[Dick]

In a 40′ x 100′ building with three other coaches…. building located nearby our subdivision for easy access…. In our climate this close to the Gulf of Mexico, inside storage is a must with our heat and humidity…..

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I live in south Florida and I am considering building a bus garage for my bus along with other bays as a rental property. If you rent an indoor space for your bus how much do you pay and what part of the country is it? If you don’t rent what price range do you think you would be willing to pay? Also how far would you be willing to drive to your storage garage? I am considering a building that would have 12-15 individual bays with an outside wash area and dump station. Each bay would have separate metered electric as renters expense.

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Mark,

I’ve thought about the same thing, let me know what kind of response you get.

[Andre]

Here is our bus barn operation in KC. We only store diesel pushers. Fully rented 7 years straight.

Building has 8 stalls inside length at 60 feet. Width ranges in each stall is 15 1/2 to 16 feet. Water, electric, sewer in every stall. Bldg is heated with gas overhead heaters on each end. Each stall is private. Bldg. is set far back on lot, entire front staging area is concrete.

If you are considering a new bus barn I can offer you some tips you should consider before you start the project.

[Bill]

Al

Thank you for the offer, I will definitely want to speak to you should I decide to design and build. Your experience from the design, building and operations side would be very helpful. Your building and set up looks great!!! Any information others can share will be very much appreciated and helpful. I know the markets are different around the country but input from bus owners is what I need as that is ultimately who I will be leasing to.

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“Bldg is heated with gas overhead heaters on each end”

Al: Why not radiant in the floor? Who pays for the gas for heaters? Thanks! Dick

[Chas]

Always under cover, first in a barn, second was a purpose built garage with a pit and full hookups.

I not only want my bus stored indoors, I want it as close to the house as possible because the convenience of having it at the house cannot be exagerated.

[Peter]

Yes, we prefer storage at the house.. oh and the bus barn has a 1 bedroom apartment plus workshop, full hookups, floor drain for washing and wide enough for all slides out and able to walk around the exterior.

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mine is always in barn when not in use 80 x 160 full power water and dump station 14 x 12 doors both ends

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Back in 2000 I purchased this storage bldg. when it was appox 90% complete. My plan was to rent out 7 of the 8 stalls taking the rental income to pay it off. My renters have paid for the bldg over the years. I have a friend with a similar approach with 3 stalls. The rent from the 2 covers all his expenses.

We planned on staying in RVing for the long haul. It made sense to me to keep the rent reasonable thus keeping tenant turn over low. I have been at 100% occupied for over 7 years. I have 2 currently on waiting list.

We hung gas heaters on each end of the bldg. The temp in the bldg is 42 deg during the heating season. None of the tenants winterize their coach. I control the heat in stall #1 and KC with usually mild temps the gas bill is low. Everything in the bldg is insulated including 14 Ft overhead electric doors. Pictture shows overhead heater in stall #1. The 2nd heater in stall 8. Note the open area above the seperation wall. Another space is at each end of the wall appox 8-10 inch open.Both aid air circulation of heated air during the winter. Not shown are fresh air intakes for summer air flow located in stall #1 and #8.

As long as the bldg is closed up keeping the temp constant is never been a problem. Tenants are asked to turn off electric draws to help keep electric service low. Example, turning the refrg to the lowest setting when parked. Actually the only electric hog is our bus.

Couple of pictures showing seperation wall between stalls. Sewer is in floor appx 25 ft from entrance door. Water and electric is at front of each stall. Water service pipe is laying in the beam appox 8 Ft above the floor. 200 amp electric service

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We have a garage attached to our house that our coach just fits in with full hookups and boy oh boy does it make life easier.

[Mark]

Here’s my Man Cave, 150′ from the house. 30 X 50, insulated, water, phone and 12 X 14 electric doors. You never know when you’ll need that extra height door. “H” comes to mind…..

Don’t skimp on the size, figure out what you need and then make it bigger…. No pit like the Godfather in TN.

[Jerry]

This is where I live most of the time, 50×100, with 14′ high by 18′ wide doors. Dump, water, 50 amp, insulated. 25×50 of it has heat and A/C. The only thing I left out was a Pit. (Wish I had one now).

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Even if you never intend to do any work on your coach, it is nice to have the ability to get under it periodically. You don’t need a pit, but that just makes working on it very easy.

A periodic inspection of the underside shows leaks, hub seal issues, give you easy access to look at brakes, allows you to drain air tanks, etc.

My garage has enough insulation so I only run heat when I have to work in the garage for extended periods. I have never seen it go below about 40 or 45 degrees on the coldest of periods.

Having it a few steps from the house is an absolute joy because it simplifies loading and unloading, allows daily access to the coach just to make sure all is OK, lets us use the coach as a second closet or pantry if desired, gives us another refrigerator, and gives me a hobby since I have so much spare time from not playing with my i-phone.

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Jon,

As technical as you are, and well versed in many topics, I’m sure a smart phone is in your future………if nothing else, just to keep Tom off your back about it!