UKC

Hi,

I might be moving to a house that does not have a garage. I will be moving from a house with a garage and rather than store an expensive car in it I stored my bikes and assorted paraphernalia in it. I am keen to see if anyone else has had this issue and what they did. 

The shed/structure will be going into the back garden and I am keen that it is aesthetically pleasing as my windows will look out onto it. I envisage it holding 3 mountain bikes on one side (stored vertically and then on the other side would be shelving, skis and where I would store my rucksacks, boots and other kit.

The new house is a new build and so the builders might be able to lay a concrete base which might help

Thanks for any suggestions

Malcy

Not much help with the aesthetics, but maybe worth considering having extractor fan and some hanging space so it doubles as a drying room? 

If space allows, maybe consider setting aside space for working on the bikes, tweaking the skis etc ?

If the builders will pour you a foundation, maybe consider some ground anchors for the bikes ? And bringing in electricity underground and up through the foundation ?

If your budget could stretch to it, how about a 2-compartment 'garden room' structure?

Thanks all. Yes, I think that a garden room is what I am going to commit to. All the ones that I have seen seem to have a lot of glass and may affect the security so the point about ground anchors is a great point. Thanks for all the suggestions so far.

Malcy

I've had my shed broken into twice so beware! I've now covered the windows in stick on frosted sheets and built a ground anchor using a big concrete block with scaffolding anchors stuck in it and lock the bikes using a big motorbike chain. Plus built a big gate with a lock on it into the garden! Allthough TBH if someone is in your garden looking to Rob you weather they can/can't see in probably isn't going to stop them.

Also don't store tools that can be used to break your locks in there!

humidity can be an issue, as can extreme temperatures. So if there expensive skis ventilation/insulation need to be considered.

Personally I can't be arsed so have to put up with stuff going mouldy occasionally.

If you were starting from scratch, perhaps a small shipping container adapted to look like a shed would be better than a shed adapted to be more secure.

You can actually buy metal frames that go on the inside of wooden sheds to stop people smashing/cutting into them. They look a bit of a faff.

The 1st time the shed was broken into they unscrewed the hinges, I have now put epoxy on the heads

The second time I'd only popped out for 10 minutes and hadn't locked up properly, so you can put in all the security you want but you can't always factor in complacency.

If you're relatively handy it's not that difficult to build a decent garden room out of 2x4 framing, OSB and cladding.  There's several really handy youtube series that walk you through the entire process

https://www.youtube.com/@thegardenroomguru

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyBa0yFBQO7Mc6sAZOMd-xujGuorZAs--