How can I reduce the heat and light from my carport that has polycarbonate roofing?

[ihocking]

My carport is very bright and hot underneath. What can I do to reduce the amount of heat and light?

 

[EricL]

Hello @ihocking 

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community. It's sensational to have you join us, and thanks for sharing your question about your carport.

I propose building a lightweight timber frame that you can screw under your existing carport roof frame and stapling the Coolaroo 3.66m Wide Graphite Heavy-Duty Sun Protection Shade Cloth 90% UV block onto it. It will reduce the amount of sunlight coming in and block off at least 90 percent of UV hitting your vehicle. 

Another option is to install Suntuf Sunlite 8mm x 610mm x 2.4m Solar Grey Twinwall Polycarbonate Roofing under your existing carport roof frame. It will reduce the sunlight coming in and help with reducing the temperature as well. Additional timber battens might need to be installed to provide mounting points for the poly sheet.

Let me call on our experienced members @Dave-1 and @Nailbag for their recommendations.

If you need further assistance, please let us know.

Eric