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Thought of this too. I'm in AZ so it gets hot. I have a mini split for my 2 car and it gets colder than the house sometimes. Insulate the garage doors or buy them that way. Epoxy the floors, well worth it.
Ceiling height is what is important on these lifts. Not so much garage door size unless you’re parking an RV. To give you an idea we had lower boxes on the new house we bought last year. Ripped them out and ran them over with my truck and installed sidewinders. Now I can install three 4 posts that are extra tall and extra wide to fit six total cars in a three car garage. Sidewinders Sh$!ty low boxes
One other thought - for whatever lifts you are contemplating purchasing, check concrete strength requirements and ensure that the builder meets/excceds those requirements. It would not be a fun time to have the new floor and have to tear it out if it isn't strong enough!
One other thought - for whatever lifts you are contemplating purchasing, check concrete strength requirements and ensure that the builder meets/excceds those requirements. It would not be a fun time to have the new floor and have to tear it out if it isn't strong enough!
The same thing occurred to me as I read jp884’s post.
Ceiling height is what is important on these lifts. Not so much garage door size unless you’re parking an RV. To give you an idea we had lower boxes on the new house we bought last year. Ripped them out and ran them over with my truck and installed sidewinders. Now I can install three 4 posts that are extra tall and extra wide to fit six total cars in a three car garage. Sidewinders Sh$!ty low boxes
The same thing occurred to me as I read jp884’s post.
You should think about thickening the slab where you will have the lift uprights, and add additional reinforcement. Most residential slabs are 4" and there are multiple lifts that will accommodate this but have large base plates that can be intrusive in the shop. This is more critical on two post vs. four post, both could be impacted by seismic requirements. On the floor drains, local jurisdictions may impose limits, like an oil separator or may prohibit sanitary sewer connection. Just be aware issues may come up during plan review.
Along the lines of the air compressor, consider either creating an interior or exterior 'closet' for the air compressor to reside in to limit noise pollution. Be sure to include a ventilation path for the closet.
To enhance your comfort, consider installing fans in the upper corners to circulate air. Mixing of air in the garage space will improve comfort and also minimizes the amount of time the HVAC operates. Operate the fans using a switch controlled pair of outlets that way you can replace the fans if they ever go kaput.
If you plan to install a TV or other heavy wall mounted item like a hose reel - be sure to include blocking in the wall cavity before installing sheetrock.
Before closing the wall cavities - caulk the baseplate to the slab and squirt boric acid along the baseplate - this keeps insects, spiders, and ants from creeping into your space later. Boric acid is environmentally friendly and won't harm frogs or toads that may choose to live nearby.
The builder and I aren't getting off on the right foot because their agent quoted some prices for the garage and turns out it was actually about $19k more than expected to do this layout. So that's put a damper on this for the time being.
Also got the dimensions back for the 3 car garage... its about 20.5" deep x 34.5" wide. So it's not going to be very deep and a touch smaller than I thought. Still has about a 5 foot storage off to the right.
Can you get a new builder??
Sounds like a headache waiting to happen.
-Yogii
AKA 968 Novice
Yeah, I made it clear I was not happy. Asked if they could comp us with the design center (they make crazy money there, so they can write some of it off). The guy said the carriage house was actually more expensive than he quoted us so we got that price. Doesn't make sense we didn't get the quoted pricing for the rest of the garage.
YES!
The smallest 4 post lift jacks that I can find are between 17-19 ft long. Found one that is 15 feet long but it only rises a little over 5.6 feet.
02-01-2024, 03:50 PM
