Guide / expertise
Planning permission in Carinthia, Styria, Upper Austria and Salzburg, snow load in the Alps, an honest costing: here we answer the questions that really count before you buy a carport — from the practice of a master metalworking business, not from a brochure.
ALC Metalltechnik GmbH — Master metalworking business, Völkermarkt
Building law Austria
Building law is state law: 25 m² in Carinthia, 40 m² in Styria, 15 and 50 m² in Upper Austria, a permit for every carport in Salzburg. Procedures, documents and deadlines explained for English-speaking owners.
Reading time approx. 8 minutes
Read the articleStructural safety
Wet snow weighs up to half a tonne per cubic metre. What snow load means, how Austria calculates it and why kit carports built for 80 to 120 kg/m² fail in the Alps.
Reading time approx. 6 minutes
Read the articlePrices & costs
Transparent manufacturer prices incl. VAT, installation cost by distance zone, the foundation, hidden costs and a worked example for a double carport.
Reading time approx. 7 minutes
Read the articleFoundation & technology
Why the foundation is built on your side, which foundation type suits which site, how deep to found frost-free and what it roughly costs — with a foundation plan for every order.
Reading time approx. 8 minutes
Read the articleThe big decision
Cost, planning permission, ventilation, corrosion protection and value retention compared — and why a carport with side panels offers many garage benefits at far lower cost.
Reading time approx. 7 minutes
Read the articleIn preparation
The guide keeps growing. In preparation are, among other things, a solar carport and photovoltaics article and a guide to guttering on a carport. If you have a specific question that is missing here: write to us — we answer personally and take the topic up.
From reading to building
Hot-dip galvanised steel from Carinthia, 250 kg/m² snow load, installation by our own team across the Alpine foreland up to 350 km. Transparent prices ex works Völkermarkt.