Advice: Outdoor storage on shoe string budget

[Johnny A]

Hello All,

I have run into a bit on an issue re: storage.
I have at least 4 snowblowers that won't fit in my enclosed garage. I need to store them outside. I placed a coupe on plywood with trash bags covering the motor. I use the plywood as a barrier from the moist dirt/grass. Any other ideas??? I have 2 more coming this weekend for repair.


I heard the temporary canvas ports don't last.



Any advice would be great...

 

[simpler=better]

I'm a big fan of:

Knocked down corrugated box on the grass
Pallet on that
Attach 1/2"PVC conduit to the pallet and make wagon hoops to support the tarp.

 

[bdbecker]

String a rope between a couple of trees or posts and make a tent out of some tarps. I do like the pallet idea mentioned earlier - basically little Quonset huts on pallets.

 

[ddawg16]

Sell one of the snowblowers and buy the proper materials to make a shed for them.

 

[ryan77]

build a pallet shed

 

[Raymond Fast]

I store my lawnmowers under my wheelbarrows (turned upside down). It protects the lawnmower engines from the elements and it saves a little space. I've done it for years. I also have a large galvanized tub I use in place of one of the wheelbarrows if I'm going to be using the wheelbarrow for something else - like, you know, wheelbarrow stuff.

 

[Johnny A]

Ryan,
I was told that a pallet shed is easy & inexpensive.

 

[gungatim]

one summer I was so overwhelmed with lawnmowers I put up a 10x20 canopy from Costco in front of the shop to store/work on them until I got through the load. worked well and kept them out of the elements. built a little 2' high work bench (think mini long ramps) to roll several at a time up to working height. then tore it apart and used the canopy elsewhere...now I don't take on that much side work if I can help it...

 

[JavaBrewer]

Craigs list for used sheds.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I heard the temporary canvas ports don't last.
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The good ones do, at least for 4-5 years, but they are expensive. Check out Shelter Logic.

 

[jd_1138]

If the OP owns the place, I'd recommend building a shed on some piers. The 2x4 Basics kits are super easy to build. The small one is 7 feet by 8 feet, medium is 8 feet by 14 feet, and 10 feet by 22 feet for the large one. They are tough and the instructions are simple.

http://www.2x4basics.com/shed-kits.html

And use the leftover materials to build a bunch of shelving inside to swallow up your stuff and keep it organized. Pegboard on the door for tools.

I wouldn't waste time, money, and materials on temporary solutions. Add value to your home by adding a quality shed.

 

[visiting guest]

http://www.lowes.com/pd_292709-25-BW54_1z0wg8cZ2z8vp__?productId=3169613&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1

 

[jd_1138]

http://www.lowes.com/pd_292709-25-BW54_1z0wg8cZ2z8vp__?productId=3169613&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1

Well if his budget is super tight, that'd suffice I guess even though it looks flimsy. However, that's only 12 square feet whereas the 2x4 Basics kit (small one) is 56 square feet and probably $500 or less for materials depending on materials selected.

Sometimes cheap is not a good value.

 

[CNGsaves]

IDEA: Move all of wifey's scrapbook/sewing stuff out of spare bedroom to attic.

Bring all the snowblowers needing work to spare bedroom and get them running !! . .

 

[FigureItOut]

The good ones do, at least for 4-5 years, but they are expensive. Check out Shelter Logic.

I have one of those, it's survived some pretty good storms and lots of direct sunlight. I've been very pleased with it for around $100 on clearance. The only problem I had was the junky ratchets they give you to cinch it down, but I replaced them.

 

[jkwilson]

Cattle panel plus a tarp can make a very weatherproof structure. Google the words cattle panel hoop house. You can be weather tight for less than $50, and because of the structure it's wind and snow damage proof.

 

[gte718p]

Hello All,

I have run into a bit on an issue re: storage.
I have at least 4 snowblowers that won't fit in my enclosed garage. I need to store them outside. I placed a coupe on plywood with trash bags covering the motor. I use the plywood as a barrier from the moist dirt/grass. Any other ideas??? I have 2 more coming this weekend for repair.

I heard the temporary canvas ports don't last.

Any advice would be great...

I'm in the worst environment for plastic tarps. Lots of sun, lots of wind, and lots of salt. My top lasted about three years.

This year I replaced it with a real canvas tarp (about $150). I've have one on my crawler for going on seven years now and it is still going strong. I think the new roof will last a long time.

 

[hh76]

Not to be a ****, but if you can't afford a place to keep the blowers, maybe you can't afford to buy them, or take on the repair work.

A simple shed could be built for a few hundred, and would make a nice space.

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

I have a jig that bends top rails for galvanized chain link into 12' hoops.

Have built a "green house" with them covered in proper plastic.
Building a Turkey enclosure now with corrugated steel roofing & fencing.

And have thought of doing an enclosure for my trailers, but that would be very long and tarps would look like **** out back. (wife has to approve)

Ground frame is a box with treated 2x's and ends are framed in with scrap lumber and siding in left over steel laying around. Should have maximum of $200 into the 10'x12' turkey enclosure.

yes they have to be staked down, can be done with T posts or chain link poles cut and bolted to hoops.

 

[gazza]

I just converted an old galvanized water tank I had. It has a few holes around the bottom edge so I painted it green to match my shed, cut an entry door to ground level, added a post either side for strength and hinged the cut panel back on. Added a secondhand skylight to the top of the tank were the input hole was. Total cost less then a $100 for a 12' x 8' storage area

 

[CCer]

I use old pickup truck bedliners, turned over for temporary storage. Many are free or cheap, and very durable.