For posterity, I learned that using a lag screw for double duty as both the anchor for a ratchet strap and the anchor for a carport foot has one major downside: adjusting the feet position for the carport sidewall covers will require both unscrewing the foot and undoing the ratchet straps. Conversel...

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Is a blake hitch or taut-line knot suitable for this if using rope instead? Also, under these conditions would those knots be okay with mule tape?

Can you explain the riggings and strap/rope in more laymens terms? I am not following what you're describing but I appreciate your help! A lot of the stuff I am reading is just using terminology that I don't understand so just descriptive language about what is tied to what would help! Thanks!

I'm a newb and having a trouble finding a direct answer to this. For a 10'x20' carport, is it sufficient to put in one 14" lag screw into the foot of each vertical strut? Do I also need to hold down the roof by putting one lag screw down at the base of each side and connecting that to the roof with ...