Boat and RV Storage Construction
Storage Sized for Boats, Trailers, and 45-Foot RVs.
- Enclosed buildings, canopies, and open bays
- Oversized roll-up doors and tall clear heights
- Spaces to 12 by 45 feet
- Pre-engineered steel and standing-seam roofing
Boat and RV storage construction begins with the size and movement of the vehicles the facility will serve. Bay depth, clear height, door width, column placement, and turning room shape both the building and the site plan. Johnson Construction builds enclosed RV storage buildings, covered canopies, and open vehicle storage for these requirements.
Enclosed, Covered, and Open
Most boat and RV facilities combine enclosed buildings, covered canopies, and open paved parking. Enclosed RV storage buildings provide the highest level of protection. Canopies reduce weather exposure at a lower construction cost, while open parking accommodates the largest vehicles and additional site capacity.
Vehicle dimensions govern the structure. Door clearances and eave heights must accommodate the target unit mix, while drive aisles and column placement must support practical movement through the property.
Sizes, Doors, and Clear Heights
RV and boat storage is built from the vehicle out. Common enclosed spaces run from roughly 12 by 30 feet for a boat or small trailer up to 15 by 50 feet or more for a Class A motorhome, and the roll-up doors and eave heights have to clear the tallest rig on the site, often 13 to 14 feet. Get the clear height or door width wrong and the most valuable spaces will not rent.
Those dimensions drive the structure. Long clear spans, tall walls, and wide drive aisles are what separate an RV storage building, sometimes marketed as an RV garage, from a standard locker facility. Johnson builds enclosed buildings, covered canopies, and open parking to the sizes a boat, camper, and motorhome market actually stores.
A Johnson Specialty
This is the format Johnson Construction is best known for. Available Storage Boat & RV in Eagle Mountain carries 492 units and spaces reaching 12 by 45 feet, built across an original facility and a Phase II expansion. Point of the Mountain Storage in Bluffdale runs pre-engineered metal buildings, standing-seam roofing, and covered vehicle canopies for boats, trailers, and RVs off the I-15 corridor. My Storage Prescott Valley brings the same approach to the Arizona high desert.
Across those projects, the constant is a structure and a site built around how large vehicles actually move, load, and park.
The Johnson Scope
On a boat and RV project, Johnson Construction erects the pre-engineered metal buildings, installs standing-seam roofing, metal wall panels, oversized roll-up doors, and the vehicle canopies, and handles the trim, flashing, and exterior details that close the buildings out. Whether the plan is enclosed RV storage buildings, covered stalls, or open parking, the field scope is a set of connected systems built to clear and shelter oversized vehicles.
Common Questions
How many acres do you need for RV storage?
More than a locker facility of the same unit count, because RV and boat spaces are large and the drive aisles have to be wide enough for big vehicles to maneuver. The exact figure depends on the mix of enclosed, covered, and open storage and the size of the rigs you are targeting.
What size should an RV storage building be?
It depends on the rigs you are targeting. Enclosed RV and boat spaces commonly run from about 12 by 30 feet up to 15 by 50 feet, with door clearances and eave heights set to the tallest vehicles, often 13 to 14 feet. The mix of sizes is worked from the local market of boats, campers, and motorhomes.
What is the difference between enclosed and canopy RV storage to build?
An enclosed building is a full structure with walls, a roof, and doors, giving the most protection and the highest cost per space. A canopy is a roof on columns that shelters vehicles from sun and weather at a lower cost. Most successful sites offer both, plus open paved parking for the largest rigs.
How much does it cost to build boat and RV storage?
Boat and RV storage runs on its own cost scale, because tall clear heights, long structural spans, and wide drive aisles change the math from a standard locker building. Enclosed buildings cost more per space than canopies or open parking. The cost-to-build guide covers how the number is put together.