Garages · Amish-built in Illinois

Portable Garage

The Portable Garage is ground-level storage for vehicles and equipment: a garage door, a walk-in door, one window and a heavy-duty floor.

Wainscoting is an option. Choose urethane-stained, painted or metal siding and your colors.

Best for: Vehicles, equipment and a workspace

Portable Garage with gray siding, white trim, charcoal roof
Portable Garage, gray siding, white trim, charcoal roof
Sizes
12×16 to 16×48
Roof
Gable
Doors
Garage door + walk-in door
Windows
1
Loft
No

Portable Garage photos

All photos

Photos show buildings as built, some with options. Sizes are not shown because they are not recorded with the photos.

Sizes and prices

Standard on every Portable Garage:

  • Garage door
  • Walk-in door
  • One window
  • Heavy-duty floor (12″ joists on center, 3/4″ floor)
  • Wainscoting optional
  • Urethane, painted or metal siding
Portable Garage, shown without its background
Sizes for the Portable Garage
SizeFloor areaAction
12×16192 sq ftGet Pricing
12×20240 sq ftGet Pricing
12×24288 sq ftGet Pricing
14×24336 sq ftGet Pricing
14×28392 sq ftGet Pricing
16×32512 sq ftGet Pricing

We are confirming current starting prices with the shop. Tap Get Pricing next to any size and we'll send an exact price. Sizes shown are examples from a range of 12×16 to 16×48.

Specifications

Siding
Urethane-stained, painted or metal.
Siding warranty
Urethane and painted siding is LP SmartSide trim and siding with a 50-year limited siding warranty. Metal colors carry a 40-year limited paint warranty.
Floor frame
4×6 pressure-treated runners, notched 1″ deep at each floor joist. 2×4 pressure-treated joists on 8′, 10′ and 12′ wide buildings, 2×6 on 14′ and 16′ wide.
Floor
Standard: joists 16″ on center with a 5/8″ floor. Heavy-duty: joists 12″ on center with a 3/4″ floor, standard on garages.
Walls
Urethane and painted: studs 16″ on center, with air vents. Metal: 2×4 stud and lathing wall system with studs at 4′.
Roof
Rafters assembled with engineered steel truss plates.
Doors
2×4 reinforced doors that fit tightly against rain and rodents, with a key lock.
Hardware
Ring-shanked, galvanized nails. Aluminum diamond-plate threshold at the doorways.
Width
8′ and 10′ wide buildings are measured at the floor. 12′, 14′ and 16′ wide buildings have a floor 6″ less than the stated width.

Choose your colors

Pick the siding, then the trim and roof. Here is the color chart from our catalog.

Metal roof and siding

  • Forest
  • Hunter
  • Colony
  • Crimson
  • Rustic
  • Burgundy
  • Gallery
  • Ocean
  • Ivory
  • Light Stone
  • Desert
  • Taupe
  • Black
  • Charcoal
  • Pewter
  • Gray
  • Alamo
  • Brilliant
  • Galvalume
  • Burnished Slate
  • Brown
  • Tan
  • Copper Metallic

Urethane siding stains

  • Barnwood Gray
  • Chestnut Brown
  • Charcoal
  • Natural Redwood
  • Mahogany
  • Butternut

Paint (trim, also siding)

  • Almond
  • White
  • Black
  • Charcoal

Colors on screen vary from the real thing. Ask us for samples.

All options and colors

  1. Pick a style and size

    Browse the styles, then tell us what you want to store and how much room you need.

  2. Amish craftsmen build it

    Your building is built by Amish craftsmen in Illinois, so there is no mess on your property.

  3. We deliver and set it

    Usually a Schrock family member delivers it and sets it in your yard. We level it on concrete blocks and you pay only for the blocks used.

Rent-to-own

If paying up front isn't in the budget, rent-to-own lets you pay over 24, 36, 48 or 60 months through NewFound Rentals. When the final payment is made, the building is yours.

  • 24months
  • 36months
  • 48months
  • 60months

How rent-to-own works

Other garages styles

  • Lofted Garage, shown without its background

    Lofted Garage

    The Portable Garage with a loft over about half

    12×16 to 16×48

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