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Yes, 10' will be fine for most any residential lift (e.g., Backyard Buddy,
Worth, etc.). It also would give you enough headroom to stack a C7 over a
CTS, for example, if you wanted to store one car above the other.
It would not be high enough to stack two F150's, though. ;-)
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:40 PM Paul Parkanzky via Shop-talk <
shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
> I=E2=80=99ve had this setup with ten foot ceilings in two garages. Ten fe=
et is the
> minimum you=E2=80=99ll want, in my opinion. I would stack two cars (typic=
ally a
> Lotus Elise or a Miata over a TDI Golf or e90 M3) and it wasn=E2=80=99t t=
erribly
> for that but I always wished I could go higher, especially when I did any
> work on a car.
>
> The solution to this is scissor trusses and little =E2=80=9Cwindows=E2=80=
=9D in the
> ceiling where the greenhouse of a vehicle would go. They=E2=80=99ll make =
a huge
> difference.
>
> It goes without saying that you=E2=80=99ll want the tracks for the garage=
door to
> he as high as possible. My door wore the paper off the drywall in a spot =
at
> the first house.
>
> A nice jackshaft opener (I had lift masters both times) is nice to clean
> up the ceiling but not necessary if you have a two car door because that
> track will hang down next to the vehicle and not over it.
>
> -Paul
>
> On Mar 26, 2019, at 3:35 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"ltr">Yes, 10' will be fine for most any residential lift (e=
.g., Backyard Buddy, Worth, etc.). It also would give you enough headroom t=
o stack a C7 over a CTS, for example, if you wanted to store one car above =
the other.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>It would not be high enough to stack tw=
o F150's, though.=C2=A0 ;-)</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><=
div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:40 PM Paul P=
arkanzky via Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop=
-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99ve had this setup with ten =
foot ceilings in two garages. Ten feet is the minimum you=E2=80=99ll want, =
in my opinion. I would stack two cars (typically a Lotus Elise or a Miata o=
ver a TDI Golf or e90 M3) and it wasn=E2=80=99t terribly for that but I alw=
ays wished I could go higher, especially when I did any work on a car.<div>=
<br></div><div>The solution to this is scissor trusses and little =E2=80=9C=
windows=E2=80=9D in the ceiling where the greenhouse of a vehicle would go.=
They=E2=80=99ll make a huge difference.</div><div><br></div><div>It goes w=
ithout saying that you=E2=80=99ll want the tracks for the garage door to he=
as high as possible. My door wore the paper off the drywall in a spot at t=
he first house.</div><div><br></div><div>A nice jackshaft opener (I had lif=
t masters both times) is nice to clean up the ceiling but not necessary if =
you have a two car door because that track will hang down next to the vehic=
le and not over it.<br><br><div id=3D"gmail-m_-8432016699871644005AppleMail=
Signature" dir=3D"ltr">-Paul</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Mar 26, 2019, at =
3:35 PM, Karl Vacek via Shop-talk <<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.tea=
m.net" target=3D"_blank">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></d=
iv><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail-m_-843201=
6699871644005WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">At long last my dream of =
a 4-post lift may come true later this year or next.=C2=A0 We=E2=80=99re wo=
rking on plans to demolish our 1-1/2 car garage and build <span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(68,84,106)">a </span>bigger<span style=3D"color:rgb(68,84,106)"> on=
e</span>, with <span style=3D"color:rgb(68,84,106)">a </span>basement and a=
higher ceiling.=C2=A0 Right now the garage is 18 x 24 with an 8=E2=80=99 c=
eiling.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">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 th=
e lot.=C2=A0 Can=E2=80=99t go longer without further cutting off the kitche=
n sink window view or pushing the front of the garage forward of the house,=
neither of which 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 lim=
it of wall height to look compatible with the rest of the house and match t=
he lower-level (porch, etc.) roof lines on the house.<u></u><u></u></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I think t=
hat=E2=80=99ll give enough ceiling height for my needs, but I do need to co=
nsider a future buyer as well.=C2=A0 Will 10 feet will be adequate for a li=
ft to allow 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">Advi=
ce ??<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p cl=
ass=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks in advance !!<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><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=
"MsoNormal">"Veni, Vidi, Volo in Domum Redire."=C2=A0 (I came, I =
saw, I want to go home.)<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=
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