Garage with 2 post lift
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Garage with 2 post lift
Has anyone built a detached 2 car garage and installed a two post lift in it. I'm look to get some plans together to get started. I'll also need to put one of those parking lifts on the other side so I can put two cars there.
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What do you need Ron? I built my 2 car for a lift, just haven't put the lift in yet 
Just make sure to have the trusses dsigned with a jog in them to allow for the lift on one side (you'll need just over 11 feet built into the trusses on that one side). Otherwise abig square box with a 16 foot door!
Just make sure to have the trusses dsigned with a jog in them to allow for the lift on one side (you'll need just over 11 feet built into the trusses on that one side). Otherwise abig square box with a 16 foot door!
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Ron:
I did exactly what you're talking about. Go to p-car.com and look at the first picture in the SAI port cleaning DIY. That's my shop/garage. Look closely and you can see the lift. I designed the shop around the lift, which is what I would suggest doing. Figure out which lift you want, and that will dictate many specifcations of your shop. For instance, I got a Rotary 9,000# lift, which required 12-foot ceilings and 220 volt power in the ceiling to operate the lift. Also, make it as big as you can. First, you can always use the extra space and second, it costs very little to make the building bigger, since many of the costs are the same or similar whether the building is large or small. I'll see if I can find my building plans and send them to you so you can see exactly what I did.
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I did exactly what you're talking about. Go to p-car.com and look at the first picture in the SAI port cleaning DIY. That's my shop/garage. Look closely and you can see the lift. I designed the shop around the lift, which is what I would suggest doing. Figure out which lift you want, and that will dictate many specifcations of your shop. For instance, I got a Rotary 9,000# lift, which required 12-foot ceilings and 220 volt power in the ceiling to operate the lift. Also, make it as big as you can. First, you can always use the extra space and second, it costs very little to make the building bigger, since many of the costs are the same or similar whether the building is large or small. I'll see if I can find my building plans and send them to you so you can see exactly what I did.
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Originally Posted by Robin 993DX
One thing I have heard people talking about regarding installing a 2 post above ground lift is that you will need a specific thickness of concrete underneath?
Is that true?
Is that true?
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The guy that is going to do my garage will use 4" to 5" concrete. It will be 4000 psi concrete and will be reinforced with rebar on 24" centers. My house has marshland behind it so the ground is not as stable as it would be without the proximity to the marshland.
