Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

But that's not included in the 20k yet, I assume. ;) It's all fine. The fact that someone is shelling out 20k for it just shocks me a bit. But as mentioned, luckily everyone can decide that for themselves.

I find it amusing that so many are bothered by the price.

YES, it was expensive. YES, it was significantly more than we had planned. YES, it shocked us.

BUT, we contacted (or tried via configurator) every (cheap) provider we found on the Internet. Wood, metal, concrete, everything was included. Then we also asked 2 local carpenters.

All offers (in the end there were 5-6) ranged between 18 and 25 THOUSAND EUROS. Many were eliminated beforehand because, as mentioned, no carport according to our development plan was possible (no 40° roof or no greenery or insufficient structural stability, ...). One declined because their order book for this year was already full (that was in April/May). One withdrew the offer because the permissible roof load for our snow load zone was not met at all :oops: (This only came out after inquiry, because I wondered how greenery was supposed to fit on it).

With the (cheap) providers, sometimes even assembly was not included. (Great, because I can surely assemble 7.5m long wooden beams myself :D ).
Oh, the wooden carports were also offered with untreated spruce wood. (Again great, because that is so durable outdoors ;)).
That's why we ended up going with the concrete slab.

Whether that was due this year to the cost explosions for materials or the high demand. No idea. Maybe it was cheaper before. I can't say either. I've never built a carport before :p.

If you can buy a standard off-the-shelf 08/15 wooden carport, congratulations (and a bit of envy ;)). Special things drive the price extremely.

Anyone who spends 20k on such a thing has lost control over their life… but then still builds in a device room themselves.

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YES, that was expensive. YES, that was significantly more than we had planned. YES, it shocked us.
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If you can buy an ordinary standard wooden carport off the shelf, congratulations (and a bit of envy ;)). Special items drive the price up extremely.

Anyone who spends 20k on such a thing has lost control of their life… and then they still add a storage room themselves.

To me, 20k seems like a lot, but we are also almost used to high prices from other trades. has already explained in detail above what the circumstances and special requirements were, what alternatives existed at the time, and why they decided on it. Therefore, I find it unfair to say so generally that he has lost control of his life. I believe many homeowners have spent a lot of money here and there without having planned it that way beforehand.

Anyone who spends 20k on such a thing has lost control over their life… then still builds in a storage compartment themselves.

:D Maybe also lost control over their income...

Anyone who spends 20k on such a thing has lost control over their life… and then still builds a storage room themselves.

Honestly, that was somewhat below the belt, almost insulting.

But well, you probably live in a cheaper area. You can count yourselves lucky. Besides, not only prices at construction companies are soaring.
For comparison, in our residential area last year a 700m² lot was sold for €400,000. Last week apparently the last free plot here with about 400m² was sold for €450,000 (second row, surrounded by houses, no direct access to the street). And this is a normal (middle-class) residential area in a small town (suburb) of the district capital.

:D Maybe they also lost control over their income...

Unfortunately not :D