RV storage - how much room is needed?
Hi all! I am in the process of building a shop on my property. The plan is to be able to park a travel trailer and/or coach in there. Total shop size is 32(w)x48(d) with a 14x14 door. My main ques...
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Agree, 18-20' wide door is nice or 2 doors, big n little if you're not worried about the asthetics of them being symmetrical. Just whatever you do, don't make the little door less than 10' wide. So annoying, have a 8' wide door on our shop and a 9' for the single on our 3 car garage. Can't get the boat trailer in either of them or the truck in the 8' wide door.
No good reason to leave the RV out sun baking in the summer. If you get a lot of snow, you also get a lot of sun. Keeping it out of the sun when not in use is one of the single largest factors in the longevity of the camper exterior.
Other considerations, don't go cheap on running power to the shop. Even if you only need lights and a few outlets, the next owner will thank you.
Make sure your concrete finisher is good. Nothing like cleaning the shop floor or snow melt running the wrong direction.
Epoxy floor coating is very nice too. And it's too easy of you do it before moving in to it.
Windows are great to have some daylight.
Small garage door or double doors on the back could be useful. I built a small room in the corner of the shop that serves as a "shed" for the lawn and garden stuff and it also provides good elevated storage area above it. Doors open out to the back yard.
I could go on....can't wait to build another shop to my own liking.
Previous owners built this one to store their RV and didn't do any of the things I included above as suggestions.
Have fun designing your man cave!
No good reason to leave the RV out sun baking in the summer. If you get a lot of snow, you also get a lot of sun. Keeping it out of the sun when not in use is one of the single largest factors in the longevity of the camper exterior.
Other considerations, don't go cheap on running power to the shop. Even if you only need lights and a few outlets, the next owner will thank you.
Make sure your concrete finisher is good. Nothing like cleaning the shop floor or snow melt running the wrong direction.
Epoxy floor coating is very nice too. And it's too easy of you do it before moving in to it.
Windows are great to have some daylight.
Small garage door or double doors on the back could be useful. I built a small room in the corner of the shop that serves as a "shed" for the lawn and garden stuff and it also provides good elevated storage area above it. Doors open out to the back yard.
I could go on....can't wait to build another shop to my own liking.
Previous owners built this one to store their RV and didn't do any of the things I included above as suggestions.
Have fun designing your man cave!
