Storing Utility Trailer??

[KennyG]

My trailers are junk, but I still like to park them in the pole barn, especially in the winter. Since I'm not using them I just pile them full of the stuff I've got in the building (lawn equipment, deck furniture, pool accessories, etc) and that way I'm not losing space.

 

[denverdave66]

I looked at a 30'x40'10' I don't ever plan on owning a dump truck, backhoe or a camper (we never go camping). So I think 10' will be high enough, I was planning on putting 3 garage doors 9x8 in it. It was an QSI built building by the Amish. Built with a 6/12 pitch roof, 2 windows, walk in entry door, 3 garage doors, Microfoil insulation,, wainscoting and concrete floor they wanted $23,000!!! I thought that was pretty expensive. I have no idea if that is a good price or not. I wouldn't mind having it a 30'x50'x10' but I don't know if I could afford that but I don't want to be like 5 years from now saying dang I wish I would have built it bigger.

 

[bp fick]

Everything last longer when stored in a shed or barn.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I looked at a 30'x40'10' I don't ever plan on owning a dump truck, backhoe or a camper (we never go camping). So I think 10' will be high enough, I was planning on putting 3 garage doors 9x8 in it. It was an QSI built building by the Amish. Built with a 6/12 pitch roof, 2 windows, walk in entry door, 3 garage doors, Microfoil insulation,, wainscoting and concrete floor they wanted $23,000!!! I thought that was pretty expensive. I have no idea if that is a good price or not. I wouldn't mind having it a 30'x50'x10' but I don't know if I could afford that but I don't want to be like 5 years from now saying dang I wish I would have built it bigger.

Thats a good price. With concrete, water, and electric I had $35,000 in my 32x52 back in 03. It was not big enough so last sping we blew out the back wall and added 12' more to make it 44 deep. Part of my barn is shop, 16x20.

Chris

 

[denverdave66]

That price does not include water, or electric. Just the building and the concrete. I must have the ground leveled and 3" of rock then they come in and build.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I looked at a 30'x40'10' I don't ever plan on owning a dump truck, backhoe or a camper (we never go camping). So I think 10' will be high enough, I was planning on putting 3 garage doors 9x8 in it. It was an QSI built building by the Amish. Built with a 6/12 pitch roof, 2 windows, walk in entry door, 3 garage doors, Microfoil insulation,, wainscoting and concrete floor they wanted $23,000!!! I thought that was pretty expensive. I have no idea if that is a good price or not. I wouldn't mind having it a 30'x50'x10' but I don't know if I could afford that but I don't want to be like 5 years from now saying dang I wish I would have built it bigger.

That doesnt sound like a bad price. My shop is concrete floor on 1020 {30x30 main shop and 10x12 bathroom}square feet with 1560 feet under roof. Fully wired with 100 amp electrical, 10 ea 4 foot fluorescent lights, fully insulated and walls and ceiling sealed with 3/8" plywood, attic is floored and lighted, one 10 x 8 foot insulated garage door and one 16 foot x 8 foot. It cost me $25K about 4 years ago.
I would recommend not going with any drive thru garage door less than 10 foot. With an 8 foot door, you would need to swing your truck mirrors in to "comfortable" drive in a full sized truck. Since my shop is 30 feet wide, a 16 and a 10 fit just right with 2 feet in middle and one foot of wall on each side. Some building codes might require more side width than that due to wind / snow loading so check that out before you decide on the width.
My addition due to lack of space last year was 14 wide by 30 deep leanto on the back of the existing building. No insulation, no wiring, just a concrete slab and outside parking slab 14x18 and it was $10,500 built by the same contractor who built my shop. Both or them are solid wood construction with galvulume roofing with 9'8" walls. I used 9 foot 2x4 studs and put in a course of CMU blocks around the wall perimeter{2 courses on the leantoo}

 

[Pops15]

I looked at a 30'x40'10' I don't ever plan on owning a dump truck, backhoe or a camper (we never go camping). So I think 10' will be high enough, I was planning on putting 3 garage doors 9x8 in it. It was an QSI built building by the Amish. Built with a 6/12 pitch roof, 2 windows, walk in entry door, 3 garage doors, Microfoil insulation,, wainscoting and concrete floor they wanted $23,000!!! I thought that was pretty expensive. I have no idea if that is a good price or not. I wouldn't mind having it a 30'x50'x10' but I don't know if I could afford that but I don't want to be like 5 years from now saying dang I wish I would have built it bigger.

That's a pretty fair price!
But now you see why most trailers are stored outside.
If you figure the cost per square foot times the square footage your trailer will take, you're looking at roughly 1 1/2 times the value of the trailer for the space it will occupy. That doesn't count the site work, heating and electrical systems (and the cost to run them), increased property taxes, building permit fees. You'll have to decide if the reduced maintenance is worth the expense to you.
That's not saying you shouldn't put up a building. Maybe you need to look into a cheap equipment shed.....lower pitched roof, no windows, gravel floor, or maybe only a partial concrete floor, one big sliding door rather than 3 overhead doors, no insulation. Of maybe a Quonset type shed. They're not much to look at but they're cheap. You can get easy to assemble Quonset kits that you and a few buddies could put up in a few weekends.

 

[clemsonfor]

around here you can get those double carports for like $700 installed. You will be able to spark a smaller vehicle and a 16 ft trailer under it. An 18fter will have the tounge nad maybe some hanging out but most will be covered.

 

[Tomtint]

I have never......ever...heard anyone say they built their garage to big.

 

[Combustix]

Build the garage then build a car port on the side for the trailer