How To Best Protect Cars From The Elements

How To Best Protect Cars From The Elements

By:




Garage

Car garages are great protectors of cars. If one is fortunate enough to have a garage at home, then it is worth making use of it. Often made of brick, garages should usually ward off all types of storms. Unfortunately for cars, garages often become part of a house. This can mean they get turned into storage areas, or convenient workshops for repairs or woodworking. They might even become a spare bedroom.

Some houses are equipped with double or even triple garages. These multi car storage areas might be able to house a whole familys cars. If just a single garage is in existence, large families (particularly with grown, driving children) may need to park some cars outside, where they are exposed. Garages have the benefit of also being able to be locked up, therefore protecting not just against the elements, but also would be thieves or vandals.

Car Cover

Not in the same league as a garage, a car cover provides some minimal protection for a vehicle. Made of flexible material, they can easily be thrown over a car in a minute, with elastic edging helping to snugly attach the cover to the car. Car covers are good at combating leaves and twigs that might be moved around by wind. These items can leave stains and marks on a cars paintwork. Any weather event more forceful than a bit of wind is not going to be deterred by a car cover though. A car in the open is still at the mercy of any falling branches, and larger debris. Car covers do provide some sun protection.

Car Port

Car Ports are an intermediate type solution for protection from the weather. They do provide a good amount of shade, and catch quite a bit of debris like leaves and twigs before they land on ones car. Most are not self enclosing though, meaning that debris can still hit a car from side angles. They are much more effective at protecting a car during hailstorms, but are not foolproof if the sides are not enclosed.

Car Canopies

Canopies are another solution for car protection. Manufacturers can often tailor a solution based on the level of protection one feels is necessary, taking into consideration the usual weather patterns of a certain area. Those that are hoisted up with a simple sail type canopy above may do a similar job to a car port, but in a more aesthetically pleasing way. More advanced structures will feature enclosed netting, keeping most intruding matter out, whilst also providing sun protection. Flat netting can provide some hail protection. Netting with a pitched roof design can more effectively combat heavier hail storms by deflecting hail and not sagging under its weight.

As we can see, a range of car protection options are available to vehicle owners. Each have their own relative merits. Garages are very solid in weather protection. Car ports are a more budget option. Car covers are very economical, but provide limited security. Car canopies that use bird netting technology provide innovative solutions that are quite robust in an outdoor setting.

About the Author:
NetPro specialises in the design and construction of hail netting protective canopies as well as general protective canopy systems. We ahev a wide range of outdoor canopies & shade cloth: bird netting, insect screen, smart shade & more. For more information or to view our products, visit Canopies



Article Originally Published On: http://www.articlesnatch.com


Tags: , , , , ,

|

Loading...
Related....
Videos...

Recent Business Articles

Comments

Still can't find what you are looking for? Search for it!

Loading

Site Navigation:

Copyright 2005-2011 ArticleSnatch, LLC - All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Service.