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Another week. Tin cut to shape, Flashings still to be fitted. The garage has power. Lights still to go in. Garage doors working. Driveway has been formed. Sealing next. Solarium all but done.
Never mind if the garage isn’t completely finished yet. Today, the car is the star! Great looking car, and cool wheels. Thought it was polar silver at first, but then checked your details. I have a mate with a C2 in polar silver, you see.
Weekly update. Homeward stretch. Lights are up. I am glad I put more lights up then suggested. Led panels work well. Flashings mostly done. Driveway redone with plastic locking panels then stones on top,
Well, now reaching the point of this whole thread - the scissor lift built into the garage floor. I had some ideas of how to move the lift from the old garage to the new. Probably 30m away. I thought we could use my engine lift to put it on the back of a trailer or a ute. Then offload the same way. Nope! 5 burly builders looked at the lift, I told them it weighed 300kg. They simply picked it up and carried it down the driveway, with me dragging the hose and controller box / pump behind them! Didn’t get a photo of the shift it all happened too quick! And its in…
Cover. Flush handles to go in yet. And the lift. Built in bench.
Excellent! But, haven’t you heard of the Chinese saying, many hands make light work! Think it came from an old joke actually. Also the built-in bench looks great and doesn't take up too much floor space.
Enjoying the construction pics. We have a project starting soon and plan to do a flush install for a few AC single post lifts and a Nussbaum scissor lift. Curious to know if you are installing drainage in the concrete recess for your lift.
Enjoying the construction pics. We have a project starting soon and plan to do a flush install for a few AC single post lifts and a Nussbaum scissor lift. Curious to know if you are installing drainage in the concrete recess for your lift.
Hi O8X6al, I am glad you are enjoying the pics. There isn’t a drain in the scissor lift recess. Only air-cooled cars will be allowed over the lift Seriously, I thought about a drain, but I couldn’t see a need. And I guess if some water did arise, then it’s a mop. Your reasoning?
Hi O8X6al, I am glad you are enjoying the pics. There isn’t a drain in the scissor lift recess. Only air-cooled cars will be allowed over the lift Seriously, I thought about a drain, but I couldn’t see a need. And I guess if some water did arise, then it’s a mop. Your reasoning?
Hi Spokes, we’ve been going back and forth on this too, honestly. We live in CA and the county has strict regulations around drainage in our area. If we install drains in each pit, we’d likely need to capture any of the waste water in a storage tank and have it periodically pumped out. The reasons we might consider putting in drains are (A) water running into the pit from elsewhere in the garage (parking a wet car above the lift, minor detailing nearby…) or (B) water dripping down if cleaning the undercarriage of a car that’s on the lift. In either case, it could just be mopped up. I’m wondering how difficult that might be once a lift is installed and covered though. Open to other ideas here.
Hi Spokes, we’ve been going back and forth on this too, honestly. We live in CA and the county has strict regulations around drainage in our area. If we install drains in each pit, we’d likely need to capture any of the waste water in a storage tank and have it periodically pumped out. The reasons we might consider putting in drains are (A) water running into the pit from elsewhere in the garage (parking a wet car above the lift, minor detailing nearby…) or (B) water dripping down if cleaning the undercarriage of a car that’s on the lift. In either case, it could just be mopped up. I’m wondering how difficult that might be once a lift is installed and covered though. Open to other ideas here.
I can see me doing some of those tasks you mentioned above, and water would then sit in the pit. I don’t see an issue with moping out the water around the lift. The CA regulations are another issue of course. While we have strict regulations around storm & waste water, there isn't a requirement within our consents to have a drain in the pit or the internal garage in a domestic property - phew!
I understand the drain regulations on floor drains that exist in many states. Here they require the garage floor drain to go to a "triple trap" that includes 2 tanks that work to capture any oil, etc. before the water exits to the sewer. The trap has to be serviced regularly. Absent a drain you could drop a small fluid pump well in the recess to catch and pump out excess water.
06-04-2021, 01:55 AM
