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Thanks! I really love both bikes for different reasons, last of the non-liquid cooled GS (and lightest sub-generation!) and the airhead is an R90/6, so it still gets up and goes 48 years later! Yeah, we’ll see if I decide to do the insulation/drywall…something tells me I’ll get bored and do it…

Good idea. I put a skylight in the house and the rain does a pretty good job keeping it clean enough, but I’ll keep an eye on it!

Planning to add a gutter on the long side to drain to the alleyway. That was part of the plan for my sewer use & drainage permit. Ledger is screwed through to the top plates of the garage with shear-rated Simpson screws.

Thanks for all the input everyone! Shed is almost complete and I've started a thread to document it in the gallery: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/bmw-motorrad-shed.528084/

And what's going on inside? Finally got a chance to pull one of the bikes in and start hanging some decor. Now that it's all coming together I think I want to drywall it to look super clean, but then if you drywall you should insulate first, and it's against the uninsulated garage, so you should...

Got the door built and trim on. Still need to paint to match the garage, but I'm liking how it's looking!

I decided to go with a 30% transmission Suntuf roof to get some light in there for the ambiance. I may also end up putting some plants in there. The lower housewrap is there to help keep water out since the slab is at grade (also sealed between base plate and slab), and it's shorter on one...

I'm adding a lean-to shed (6x14) to store/work on/display my 2 BMW motorcycles so my garage can be freed up more for fun projects. I had previously solicited some advice in this thread: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/do-i-need-stud-walls-for-my-small-lean-to-bump-out.521675/ Well...

Thanks for the Trex tip. That's a great point on the 2x4 wall with the proposed posts being so close to the non-thickened edge...

Totally, I appreciate the caution. The zoning permit application was submitted a while back and I actually just heard back an hour ago that it is in their "walk-through review" process, which is their fast-track permit process, and I should hear back within 1-2 weeks.

Right, the code for the garage was already met when it was built. This is effectively just a shed next to it, which should fall under the <200sqft part of the code. The garage is on a floating slab without thickened edges (Denver has 36" frost depth), which is why I had this poured as a...

Yeah, I'll probably do a PT skirt/splash board either way. The bottom of the garage siding is starting to get a little soft... To be honest, getting the door opening right is part of what has me leaning towards the pole barn style construction, since that way the posts are holding up the weight...

I appreciate that. Because I’m in a fairly dense area the property side setback is 0’. And it doesn’t extend past the garage which already meets the alleyway setback requirement

Nope, it’s under 200 sq ft and 8 ft tall which does not require a building permit

Thanks for all the replies! I'll try to respond to everyone here specifically, but in general it seems like people are steering me towards stud walls without corner posts. Seems like it'll be cheaper, and feel more premium in the end as opposed to pole barn style? That's a good point. What I...

So I'm doing a small lean-to addition to my garage. It'll be 6'x14', slab is already poured (4" thick), and the idea is to have a place to park 1-2 motorcycles. I'll have a shed door facing the alleyway, and will cut out a man-door-sized opening into the main garage. My question is: do I need...