Garage outside storage

[jarhead]

I want to put a storage shed next to my garage but I want it to look nice. The largest I can build is 10X12, My current garage is 28' along that wall, and 10' high.

I have been thinking about the different options I have. I know I want the width to be 10' and the depth 12'. I was thinking about a 7' high wall on the outside wall, and almost 10' by the grage. Code wont allow me to attach it to the existing garage but I can **** it up next to it. I thought I would use pressure treated plywood on that side to resist any moisture that may get in there, I would use flashing on the shed rooof to the current garage. I was also thinking of a dormer just for looks.

Anyone have any thoughts on how to make it nice looking?

Thanks, Joe

edit: The shed that is in the picture will be moved. I am going to pour concrete along the 28' wall, about 10' wide. The county will not allow me to attach the shed to the garage. I was going to do a carport but cant because the garage is on a monolithic slab.

 

[comp]

that looks fine to me

 

[geordie]

Looks good enough to live in.

 

[jarhead]

Actually the shed that is there will be replaced.

It is only a 8X10, my motorcycle fills it from front door to back wall.

 

[kbs2244]

With a single pitch roof that matches the slope of the garage, and a high wall height that just comes under the garage current soffit, you should come out looking good.

Snug it up tight with matching siding.

I would skip the dormer. Go the full depth of the garage if they will let you. You never have enough under roof space.
Find another spot for the dog.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I think there would be an improvement in the apperarance if you actually removed the little building from being jammed up next to the garage and give the little building it's own space so to speak as a stand alone.

 

[Franz©]

Sometimes, especially when dealing with government miniminds you're better served by not asking the question you want an answer to. You ask about a shed, and get the autoanswer you can only build 10 x 12. At that point the trained minimind turns off and no further communication is possible.

With a 28 foot garage, generally no permitting would be needed to pile firewood along the wall, and the probability is no government agency would be involved in putting a roof over the firewood. Gosh, you don't want the wood getting snow blown into the shed, so you add removable wall panels held by screws, NOT nails. Still no permit required. Then you need to add a door because somebody is stealing your wood.

Pretty soon you have a 10 x 28 shed on the side of the garage, with a door and nobody has the authority to look inside to see if it contains firewood or motorcycles without a search warrant.

 

[jarhead]

With a single pitch roof that matches the slope of the garage, and a high wall height that just comes under the garage current soffit, you should come out looking good.

Snug it up tight with matching siding.

I would skip the dormer. Go the full depth of the garage if they will let you. You never have enough under roof space.
Find another spot for the dog.

Thanks for the help. The shed that is in the picture will be moved. I plan on pouring concrete along the 28'. The county requires a permit to go over 120 SF, and that is all I really need. Most of the other stuff goes in the barn out back.

The kennel will be gone after the old girl in it passes away. We almost put her down a few weeks ago but couldnt do it. She is a 12 year old shepard and her hearing, and sight are almost gone. Her hips are getting real bad as well. She only gets put in the kennel at night because she likes to harrass the other animals.

Joe

 

[customperformance]

I would have never asked about the shed. I would have poured the cement pad 10' x 28' and then built a 10' x 28' lean too / car port attached to the garage one fall/ winter and then finished the front out with a door in the spring. If you dont have bitchy or close neighbors you could have gotten away with this with nobody ever knowing about it.

 

[Northstar9126]

I'm curious as to when a "shed" becomes an addition to the garage. You are talking about using flashing between the two structures. In my mind that would make it an addition.

 

[jarhead]

I would have never asked about the shed. I would have poured the cement pad 10' x 28' and then built a 10' x 28' lean too / car port attached to the garage one fall/ winter and then finished the front out with a door in the spring. If you dont have bitchy or close neighbors you could have gotten away with this with nobody ever knowing about it.

Our county comes out every other year and takes pictures. If I build it without a permit I would be required to tear it down.

 

[jarhead]

I'm curious as to when a "shed" becomes an addition to the garage. You are talking about using flashing between the two structures. In my mind that would make it an addition.

The inspector said as long as I did not fasten the structure to the garage I could **** up against it. They are woried about freeze/thaw causing problems.

I would just flash under an existing lap on the current garage to keep water from getting between the two structures.

 

[Franz©]

Our county comes out every other year and takes pictures. If I build it without a permit I would be required to tear it down.

A) when did Colorado become a People's Republik like Califooey?

B) sounds like a perfect aplication for a NotA building sitting on a patio.
No attachment, completely portable, and NOT Taxable personal property.

 

[WolverineCoatings]

I've got a couple of outbuildings that most people would say are nice. First, both of my building match the house. Both of them have electricity. The one thing that I think makes a huge difference is to buy a building with overhangs. Many of these buildings toady have roofs that stop at the wall. It looks cheap and eventually they get water damage which makes them look even worse!

 

[jarhead]

I've got a couple of outbuildings that most people would say are nice. First, both of my building match the house. Both of them have electricity. The one thing that I think makes a huge difference is to buy a building with overhangs. Many of these buildings toady have roofs that stop at the wall. It looks cheap and eventually they get water damage which makes them look even worse!

Thanks for the reply...

I am planning on doing the overhang on the three exposed sides.

I am just having a hard time envisioning the roof slope.

 

[jarhead]

It took almost three years but I finally got it done

We have two JRT's now. This is their daytime area while we are at work.

 

[bobadame]

My shop is built on a monolithic slab and has a side roof attached to it. The piers that hold up the outer edge of the roof are 12" diameter buried 36" into the ground. It works here. I'm in Fort Collins.

 

[NUTTSGT]

That looks like a very nice spot for the Jack Russells.

 

[mdbeck1]

So why not just "add" on to the existing structure? I've got a neighbor here that did that.

For an idea of how that would look just think of your shed turned 90 degrees and butted up to the building. You would want the peak of the small roofs to be under your existing roof.

 

[bill9860]

Probably not much help here but in my mind you would want it to look as much like the structure that it is adjacent to. Same color siding, roof pitch, shingles etc. A "mini me" if you will.

 

[nehog]

My storage (10 x 12) is beside the garage, about 6 or 8 ft away from the 'carport' end that I just added. Just enough room for snow pulled off the roof of the shed and the carport really. (Limited by the property lines and setbacks.) If forced to move it, it would go behind the garage, an area that is currently wooded.