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Re: [Shop-talk] Garage ceiling height

To: Karl Vacek <stearman809@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Garage ceiling height
From: Bruce Bubeck via Shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 18:47:12 -0400
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Karl,
10' should work. Typical non-SUV cars are around 56" high. YMMV. I made a
9' ceiling work with a 4 post lift but one of the cars was an Elise.
Bruce

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 6:28 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"><div>Karl,</div>10&#39; should work. Typical non-SUV cars =
are around 56&quot; high. YMMV. I made a 9&#39; ceiling work with a 4 post =
lift but one of the cars was an Elise.<div>Bruce</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 26, 2019=
 at 6:28 PM Karl Vacek via Shop-talk &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:shop-talk@autox.=
team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid r=
gb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US"><div class=3D"gmail-m=
_1338042130163567564WordSection1"><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:rgb(68,84,106)">a </span>bigger<span style=3D"color:rgb(68,84,1=
06)"> one</span>, with <span style=3D"color:rgb(68,84,106)">a </span>baseme=
nt and a higher ceiling.=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"MsoNormal">We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28 feet d=
eep.=C2=A0 Can=E2=80=99t go wider garage due to the house=E2=80=99s locatio=
n 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 which sound good to us.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"Mso=
Normal"><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-level (porch, etc.) roof lines on the house.<u></u><u></u><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><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 nee=
d to consider a future buyer as well.=C2=A0 Will 10 feet will be adequate f=
or a lift 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"MsoNorma=
l">Advice ??<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></=
p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">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 c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">&quot;Veni, Vidi, Volo in Domum Redire.&quot;=C2=A0 (I c=
ame, I saw, I want to go home.)<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></p></div></div>__________________________________________=
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