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Re: [Shop-talk] Garage ceiling height

To: Karl Vacek <stearman809@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage ceiling height
From: Jeff Scarbrough via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:42:03 -0400
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Remember, your wall height only limits your ceiling height at the wall.
With some simple carpentry, you can have a raised portion starting a foot
or two away from the wall.

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 6:38 PM Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:

> At long last my dream of a 4-post lift may come true later this year or
> next.  We=E2=80=99re working on plans to demolish our 1-1/2 car garage an=
d build a
> bigger one, with a basement and a higher ceiling.  Right now the garage
> is 18 x 24 with an 8=E2=80=99 ceiling.
>
>
>
> We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28 feet deep.  Can=E2=80=99t go wid=
er garage
> due to the house=E2=80=99s location on the lot.  Can=E2=80=99t go longer =
without further
> cutting off the kitchen sink window view or pushing the front of the gara=
ge
> 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 t=
he
> house.
>
>
>
> I think that=E2=80=99ll 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 lif=
t
> to allow 2-level car storage for at least typical cars?
>
>
>
> Advice ??
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance !!
>
>
>
> Karl
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Veni, Vidi, Volo in Domum Redire."  (I came, I saw, I want to go home.)
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Remember, your wall height only limits your ceiling heigh=
t at the wall.=C2=A0 With some simple carpentry, you can have a raised port=
ion starting a foot or two away from the wall.</div><br><div class=3D"gmail=
_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 26, 2019, 6:38 PM=
 Karl Vacek via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>s=
hop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"m_=
-1038346858432986102WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">At long last my dr=
eam of a 4-post lift may come true later this year or next.=C2=A0 We=E2=80=
=99re working on plans to demolish our 1-1/2 car garage and build <span sty=
le=3D"color:#44546a">a </span>bigger<span style=3D"color:#44546a"> one</spa=
n>, with <span style=3D"color:#44546a">a </span>basement and a higher ceili=
ng.=C2=A0 Right now the garage is 18 x 24 with an 8=E2=80=99 ceiling.<u></u=
><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal">We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28 feet deep.=C2=A0 Can=E2=80=
=99t go wider garage due to the house=E2=80=99s location on the lot.=C2=A0 =
Can=E2=80=99t go longer without further cutting off the kitchen sink window=
 view or pushing the front of the garage forward of the house, neither of w=
hich sound good to us.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">10 feet seems to be the limit of wall =
height to look compatible with the rest of the house and match the lower-le=
vel (porch, etc.) roof lines on the house.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I think that=E2=80=
=99ll give enough ceiling height for my needs, but I do need to consider a =
future buyer as well.=C2=A0 Will 10 feet will be adequate for a lift to all=
ow 2-level car storage for at least typical cars?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Advice ??<u><=
/u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal">Thanks in advance !!<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></=
u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Karl<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u>=
</u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l">&quot;Veni, Vidi, Volo in Domum Redire.&quot;=C2=A0 (I came, I saw, I wa=
nt to go home.)<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u=
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