In some communities a pit is illegal. I've been told that the reasons
include auto fluids deep in the ground and fire hazards. The fluids
objection makes some sense, though I don't see why fire would be more
likely in a hole than on the surface of the earth. Some towns have
forced pit owners to fill them.
Bob
> Philip wrote:
>
> I, too, am getting jealous. Have any of you built, or contemplated
> building,
>
> a pit? I saw one in Stanley Gold's garage in the book "Ultimate
> Garages". I
> thought that it would be what I'd do if I had a 10-car garage with
> an
> attached house. Seriously, is a pit more costly that a lift, I
> wonder?
>
> Phil Erikson
> '66 MGB
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