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Found this as I was looking for something else. It's located in the services section, but after checking out the website it appears to be a motorcycle parking garage thing. They're definitely big enough and for $1500 seem to be able to offer me a parking spot without the noise of a garage door.

Anyone owned one of these?
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Seems expensive for what it is when you can get an 8x10 resin shed from Costco for less (in store):


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For that price, I'd rather spend some more to build a 10x10 shed on a poured concrete pad.

There's height restrictions based on local by-laws, but its much more versatile than a plastic shed.

Mine is rock solid. I built racking 6' up around the perimeter. Holds tools, a workbench, and 2 bikes easily.

If you have the space, and the ability to build it. Even if you didn't, it'd be worth it to pay a contractor say $4 grand to build it. I think my house will fall down before the shed does...

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The only reason it’s so expensive is that it has the word ‘motorcycle’ in it, and it’s inflatable with ‘air flow’ to keep rust away…

You can get larger car sheds / garages made of fabric for less.

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On another forum people were trading opinions about the minimum shed space needed to house a bike, a bike lift, the usual tools + tool box, a compressor and still have room to move around the bike and work on it comfortably without feeling hemmed in. Consensus seemed to be that 12' W x 16' L would be ideal, 10' W x 16' L would work too.

I think I remember reading somewhere the the Ontario building code was being changed to permit a 10' x 16' shed without a building permit.
 
u_slo said:
Found this as I was looking for something else. It's located in the services section, but after checking out the website it appears to be a motorcycle parking garage thing. They're definitely big enough and for $1500 seem to be able to offer me a parking spot without the noise of a garage door.

Anyone owned one of these?
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I can't thing of why you would buy this.
It is not nearly large enough to work in with the bike.
They advertise it as a portable solution. Why? That is what colapseable awnings are for.
As a permanent backyard solution.... no security, needs to be powered, and I would have serious doubts as to its durability in the long term.

It's a product in search of a market that does not exist.
 
Soulcatcher668 said:
I can't thing of why you would buy this.
It is not nearly large enough to work in with the bike.
They advertise it as a portable solution. Why? That is what colapseable awnings are for.
As a permanent backyard solution.... no security, needs to be powered, and I would have serious doubts as to its durability in the long term.

It's a product in search of a market that does not exist.
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I seriously didn’t know that keeping things in the garage gets them rusty….

Alternatively plenty of stuff I left outside got rusty even though there is air flow on it…

Finally, looking at the picture of the bike inside doesn’t look like there’s more than 1ft of space on either side…right to work in those spaces comfortably.
 
I used to have a 14 X 24 "shed" for motorcycle storage and restoration.
2X6 wall and rafter ceiling with 30,000 BTU radiant heater.
2 lifts, 100 amp 240 volt, workbench and shelving.
It would cost about $25,000 to replace.
At times it was to small.
Now I have a ShelterLogic tent from Canadian tire that cost me $200.00
Sometimes life sucks but you have to make the best of it.

If you go the tent route you can lay down vapour barrier with sidewalk blocks over it.
Make sure the tent is well tied down.

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ReSTored said:
On another forum people were trading opinions about the minimum shed space needed to house a bike, a bike lift, the usual tools + tool box, a compressor and still have room to move around the bike and work on it comfortably without feeling hemmed in. Consensus seemed to be that 12' W x 16' L would be ideal, 10' W x 16' L would work too.

I think I remember reading somewhere the the Ontario building code was being changed to permit a 10' x 16' shed without a building permit.
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I’m in Whitby and I’m pretty sure the limit is 10’x10’ (100 sq.ft.)or equivalent. There’s also a height restriction but not sure what it is.
 
mimico_polak said:
The only reason it’s so expensive is that it has the word ‘motorcycle’ in it, and it’s inflatable with ‘air flow’ to keep rust away…

You can get larger car sheds / garages made of fabric for less.

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I had one of those from Canadian Tire that I put all my stuff in from my garage while I insulated,wired , dry walled, painted etc. Well, that dragged on for two years and by that time everything I put in that tent had rusted so bad from the humidity trapped in it that I had to throw half of the stuff out.That was with the tent set up on an asphalt driveway, if it had of been set up on a lawn or gravel driveway I’m sure it would have been much worse. I don’t think that I would ever store anything long term again in one of those tents.
 
