Vegetated carport

How to add greenery to a carport?

The aluminium carport is the ideal shelter to protect your car. More practical to install than a garage, it is also much more economical. As far as the quality of protection is concerned, an aluminium carport protects your vehicle from the elements, the vagaries of the weather and the sun's rays. And in order to make it blend in naturally with the environment, it is possible to vegetate a carport. Original, decorative and protective, vegetation adds value and softness to your outdoor space.

Positioning

Colour & style

The lighting

The equipment

The lean-to flat-roof carport

Leaning against your house and fixed to the ground by 2 posts, the lean-to flat roof carport can accommodate a light vehicle, motorbikes, bicycles or any other vehicle and also protects the entrance to your house or garage with its roof.

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The free-standing flat-roof carport

In the island version, on 4 posts fixed to the ground, the carport can be placed at the end of a driveway or at the end of your garden to create a new parking area. The posts must be fixed to the ground on concrete blocks or a masonry slab.

Colour:

Coloris aluminium Akena - Gris givré texturé — Frosted grey textured

Coloris aluminium Akena - Gris architecte texturé — Textured grey architect

Coloris aluminium Akena - Noir sablé texturé — Black sanded

Coloris aluminium Akena - Gris anthracite texturé — Textured anthracite grey

Coloris aluminium Akena - Beige clair texturé — Light beige textured

Coloris aluminium Akena - Blanc brillant — Glossy white

Personnalisation :

Poteaux déportés Pergola bioclimatique Akena — Offset posts emphasising the contemporary design aspect

Liseré inox corniche carport Akena — Stainless steel edging for an elegant and very modern look

Our LED lighting option provides powerful, precise, long-lasting and economical lighting. Providing you with safety and comfort, you can park your vehicle and access your home in complete safety in the evening.

Our tip: as an option, we also offer you a motion-detector LED spotlight. Simple and intelligent, it lights up as soon as it sees you coming.

Akena Carport - Ilot - Poteau déporté — Fixed privacy screen

Brise-vue coulissant à lames orientables Akena — Sliding privacy screens with adjustable slats

Prise électrique sur carport Akena — Electrical socket

The cost of your project depends on numerous parameters, particularly the dimensions and the equipment you wish to add to your project.

7 520€

3 very simple solutions for greening a carport: When it comes to vegetation, some people can be panicked. You may not be a gardener, let alone a landscape gardener. That's why the solutions we're going to give you are very simple. They are within everyone's reach. And above all: risk-free for your carport!

Furthermore, if you want to keep your carport intact for many years to come, you will have to say goodbye to the vegetated roof! A modern aluminium carport has a suitable roof. It is available in glass or polycarbonate. Most often treated with anti-UV, it has all the properties necessary for optimal protection of your vehicle.

Végétaliser un carport avec des jardinières

Flower boxes are ideal for brightening up the area around your carport. They add greenery and decorate it with the passing seasons. The idea, when using flower boxes, is to fill the spaces between each post. You can opt for boxes with trellises. This will allow climbing plants to grow without damaging the structure of your carport. However, make sure you stop them growing above the roof, or divert their trajectory.

Here is a list of climbing plants that thrive in our regions:

virgin vine;

wisteria;

honeysuckle;

clematis;

jasmine;

climbing rose;

passion flower...

Les pots de fleurs XXL pour végétaliser un carport

XXL pots can accommodate large plants or shrubs. This original idea brightens up the sides of your carport without weighing down the environment. What's more, these pots are easy to protect in frosty weather. And if you install them on trays with wheels, you can move them around with ease. XXL flower pots come in all shapes and sizes and in many colours.

Un mur végétal avec bardage

You are no doubt familiar with wooden cladding. This slotted trellis can be added to the sides of your carport and used as a support to create a green wall. Choose your flowers, plants and even vegetables and place them in glass, plastic or metal pots. Hang them directly on the cladding. You can create a vertical vegetable garden or a flowering plant wall!

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The advantages of a vegetated carport: In addition to its decorative aspect, lush vegetation offers many advantages for your carport.

Here are a few of them:

thermal insulation: the vegetation regulates the temperature under the carport by providing shade over a wider radius;

sound insulation: noise is reduced by the plants and any vertical foliage;

better protection against the elements: rain and wind no longer blow in from the sides of the carport;

saving space: the plants in the window boxes against your carport do not take up space in your garden;

increased protection: since it is no longer possible to pass by the sides, access to your vehicle is reduced;

more privacy: the vegetation protects your car from prying eyes.
Planting a carport for more privacy: You may want to plant something in your carport for the sole purpose of protecting your privacy or increasing the protection of your vehicle. In that case, you can opt for privacy screens instead of plants.

The aluminium privacy screens resemble trellises and are installed on the sides of the carport. They have solid or slotted slats that allow light to pass through or not. You can also choose mixed privacy screens to play with the light.

See the privacy screens