Dedicated bike shed / garage?

[Maxxx]

OK - so before I can place an order - I have to have somewhere for it to sleep - I've done a search on the forum and found the "show us the inside of your garage" thread - some people have bigger garages that I have a house

I've been looking at buying a dedicated bike shed / garage from "Protect-a-bike" or motosafe and before I did I just wanted to check if any of you have any recommendations?

I've even thought of an 8 or 10 foot container ..........

Any thoughts?

Cheers

 

[PaulXC]

OK - so before I can place an order - I have to have somewhere for it to sleep - I've done a search on the forum and found the "show us the inside of your garage" thread - some people have bigger garages that I have a house

I've been looking at buying a dedicated bike shed / garage from "Protect-a-bike" or motosafe and before I did I just wanted to check if any of you have any recommendations?

I've even thought of an 8 or 10 foot container ..........

Any thoughts?

Cheers

Hi Maxxx

I got one these off Ebay.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171387

Its good but I have to take the mirrors off to get the bike in.,

Paul

 

[brassmonkey001]

Do you want somewhere just to keep it or do you want to work on it as well?

 

[Maxxx]

At first I thought "just store" as I could use my exisitng garage to work on the bike but realistically, any big job would see the bike up on a stand for a few nights and I wouldn't want my car sleeping outside so ideally both store and work on the bike.

 

[motobiker]

If you're prepared to lay a concrete foundation into which you set a ground anchor then why not use an ordinary metal garden shed - simply cut a hole in the floor for the ground anchor. Plenty of room then for the bike and room to work. Part of the security of a metal shed is the amount of noise generated in trying to break into it. That plus a ground anchor will be all the security you'll need. Double door metal garden shed can be had for around £380 - heres just one example.

http://www.metal-sheds-online.co.uk/storemore/springdale-metal-sheds.html

 

[Drofsereb]

Two things -

Some insurance policies stipulate a brick or concrete block garage. I'm noy suggesting you have to do that, but it would be a shame to go to the expense of a metal or wooden shed without checking first.

I think metal sheds will ne more likely to generate condensation. Wood is better from that point of view but obviously not as secure. I'm sure there will be someone on here who has a metal shed who can disprove that theory or explain how it can be overcome though!

 

[squid]

http://www.wainbros.co.uk/concrete-garages.asp

Two things -

Some insurance policies stipulate a brick or concrete block garage. I'm noy suggesting you have to do that, but it would be a shame to go to the expense of a metal or wooden shed without checking first.

I think metal sheds will ne more likely to generate condensation. Wood is better from that point of view but obviously not as secure. I'm sure there will be someone on here who has a metal shed who can disprove that theory or explain how it can be overcome though!

Give these people a go. Pressed concrete workshops of any size or shape you want. Much better than the usual concrete garages. I had a 20ft by11ft one in brick pattern. Painted it in 2 hours 9 years ago and still looks new now. Looks just like brick once done.

Mine cost me about £1100 back then. Not worth getting anything else for that money.

 

[WindyChuffer]

All I did was lay some slabs on level soil. Ordered up some 2" x 2" timber + timber cladding and knocked up my own shed. Used 6' x 4' WBP board for the roof and 2"x2" for the roof trusses. Can stand on the roof no probs. Still standing 5 years on, and no issues. A lot cheaper than buying a shed and a lot more robust. Total cost around £600 and size of shed is around 8' x 5'. Shopped around for wood and had it delivered from a timber merchant. I'm no carpenter, but can put up shelves (and a shed), so easy peasy. Laid some cable in the ground to get electric to it too. Just wish I laid a water pipe at the same time.

 

[Smiler400]

With the amount of builders/brick layers out of work I would be asking about to see if anybody could do some, ahem, unpaid work. Get a price for a nice brick or block unit before you shell out for a pre-made jobbie

 

[sven]

Two things -

Some insurance policies stipulate a brick or concrete block garage. I'm noy suggesting you have to do that, but it would be a shame to go to the expense of a metal or wooden shed without checking first.

I think metal sheds will ne more likely to generate condensation. Wood is better from that point of view but obviously not as secure. I'm sure there will be someone on here who has a metal shed who can disprove that theory or explain how it can be overcome though!

I had a Trimetals motorcycle "garage" (as they market it)/shed (as anyone else would call it) and the insurance companies accept steel construction as well as brick and stone.

Condensation was an issue in the winter though. I used to have to wipe down the roof with a towel a couple of times a week over winter, but had no corrosion problems with my Thundercat or VFR during winter storage. The shed still looks like new after 12 years, so I'm going to buy a double bike version for my new abode