Narrow buildings with access on only one side often 20 feet wide are sometimes constructed along the edge of the property.
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With the average motorhome costing around 270 000 and many selling for north of 1m the rv and boat storage customer differs greatly from the average self storage customer.
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Lease up projections for boat and rv storage are often faster than traditional self storage because of pent up demand in a market.
Boat and rv storage construction requires special considerations.
Because of the high price tag rv and boat storage typically falls into the luxury storage niche.
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The total price usually ends up slightly higher than that of traditional self storage but significantly less than climate controlled storage.
Less competition and record boat and rv sales combine to make these facilities lease up quicker.
Currently lindau is seeing lease up at about 20 percent faster than traditional self storage.
The additional structural strength required by oversize units increases the cost of building components.
In total you can expect to need at least 300 000 square feet to accommodate all of the storage spaces as well as parking and other buildings.
Based in powder springs ga the company also offers design and consultation services.
Todd trepke is vice president of operations for compass building systems inc a supplier and erector of self storage buildings including boat and rv storage.
For one thing rv and boat storage requires considerably more space than a regular storage operation so your land costs will be increased over what you would need for a traditional storage business.
Caesar wright president of mako steel inc.
One of the most common self storage options for recreational vehicles is outdoor storage.
While an average self storage project needs three to five acres a boat rv storage site needs seven to 10.
These will cost more per square foot to build but they can offset fencing costs.
Part of why this type of storage is so land intensive is the drive aisle space needed to achieve the best and easiest access to the units.
These will be highly sought by boat and rv owners.
Steve hajewski is the marketing manager at trachte building systems which designs manufactures and erects a full line of pre engineered and customized steel self storage systems including single and multi story portable storage interior partition and corridor and canopy boat rv.
These self storage units provide a garage like enclosed storage space providing more protection than other vehicle storage options.
10 20 storage units can handle small trailers while 10 40 storage units are better for large trailers.
