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<p>I am going thru similar calculations. And "it depends".</p>
<p>My building is 117 inches from slab to bottom of the rafters.</p>
<p>The ones I have surveyed [I have started a spreadsheet with about
15 different 7,000 and 9,000 lb 4 post lifts on it] have columns
that are 100 or less inches tall so fitting the lift and being
able to move it around on the casters will not be a problem.</p>
<p>The challenge is "how tall is the vehicle?" and "what is the
ultimate goal?".</p>
<p>In my case I want it more for storage than for lifting a vehicle
to wok on it. So the math works out like this:</p>
<p>MR2 - 50 inches tall</p>
<p>Deck - most seem to be between 5 and 6 inches.<br>
</p>
<p>So 117 - 50 - 6 = 61 inches.</p>
<p>Therefore what ever I want to park under the lift can not be more
than 61 inches tall. Note that 61 does not take into consideration
the granularity of the lift safety catch spacing [between 4 and 8
inches, depending on vendor] and the "idiot left his finger on the
button and crushed his MR2 and three ceilings joists before the
building collapsed around him" factor.</p>
<p>So go measure your cars, do the math and you should be good to
go.<br>
</p>
<p>Note that width of the bottom vehicle will need to be considered
but it is not a constraint on how high the walls need to be.<br>
</p>
<p>Arvid<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/19 2:35 PM, Karl Vacek via
Shop-talk wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">At long last my dream of a 4-post lift may
come true later this year or next. We’re working on plans to
demolish our 1-1/2 car garage and build <span
style="color:#44546A">a </span>bigger<span
style="color:#44546A"> one</span>, with <span
style="color:#44546A">a </span>basement and a higher
ceiling. Right now the garage is 18 x 24 with an 8’ ceiling.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We can go a bit over 21 feet wide and 28
feet deep. Can’t go wider garage due to the house’s location
on the lot. Can’t 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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I think that’ll 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 lift to allow
2-level car storage for at least typical cars?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Advice ??<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance !!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Karl<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"Veni, Vidi, Volo in Domum Redire." (I
came, I saw, I want to go home.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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