Storage canopy garage temporary

[fmorelli]

I have a moving situation soon where the place I'll be going has no garage. One will eventually be built. But in the meantime I need to store a variety of items. I was thinking an enclosed canopy storage garage would do the trick. I have tool boxes and a few other things, along with a car that needs to not live outside. I'll need to get something up quickly.

Any recommendations on manufacturers or canopy solutions? Posting a photo just as an example. Thanks!

 

[The Cobbler]

I would look for temp. indoor storage for the car, and search out portable pods for your other stuff.

 

[Spud McGee]

I had a similar situation to yours while I was waiting and building my shop. I just put a bunch of stuff on my landscaping trailer and kept it covered with a harbor freight tarp. That held up for a year. Maybe do the same and put a cover on your car.

I have had some of those style canopies in the past and they have all been junk. They fell down after a heavy rain and water found a way to collect on top of them. Once a little bit of water pushes the tarp down a tad below a horizontal pole, the water starts to pool and collect and before you know it, the thing has more water on it than it can hold.

 

[Stuart in MN]

Since you're storing valuable items, will security be an issue at the new location?

 

[cruzer75]

I would suggest not getting the Harbor freight version. Shelter logic, rhino garage, farm tek supply... all better options.

Depending on if you think you will have security issues you maybe better off with a shed of some sort.

Another option is to get a enclosed trailer used and keep everything in there for now. Then when done sell it!

 

[fourjeepin]

My sister bought a house that had one of those fabric garages. As others said, it was junk and they never used it and threw it out after a few months.

 

[Hooked]

If it isn't going to be on a slab there will most likely be moisture problems.
Former neighbor had one of the metal car/boat covers installed several years ago for boat cover. New neighbor had it enclosed when they purchased the house, for use as storage. Big mistake as the it's very damp inside even with gravel floor. He's planning to have it concreted soon.

 

[Zeke]

Another thread that will generate useless comments because of no location. Am I stupid or is it the net?

Wind, humidity, heat, cold (below freezing) are all problematic. Here in SoCal (not the desert) it might work. NorCal too for that matter until the rains return.

 

[xanth]

Did a similar thing. Had a car that I stored in a similar shelter (and worked on it) for a couple years, then moved with the shelter and used it as storage while the new house was being worked on. Currently using it for storage while the shop is being built. Overall, took it up and down 3-4 times over the years.

We with the Costco one, they usually sell in spring time. Had it about 6 years now, had to replace the top once (new top was only $60, it tore during some winds in OH). Overall, happy with it.

Of course, as others have said, there is no security with it.

 

[Roert42]

Depends on how long is temporary. Be realistic.

Gonna have the garage up by the end of the summer? Yeah, but the cheapest one you can find, they are all crappy and disposable.

Four years? Buy a sea container or a shed. Rent a garage from some old lady to store the car.

 

[mike93lx]

I used a shelter logic as part of my last move. Holy humidity batman. And that was on a slab.

Wasps and hornets love it too.

If you will have snow in play, the covers don't last long.

It served it's purpose, but it went to the dump when it was done and I was ecstatic to have it gone

 

[Bucko]

Another option is to get a enclosed trailer used and keep everything in there for now. Then when done sell it!

Same thought here as well. If you buy it used you can generally sell it for the price you paid. It would hold up much better than one of the canvas carports and be alot more secure.

I recall a story from another member that bought a used semi trailer and loaded up his shop at his convenience and had a long haul driver move it for him. After he unloaded it he sold it and got his money back.

My mother moved across the county and her husband was a long haul independent driver with his own trailer. He paid flatbed tow truck guy down the street to load my moms car on his flatbed and then they drove it into his trailer. Paid another guy on the other end to unload it.

 

[paredown]

I've been using the Harbor Freight ones. Buy them on coupon for $179-189 or so. They are not great, and will last two or so years if you are lucky. I've used them for home reno supplies mainly--and along with the inevitable leaks (branch punctures or just the material degrading in the weather), they are also tremendously attractive to critters.

I recently finished a master bath reno, and grabbed one of the toilets I had purchased in a batch when I was feeling optimistic about how long our reno would take. Not only did the critters (probably chipmunks) burrow into the cardboard box, they were using the bowl of the toilet as their personal toilet. So instead of having a nice clean new toilet to install, I had to spend a couple of hours trying to get all the acorn shells, poop, nesting materials and god knows what out of the toilet and tank before I could use the d@mn thing.

My considered opinion -- if it is valuable and you want is safe secure and dry, rent storage (or a container or a construction trailer) -- tents don't really cut it. Stuff that I put outside thinking it would be usable when I got back to it was really dumpster fill after a couple of years outside.

 

[Dig Doug]

I think I would do something like this and -plywood in the sides or go to the metal yard and get more siding panels.

at Least you could reuse the structure down the road or sell it

 

[Renegade1LI]

This may be worth a look, could incorporate it into your long turn plans.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083JXL1X8/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[SailingDave]

I've considered purchasing something similar https://www.tradetested.co.nz/p/she...s/arch-building-front-back-wall-6-1m-ironsand, but I'm reluctant to spend this much on something that may not last. I desperately need somewhere to store my 1973 Triumph GT6 (it has a refurbished interior). We recently moved from our spacious property to one with very little garage space - pretty much only enough space for my wife's car. I'm thinking my best bet is probably a storage facility https://storeandstacktauranga.co.nz/vehicle-storage/, but I'm worried it'll never be driven again. If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know!

 

[Mike65]

If you will be living there at the time the stuff will be stored in the temp canopy I do not see it as a problem depending on the area you will be living in. When my wife & I moved from southern NJ to our retirement home in southwestern Virginia the house did not have a garage, only a carport attached to the house. I stored my Mustang, my wife's motorcycle, my workbench, my empty tool boxes, & my air compressor in the back of the carport & parked the Mustang & the motorcycle blocking them & covered the compressor & the tool boxes with moving blankets, & covered the Mustang with a car cover. Our house is about 75' off the road so that helped too. We moved in August, & did not get the garage bult until February & everything was fine in the carport for that amount of time. You could also purchase a storage container so you could lock it & then sell it once you get the garage built.

Quality New & Used Shipping Containers For Sale at Conex Depot

Find shipping containers for sale near you. Search using your zip for an instant delivery quote, then purchase online using our secure checkout. 20FT / 40FT

www.conexdepot.com