your car pretty wet. The danger in it is you are also leaving your car to be a niche of bacteria or molds. These microorganisms go festive on the wet surface, particularly if it is in a dark place. 

So to avoid your car being so attractive for the microorganism, make sure it’s always dry and have some light. You can do this without difficulty with a carport. This shelter has open sides that allow your vehicle to get enough light and air so it can dry quickly. 

Have a strong shield against the hit of snow and hailstone. Cold temperature is not good for car batteries. So what more you can expect if a vehicle is an orphan during a snowstorm or hailstorm? There’s a high chance that you see it with scratches, scrapes, or shattered glasses. And you may need to do some digging and repair before you can use it.   

A durable metal carport is built to withstand these elements. Particularly the vertical-type roof can smoothly slide down snow, rain, or hailstone to the ground. And with that, your car is most likely not prone to be covered with snow or hardly hit by hailstones. 

Keep calm and watch. A carport is the type of storage that protects your vehicle from elements such as rain and UV rays. Your car is viewable even inside the house. Besides, you can also install surveillance cameras around it for level-up monitoring.

There are many things that a carport can do for your vehicle. At the same time, it also increases the value of your home, so there’s no reason to invest in a metal carport.