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10' will be barely adequate. Add together the heights of two cars plus
8-12" additional. (the ramps are 4" - 6" high and you need to raise it
up a few inches to clear the safety latches before you can lower it).
I have a four post lift. Our garage ceiling is ~ 11' 8" high. With my
small cars (MGA, Alfa Romeo) I can raise it up to give a little over 6'
underneath (I am 6' 1" and can walk under without ducking). I doubt I
could do that with an SUV or minivan on top.
What are your plans for the space above the garage? Can you use scissor
trusses to raise up the ceiling 'cathedral' style without increasing the
wall height??
Another thing to plan for with your garage remodel is higher door tracks
and a jack shaft door opener. This helps keep the space available to the
car up on the lift.
Eric Russell
Mebane, NC
On 3/26/2019 3:35 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk wrote:
>
> At long last my dream of a 4-post lift may come true later this year
> or next. We?re working on plans to demolish our 1-1/2 car garage and
> build a biggerone, with a basement and a higher ceiling. Right now
> the garage is 18 x 24 with an 8? ceiling.
>
> We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28 feet deep. Can?t go wider
> garage due to the house?s location on the lot. Can?t go longer
> without further cutting off the kitchen sink window view or pushing
> the front of the garage forward of the house, neither of which sound
> good to us.
>
> 10 feet seems to be the limit of wall height to look compatible with
> the rest of the house and match the lower-level (porch, etc.) roof
> lines on the house.
>
> I think that?ll give enough ceiling height for my needs, but I do need
> to consider a future buyer as well. Will 10 feet will be adequate for
> a lift to allow 2-level car storage for at least typical cars?
>
> Advice ??
>
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<p>10' will be barely adequate. Add together the heights of two cars
plus 8-12" additional. (the ramps are 4" - 6" high and you need to
raise it up a few inches to clear the safety latches before you
can lower it). <br>
</p>
<p>I have a four post lift. Our garage ceiling is ~ 11' 8" high.
With my small cars (MGA, Alfa Romeo) I can raise it up to give a
little over 6' underneath (I am 6' 1" and can walk under without
ducking). I doubt I could do that with an SUV or minivan on top. <br>
</p>
<p>What are your plans for the space above the garage? Can you use
scissor trusses to raise up the ceiling 'cathedral' style without
increasing the wall height?? <br>
</p>
<p>Another thing to plan for with your garage remodel is higher door
tracks and a jack shaft door opener. This helps keep the space
available to the car up on the lift. <br>
</p>
Eric Russell<br>
Mebane, NC <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2019 3:35 PM, Karl Vacek via
Shop-talk wrote:<br>
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come true later this year or next. We?re working on plans to
demolish our 1-1/2 car garage and build <span
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style="color:#44546A"> one</span>, with <span
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<p class="MsoNormal">We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28
feet deep. Can?t go wider garage due to the house?s location
on the lot. Can?t go longer without further cutting off the
kitchen sink window view or pushing the front of the garage
forward of the house, neither of which sound good to
us.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">10 feet seems to be the limit of wall
height to look compatible with the rest of the house and match
the lower-level (porch, etc.) roof lines on the house.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think that?ll give enough ceiling height
for my needs, but I do need to consider a future buyer as
well. Will 10 feet will be adequate for a lift to allow
2-level car storage for at least typical cars?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Advice ??<o:p></o:p></p>
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