Enthusiasts lockups/garages idea
Discussion
My wife and I are just about to move into our new house with a 2 acre garden and were thinking of ways of creating some income from it.
One of the things I thought of was car storage garages, but with a twist.
Back in the day when i lived in a flat and my caterham had to be stored in a rented lockup i found the whole thing to be a pain.
The garage had no power so inevitably there were battery problems, and if you wanted to do anything you had to either operate in the dingy light or put it outside, which actually wasnt allowed. Plus it was not much bigger than the car so there was a limited amount else you could leave there. And all tools had to be battery only.
So I was wondering if there might be a market for a more enthusiast model of beloved car storage. Not the high roller stuff but more for a simple but convenient set up for your cherished car.
Specifically
Room to store all your spares and tools etc as well as the car. I could probably acquire some fancy roller tool chests like edd always had
Power, light and water
Permitted work areas either outside the garage, or perhaps a couple of covered bays, maybe incl a pit!
Some security, more than a lockup, less than fort knox.
Pretty much come and go access with some tech like fobs, no concierge nonsense making it a faff
Some communal stuff like pressure washer, ramps the everyone could borrow for the day.
Basic idea is to knock up 8 or so permitted build garages with decent doors, or electric roller type. I've built one of these before so I have a cost effective design already. Study, secure and insulated.
I'd stick some solar Pvs on them and extend the rainwater capture system.
This is for your say £10-20k cherished (to you) sunday/summer car not your 1million aston. But would be a nice place to be
I reckon it would be about £100 per month (no vat) in South, not South East
Just wondering if that's a gap no ones filling.
I do understand how to run a business, so the legal, rates and insurance solutions are accounted for, just interested to see if theres a gap in the market between a lockup where you dont want to/cant potter about your car and the hilton who dont want you to lower the tone
One of the things I thought of was car storage garages, but with a twist.
Back in the day when i lived in a flat and my caterham had to be stored in a rented lockup i found the whole thing to be a pain.
The garage had no power so inevitably there were battery problems, and if you wanted to do anything you had to either operate in the dingy light or put it outside, which actually wasnt allowed. Plus it was not much bigger than the car so there was a limited amount else you could leave there. And all tools had to be battery only.
So I was wondering if there might be a market for a more enthusiast model of beloved car storage. Not the high roller stuff but more for a simple but convenient set up for your cherished car.
Specifically
Room to store all your spares and tools etc as well as the car. I could probably acquire some fancy roller tool chests like edd always had
Power, light and water
Permitted work areas either outside the garage, or perhaps a couple of covered bays, maybe incl a pit!
Some security, more than a lockup, less than fort knox.
Pretty much come and go access with some tech like fobs, no concierge nonsense making it a faff
Some communal stuff like pressure washer, ramps the everyone could borrow for the day.
Basic idea is to knock up 8 or so permitted build garages with decent doors, or electric roller type. I've built one of these before so I have a cost effective design already. Study, secure and insulated.
I'd stick some solar Pvs on them and extend the rainwater capture system.
This is for your say £10-20k cherished (to you) sunday/summer car not your 1million aston. But would be a nice place to be
I reckon it would be about £100 per month (no vat) in South, not South East
Just wondering if that's a gap no ones filling.
I do understand how to run a business, so the legal, rates and insurance solutions are accounted for, just interested to see if theres a gap in the market between a lockup where you dont want to/cant potter about your car and the hilton who dont want you to lower the tone
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