Compact stands, more vehicles
The newer freehold suburbs north of the Magaliesberg were laid out on smaller erven than the Moot, often with a frontage under 15m, and households frequently run more vehicles than the driveway was drawn for. That makes the tandem 3m x 12m double the most useful shape here rather than the 6m x 6m side-by-side - it takes two cars nose to tail down the driveway without eating the whole frontage or the garden. Where a third vehicle is added later, the same frame extends.
Budget leads the material choice. A galvanised steel carport gives sun and hail cover at the lowest cost per covered square metre, and a shade net carport from R4,500 covers the sun half immediately where cash flow decides the timing.
Rosslyn: staff and fleet parking
Rosslyn is Tshwane's automotive manufacturing area, and the parking problem there is not one household's cars - it is 20 to 80 bays of staff and fleet parking that must go up without closing a yard. Those are quoted per bay rather than per structure, in continuous runs of shade net or IBR on a shared beam line, which is materially cheaper per bay than repeating a domestic double. Bays are set at 2.5m wide for staff parking and 3m where a bakkie or panel van is expected.
Sizes fitted most often in the far north
| Structure | Footprint | Covers | Supplied & installed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | 3m × 6m | One car or bakkie on a compact stand | R6,500 – R14,000 |
| Double, tandem | 3m × 12m | Two vehicles nose to tail down the driveway | R13,000 – R25,000 |
| Shade net double | 6m × 6m | Two cars, sun and UV only | R8,000 – R16,000 |
| Continuous bay run | 2.5m – 3m per bay | Staff and fleet parking at Rosslyn | Quoted per bay |
Bands are supplied-and-installed for a galvanised steel frame with IBR roof sheeting on an accessible stand. Aluminium runs about 1.5x steel; shade net runs below it. The exact figure comes off the Pretoria carport price list after a free on-site measure.
Suburbs and areas covered in the far north
Akasia, Theresapark, Karenpark, Amandasig, Chantelle, The Orchards, Ninapark, Klerksoord, Hesteapark, Doornpoort north, Heatherdale, Rosslyn, Soshanguve, Soshanguve South, Winterveld, Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa. A search for carports near me or a carport installer near me from anywhere in the far north resolves here.
Hail comes off the ridge
The far north sits on the open Highveld side of the Magaliesberg with little to break a summer storm, so hail is a real cost here rather than a theoretical one. Shade net stops UV but not a hailstone; only a solid IBR or aluminium roof does. Where a shadeport is fitted first for budget, KB sizes the posts so the same frame can carry IBR sheeting later without being taken down - the difference between the two is set out under carport vs shadeport.
The far north is one of eight areas covered by KB Carports; the full range of carports in Pretoria and their prices is set out on the main page.
What KB fits here
In the far north the quote usually names one of these:
- shade net carport
- double carport
- carport prices in Pretoria
- carport installation
- carport installers in Pretoria
Akasia, Soshanguve & far north carport questions
Do you install carports in Soshanguve and Akasia?
Yes. KB Carports installs across Akasia, Theresapark, Karenpark, Amandasig, Chantelle, The Orchards, Klerksoord, Soshanguve, Mabopane and Ga-Rankuwa.
Do you do staff parking for factories in Rosslyn?
Yes. Continuous bay runs in shade net or IBR on a shared beam line, quoted per bay rather than per structure. Bays are set at 2.5m for staff cars and 3m where bakkies and panel vans park.
My driveway is narrow - can I still cover two cars?
Yes, in tandem. A 3m x 12m frame takes two vehicles nose to tail down the driveway instead of side by side, so the frontage and the garden stay clear. It runs R13,000 to R25,000 supplied and installed.
Can a shadeport be upgraded to a steel roof later?
Yes, if the posts were sized for it at the start. KB specifies the section for the heavier load on request, so IBR sheeting can go onto the same frame later without taking the structure down.