My Garage Build

[BruceK]

They'll be done by the end of the week at that rate.

I think you are right.  Here's the latest.

[MiniDave]

Who's doing the insulation, painting and electrical?

When does the 2 post lift arrive?

30 ft long means you can get at least 4 Minis in there!   77.gif

[BruceK]

Who's doing the insulation, painting and electrical?

When does the 2 post lift arrive?

30 ft long means you can get at least 4 Minis in there!   77.gif

Should I start a Go Fund Me campaign for those things?   ;D

All the interior goodies will have to wait until sometime in the future. 

Yes, there should be sufficient room in there for both my cars, and my truck too.  And motorcycle as well.

[Jims5543]

Used 2 post lifts can be purchased pretty cheap. There are numerous websites that resell used ones.

My only concern would be if you planned for on in your garage floor.

How thick did you make the slab? 


Looking good!!  Green with envy, I wish I had the room in my yard to do that. 

I am very close to doing a garage makeover, possibly this fall, I have a few bills to pay off and a couple of big expenses concerning the house that need to be put behind me first. I am hoping this winter to have a nice clean organized tidy garage.

[BruceK]

Used 2 post lifts can be purchased pretty cheap. There are numerous websites that resell used ones.

My only concern would be if you planned for on in your garage floor.

How thick did you make the slab? 


Looking good!!  Green with envy, I wish I had the room in my yard to do that. 

I am very close to doing a garage makeover, possibly this fall, I have a few bills to pay off and a couple of big expenses concerning the house that need to be put behind me first. I am hoping this winter to have a nice clean organized tidy garage.

No, I didn't plan for a lift.  Intentionally.  The interior height is only 8 feet.   A taller garage would have pretty much priced me out of having the space I want.    So I compromised with a large footprint vs a taller, smaller garage with a reinforced floor.  I figured I will need/use the large space more often than I would need to raise a car. 

My garage does have a 3000 psi floor.  I believe the floor is 4 to 6 inches thick.  I think sometime down the road I make look at getting a low lift like the one you have.


Good luck with your garage plans!

[MiniDave]

The one that Don has works spectacularly well, and gives complete open space underneath, unlike mine. Mine works really well for most of the stuff I do, but having it wide open underneath would be an advantage as the engine hoist would be unobstructed as well as giving access to shift linkage and exhaust work.

It's also perfect for an 8 ft ceiling, and being portable allows it to be moved out of the way when needed or stored against the wall.

https://www.maxjax.com/

[BruceK]

Interesting.  Thanks for the link.

[MiniDave]

Did you watch the short video?

The creeper the guy is riding - I talked Don into getting one and he raves about it, trying to sit on a rolly seat doesn't really work as it's not very comfortable to look up like that.

They were originally designed and sold by the Danmar corp, who went belly up due to the covid and the patents were bought out by Bendpak, who is a well known lift MFR. The original MaxJax were ALI certified too....

[BruceK]

Did you watch the short video?

No, I didn't even know there were videos.  I was using my phone and their website is whole big mess when viewing on a cellphone, including distorted images and text.  Here is a very, very skinny guy mounting bicycle tires to his very, very skinny Corvette.

But since you mentioned video I revisited the site on my laptop and found the videos.  Looks like a very cool lift, and I like the recliner roller seat to work under the car, too.

[BruceK]

It's starting to look like a garage today.

[94touring]

Are we having a garage party?

[MiniDave]

Are they installing the lift door (garage door) too?

[BruceK]

Are they installing the lift door (garage door) too?

Yup. Part of the package. 

[BruceK]

Are we having a garage party?

When it's finished, I'm certainly going have a nice Guinness or two!

[BruceK]

The roof is on!  Windows and entry door are installed.  Still needs to be caulked and painted - which should happen tomorrow - if the rain holds off.   The garage door was supposed to be installed before painting but that's being delayed until Saturday.  So the painter will have to return to paint that. 

[MiniDave]

Can't believe they got the roof on too!

Well done, guys!

[BruceK]

Can't believe they got the roof on too!

Well done, guys!

Yeah, it looked like a very tight-knit crew that knew exactly what to do and when to do it.  No wasted motion or time.

[94touring]

I fell asleep, woke up and it was done.

[Jims5543]

I fell asleep, woke up and it was done.

I spent 30 minutes on pronhub and boom!! A garage erection appeared.

[John Gervais]

Wow, that looks amazing!

[BruceK]

Thanks guys.  Can't wait to move cars and stuff in there.

[MiniGene]

That looks great!  I'm in awe (like the other guys) as to how fast it went up!

[tsumini]

Very nice. Don't forget motion detecting lghts so you don't have to walk back to the house in the dark.

[Willie_B]

Very nice. Don't forget motion detecting lghts so you don't have to walk back to the house in the dark.

Get a battery/solar powered light for this. No need for electricity.

[BruceK]

There was no progress yesterday because it rained most of the day.   Now the garage door installation guys are putting the door up and later today the paint crew is supposed to arrive to caulk and paint.


Thanks for the suggestion about lights.