{"id":182,"date":"2024-08-30T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/?p=182"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:37:06","slug":"choosing-between-a-carport-or-garage-for-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/choosing-between-a-carport-or-garage-for-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Between a Carport or Garage for Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best additions you can make to your home is a carport or garage. They will protect your vehicles and give you additional storage space. If you know you want to add one but aren&#8217;t sure which, use these differences to help you make a decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Enclosed or Not<\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest differences between a carport and a garage is the walls and doors. A carport is usually just a shelter attached to the house, or it can be freestanding, and you park your car beneath it. Some carports have a built-in room, but it&#8217;s open, and you can&#8217;t close it like a garage. A garage will have all sides enclosed with a door.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Cost<\/h2>\n<p>Another significant difference between the two is the cost. Because the carport is smaller and doesn&#8217;t have walls on all sides, it is usually cheaper to build. A garage will be a more expensive project, but if you want a fully secure area, you&#8217;ll want to go with the garage. It&#8217;s important to note that a carport can be built much quicker and has fewer code regulations than a garage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Storage<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a place to store just your car and nothing else, you only need a carport. However, with a garage, you can take advantage of the walls in the space and use it for storage for your things that belong outside and recreational items that aren&#8217;t usually kept in the house. Garages can also be a part of your security system, whereas a carport can only be managed by a camera.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the Waldron, AR, area and looking for a new home insurance policy, contact us at The Owens Agency LLC today for more information on a personal quote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best additions you can make to your home is a carport or garage. They will protect your vehicles and give you additional storage space. If you know you want to add one but aren&#8217;t sure which, use these differences to help you make a decision.&nbsp; 1. Enclosed or Not One of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,5],"class_list":["post-182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-insurance","tag-the-owens-agency-llc","tag-waldron-ar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182\/revisions\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theowensagency.biz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}