Who has the best Garage on Pistonheads?
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.... and with the door open ...
The space between the top of the lower car and the bottom of the lift assembly is about 5 inches
The space between the top car roll bar and the ceiling strip light is about 2 inches!
The pillar "leans" about 5mm into the garage at a point 2m above the ground when loaded. The base plate doesn't move, it seems the column bends when loaded and straightens back when unloaded.
Yes - I'd absolutely recommend this set up - it's so easy to work on the cars when they are elevated -plus the storage advantages of getting getting three cars in a two car garage
jonr6846 said:
The pillar "leans" about 5mm into the garage at a point 2m above the ground when loaded. The base plate doesn't move, it seems the column bends when loaded and straightens back when unloaded.
Yes - I'd absolutely recommend this set up - it's so easy to work on the cars when they are elevated -plus the storage advantages of getting getting three cars in a two car garage
Excellent - thanks for that - always good to get independent verifcation of a product before splashing out :-)Yes - I'd absolutely recommend this set up - it's so easy to work on the cars when they are elevated -plus the storage advantages of getting getting three cars in a two car garage
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
So said:
uk66fastback said:
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
My Neighbours Garage - admittedly around 1913.
Garage still stands.
Can you nip round there and take a 'now' pic?Garage still stands.
The build of mine has started...
7.5m wide. 7m deep. Two 2.4m wide electric up/over doors on the front. Two storey with room above, stairs on the outside leading up to the door.
Just mulling over how to kit it out. Paint the floor/walls. Fitted cupboards along the back wall with a bench and a window overlooking the field at the back.
Exciting times!
7.5m wide. 7m deep. Two 2.4m wide electric up/over doors on the front. Two storey with room above, stairs on the outside leading up to the door.
Just mulling over how to kit it out. Paint the floor/walls. Fitted cupboards along the back wall with a bench and a window overlooking the field at the back.
Exciting times!
Sounds great. I went with porcelain tiles - has worked out very well. http://allgaragefloors.com/porcelain-garage-floor-...
Here are a few of my garage. The ramp allows me to still put two cars in there side by side, as I can drive over it. its also really versatile as I use it as a bike lift as well.
I have a workshop to the side with a lathe, drill, bead blaster, welder and an old milling machine, and a store above the garage via the stairs
I have a workshop to the side with a lathe, drill, bead blaster, welder and an old milling machine, and a store above the garage via the stairs
buzzer said:
Here are a few of my garage. The ramp allows me to still put two cars in there side by side, as I can drive over it. its also really versatile as I use it as a bike lift as well.
I have a workshop to the side with a lathe, drill, bead blaster, welder and an old milling machine, and a store above the garage via the stairs
What's the approximate cost of a lift like that? I'm going to be limited by head height as it's just a standard-ish ceiling heither in there. The plan now is to use it for parking only as i have another garage that i use as a workshop, but if i can get a lift in there that would be brilliant! Ideally i'd go for a 2-post, but height is a problem for one of thoseI have a workshop to the side with a lathe, drill, bead blaster, welder and an old milling machine, and a store above the garage via the stairs
PTF said:
What's the approximate cost of a lift like that? I'm going to be limited by head height as it's just a standard-ish ceiling heither in there. The plan now is to use it for parking only as i have another garage that i use as a workshop, but if i can get a lift in there that would be brilliant! Ideally i'd go for a 2-post, but height is a problem for one of those
Mine was about £1500 many years ago, they dont seem to have gone up much. here is the link where I bought it, great company to deal with...http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
buzzer said:
Mine was about £1500 many years ago, they dont seem to have gone up much. here is the link where I bought it, great company to deal with...
http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
Great. Thankshttp://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
buzzer said:
Mine was about £1500 many years ago, they dont seem to have gone up much. here is the link where I bought it, great company to deal with...
http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
Bought mine from Automech a well, so a +1 from me as well. I ended up with a full sized one and altered the ceiling to accommodate the car roof. Re-set the limit on the lift so I don't get "over ambitious" though. http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
Oh, Buzzer: Thanks for the advice (ages ago) on your extraction system for the blast cabinet, finally got round to doing it on mine.
daveenty said:
buzzer said:
Mine was about £1500 many years ago, they dont seem to have gone up much. here is the link where I bought it, great company to deal with...
http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
Bought mine from Automech a well, so a +1 from me as well. I ended up with a full sized one and altered the ceiling to accommodate the car roof. Re-set the limit on the lift so I don't get "over ambitious" though. http://www.automotechservices.co.uk/products/as-75...
Oh, Buzzer: Thanks for the advice (ages ago) on your extraction system for the blast cabinet, finally got round to doing it on mine.
I wanted to go higher with the lift, but it would have meant BIG alterations to the garage, so I went for the mid height one. With a tall car I still have to be careful it does not hit the RSJ.... A while ago I had a Jeep on there and I took it a bit too high, and as you probably know, the lift goes up 25mm when you press the down button so it clears the lock stops
I didn't dare risk it going up and touching the RSJ, so I had to carefully let a bit of hydraulic fluid out so it came down a bit!
I keep meaning to fit some sort of stop to prevent it going too high.
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