Hi guys, I’ve been gone for a while. Lots of personal life changes have prevented me from riding for the past 3 years. I’ve still kept my baby and I refuse to get rid of it.

I had to move in a sudden fashion this past month. My new place has a garage but I can not use it to store my bike. The landlord has given me the option to build an attached shed to the garage so I can store my bike. He sent me this picture as a suggestion.


I’ve been doing tons of searching online but I’m having a hard time finding something that resembles this. Everything I’m finding is sold in the European market. Strange how all I find here in the US is back yard sheds sold at Home Depot. Those are not an option for us because there is not enough room in the back yard. The shed has to be attached to the garage like in the picture.

I’m reaching out to you guys here in desperation to find some options. I have to find something within the next month or the bike is going to have to sit in my new driveway under a cover. I don’t want to do that.

Thank you fellers in advance for any help you can give me.

 

Look up Suncast Sheds (sold by Lowes and others). They are a resin material. I just installed an 8'X13' one for my two bikes. Easy to erect on a prepared level surface (concrete or wood) and can be easily disasembled and moved to relocate if and when necessary.

The floor of the shed is also a resin material and kind of soft so I had to overlay with some 3/8" thick OSB plywood, or the weight of the bikes dimple the floor making it almost impossible to move, but easy to move on the plywood.

I have had a smaller version for my garden equipmnent for over 4 years and still like new.





Floor before plywood overlay.

 

Yup I too used to use a rubber maid shed. Durable. Dry. Lockable.

 

Do you have any construction skills? You could easily build that for a couple hundred bucks.

 

I'm thinking like Screamin Beagle
(but I'm a contractor)

You could stick build it proper with matching roof and siding ...with lights and electric for around $600-$700
an be much more secure than a plastic box
(no offense intended to those with the plastic storage sheds)
They have their place ....for the mower and garden tools


..L.T.A.

 

Try this company.

https://www.hayneedle.com/product/ar...r4x7ftshed.cfm

Put out some flyers in the neighborhood, maybe you can rent some space.
on occasion I rent a 5 x10 self storage unit for my bike.

 

How about a 5'x8' cargo trailer w/ramp and stabilizer jacks? It would be easy to sell or move when you're done with it.

 

I’ll look into this brand. The only problem with these stand alone sheds is that in my scenario, it might not work. The way our yard is set up I don’t think a stand alone shed will work/fit. You have to remember I’m st the mercy of the landlord. So far his suggestion was to build a shed that attaches to the exciting garage.

Still good to know this brand is a possibility.

You haven’t had any issues with condensation ? I’m assuming there are vents built into this thing.

 

my landlord is a carpenter so this option has crossed my mind. I would just pay him and help him build it. Only issue is that he’s currently remodeling his kitchen himself and it might be a good 4 months before he’s got enough free time to tackle this project. I Want to have this issue solved before the brutal part of the NJ winter gets here.

I looked into that very same shed but it got some pretty bad reviews. Flimsy and started to rust fairly quickly.


Not enough room in our driveway for this option.

 

family , friends in your area you could store until back on your feet ?