Here in Kingston it is 10 X 10 (or 100 square feet equivalent) with I believe 12 ft to the peak.
One good thing was 0 setback from property line.
You need to check local zoning rules for your city/town or municipality.
If you live in a "gated" community or condo complex there may be other rules governing temporary storage.
 
guzzirider said:
Here in Kingston it is 10 X 10 (or 100 square feet equivalent) with I believe 12 ft to the peak.
One good thing was 0 setback from property line.
You need to check local zoning rules for your city/town or municipality.
If you live in a "gated" community or condo complex there may be other rules governing temporary storage.
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I for sure would be going the full 12’ in height for putting my compressor overhead and storage to free up floor space.
 
The reason I went with rafter rather than truss is to maximize space.
I had a mezzanine over part of my "shed" for additional storage
The other reason was that you needed 6ft between the radiant heater and anything painted.
I also had other storage sheds that I went maximum on height so I could double deck them for more usable space..
 
Bobo said:
I had one of those from Canadian Tire that I put all my stuff in from my garage while I insulated,wired , dry walled, painted etc. Well, that dragged on for two years and by that time everything I put in that tent had rusted so bad from the humidity trapped in it that I had to throw half of the stuff out.That was with the tent set up on an asphalt driveway, if it had of been set up on a lawn or gravel driveway I’m sure it would have been much worse. I don’t think that I would ever store anything long term again in one of those tents.
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This is one of the reasons I was looking at this. Has multiple purposes, no rust, and the building permit thing is a problem for some. No matter what you do there's expense, but I don't want to plan something that'll attract the city (via neighbor complaints. I just want to protect my bike, ideally close by, and possibly recover the garage space.

From:

"The same minimum exterior side yard setback for a garden or storage shed as the main building on the same lot"

There's other building code reasons depending on the city. There's also the larger 2 bike version.
 
u_slo said:
This is one of the reasons I was looking at this. Has multiple purposes, no rust, and the building permit thing is a problem for some. No matter what you do there's expense, but I don't want to plan something that'll attract the city (via neighbor complaints. I just want to protect my bike, ideally close by, and possibly recover the garage space.

From:

"The same minimum exterior side yard setback for a garden or storage shed as the main building on the same lot"

There's other building code reasons depending on the city. There's also the larger 2 bike version.
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You should check with your municipality, but just because this is inflatable, doesn't mean that it would be exempt from the rules - it will likely still be classified as a structure, albeit more convenient to assemble, disassemble, or move compared to a traditional one.
 
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You should check with your municipality, but just because this is inflatable, doesn't mean that it would be exempt from the rules - it will likely still be classified as a structure, albeit more convenient to assemble, disassemble, or move compared to a traditional one.
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I've actually looked and all the cities seem to have similar wording that refers to structure, construction, building materials and such. These don't fit any of these descriptions, and isn't even classified as a temporary structure. Maybe the argument is that it is a car cover, a garage looking car cover. Or in this case I guess a motorcycle cover.
From the site: Car Cover Canada Why Garages Do Not Work

I was really looking for any experiences with these...
I also don't believe that a carport is anything more than a car cover, and the Canadian Tire or cheaper models will end up falling on your car or bike... maybe better from the perspective that it doesn't trap in the humidity.
 
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AllistonGT said:
In Alliston its 160sq/ft, 15' high. 23" from lot line. Planing mine currently.
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Ontario building code allows building a structure up to 160sq' single story in all of Ontario without a building permit.

Municipalities still determine the max height, setback, lot coverage and max number of outbuildings you can have.
 
guzzirider said:
The reason I went with rafter rather than truss is to maximize space.
I had a mezzanine over part of my "shed" for additional storage
The other reason was that you needed 6ft between the radiant heater and anything painted.
I also had other storage sheds that I went maximum on height so I could double deck them for more usable space..
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You would need a building permit for a shed with a mezzanine or overhead storage - technically all you can build is a single floor without a building permit.

I doubt anyone would care unless you built something like this 10x16 monster:

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