Living In Camper In Garage

Living In Camper In Garage

Hi Albon, and welcome to The RV Forum!

Most of the RV sheds consist of a roof over the RV, with open sides and/or ends.  There are several systems in the RV that exhaust waste products to the outside air - if the RV is in an enclosed building they'll accumulate in the air around the RV instead of dissipating.

All of the propane appliances - the furnace, hot water heater, refrigerator, stove, etc. produce carbon monoxide.

The plumbing system has roof vents that dissipate sewer gas (methane) and odors.

Propane is stored in liquid form, and if there's a leak it's vapor will expand to occupy 270 times as much space.

All of these have to be able to dissipate in free air, not build up inside an enclosed building.

You could build an external room and extend it's roof over the RV to provide some protection from the elements.  But it's probably not a good idea to completely enclose the RV.

To comply with most county codes you will have to pour a slab, provide for sewage, install a power pole and register with the county for taxes, which means that code enforcement will be out to visit you and determine compliance.>>>Dan (assuming this is a vacant lot)

My suggestion would be to build a building big enough to store both the trailer and vehicle and at one end build a loft type apartment to live in, nothing fancy just a loft with plumbing, heat and water..

We live at The Great Outdoors in Titusville, FL. I always thought I'd like a port to cover the motor coach with a small living area attached. Having friends that owned one I found it was always dark inside the coach. I agree with Workingtorv about building a unit with a loft type facility for actual living.

We have lived full time in a motor coach for 13 years and love it but I don't think it would be as nice under cover. Works great to protect the coach but I think it would become more like living in a cave.

  You didn't say where in MT. If you are within a city and call it an RV Garage you may be required to pour a slab, sewer etc as Utah CJ indicated. If you are in the country and call it a horse barn  thats another story. Many horse property areas in MT. have covenants concerning buildings etc.
We've been working with Hansen Pole Buildings in MN. They seem to be knowledgeable on codes, wind speed and snow pack requirements. The great thing about a Pole Barn is once the basic structure is built it's simple to close in areas or remodel as desired.
A Pole Barn with O.H. Monitor is our plan.

Received a catalog the other day that has a lot of of Storage Buildings & Warehouses/Portable Garages & Carports.
May be worth a look at. Their website is:
http://www.teksupply.com/farm/supplies/home

workingtorv said:

My suggestion would be to build a building big enough to store both the trailer and vehicle and at one end build a loft type apartment to live in, nothing fancy just a loft with plumbing, heat and water..

This is what a friend of mine did.  Partly to evade high property taxes, and partly for convenience sake.

He built a large pole barn building, and in one end, made a 2 story apartment.  On the outside, it was pure pole barn.  Inside, it was quite comfortable, and he even had his own indoor basketball court.  ;D

I believe you want 50A 110Volt electrical NOT 50A 220Volt electrical.  Just make sure your electrical contractor knows the difference and wires it for your coach, and not typical residential setup.

Our dream house is a Quonset Hut high enough and long enough to hold our 34' fiver and 24' two vehicle.  It would  have to be long enough so we could build a loft bedroom and full bath on the loft floor.  We'd knock out a wall in the bedroom to build a full deck. Kitchen, guest bedroom and second bath on ground floor.  The living room would be alongside the RV, separated by a 10' high partition that would hide the RV and tow vehicle.  The fiver would not be lived in while it was parked inside.  The completed interior would be blown insulation, covered by sheet rock. Several large skylights would be added as well as a few large picture windows on the ground floor.  All windows and doors would then have the original metal sealed over them when we left on an extended trip.  Now; if we had a rich Aunt. . .

Living In Camper In Garage

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