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08-28-2018, 12:43 PM | #1 |
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Hi guys, I want to install a two post lift in my 24X24 prefab garage. The ceilling a-frames are 21" on center and the wall studs are 16" on center. Anyone know if I can modify and raise just one half of the garage ceiling. Add supports in all the right places for strength might work ?? Thanks, oldguy
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Do it right - hire a PRO to do it....You're "old".....
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You cannot legally cut prefab trusses. They are designed to work as a whole. Joe
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I hate to add to the pile, but your floor has to meet spec as well. I wanted a two post lift, but my garage floor wasn't thick enough. I had the choice of doing a bunch of floor work or going to a 4 post lift.
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Speaking of lifts, spotted these on a Jay Leno show.
If only they were made for the home consumer at a reasonable price. Don't have to be anchored to floor and probably take up less space than a four poster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz5Y34fUjlA
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If your building uses clear span trusses yes you can raise one half of your garage. You have to simply ad height to the posts on the end of the garage you want raised to the middle and reset the trusses on the raised part of the garage. No you cant cut trusses but if you do this youre not cutting trusses, just raising them.
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Agree with you, 51 MERC, so the set in the video is about $30K. Beautiful piece of machinery and love the portability!! Unfortunately, they cost more than my garage!!
I have a 4 post Quality lift that I love and am lucky to have at my age. It does not have to be anchored to the floor and doesn't more around at all....unless I want to move it with the wheel attachment that came with it. I was also lucky to have enough height to accommodate it!! |
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Thanks guys, I'm not going to modify my garage, only looking for trouble. Looking at the new type of lifts, might be the way to go. More research is needed by me. Again thanks. old guy. 75 years young today.
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Happy Birthday young fella’ !!.....any more pics of the car?......good luck with your project!!!.....Mark
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I'm 76, and I have looked at the "new type lifts" and have decided that at my age, I can't do a decent job of working under the car if it's only 40"-48" off the ground. I am in the process of trying to find the most suitable 4 post lift that will allow me to stand up straight under the car at the best price. I figure I can always lower a car if it's too high.
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I have a two post lift in my shop. What I found was the posts on most lifts are 13 feet tall. My rafters are 12 feet. After a ton of shopping I went with the one in the link. 10 feet tall and 9000 lb. capacity. I can put my 1/2 ton dodge pick up on it and walk around under it even with the 12 foot ceiling height. I worked as a dealership tech all my adult life and vowed a long time ago to never be without one.
http://www.challengerlifts.com/products/clfp9/
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And for those with limited lift height maybe 'Human hoist' is the answer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVaLBX5T060 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M6U-uNycS0
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Not sure totally that cutting engineered trusses is completely a no go (it's just wood, I'm sure a good stick frame carpenter could make it better). Most surely you'd be safe/legal by running the plans past a city board engineer and having some blueprints or drawing to show what you are doing, not real bad depending on where you live. Adding a beam across the structure will make it stronger, if supported correctly. Basic Load spans. Check local codes. Not a light venture but very possible. http://www.southernpine.com/span-tab...ection-tables/ Might want to ask some questions here also. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/ Last edited by Tinker; 08-28-2018 at 11:37 PM. |
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As an architect I can say that you should not alter the wood trusses. The size of their wood members and design of their metal joint connectors are designed by computers and made by companies to provide the MINIMUM and CHEAPEST results necessary to span a specified distance. Don't mess with them.
Yes, one can "raise" the trusses (with the roof) but must correspondingly increasing the height of the walls supporting them .... which requires carefully designed bracing. And yes, the concrete floor slab must be adequate to support any concentrated loads placed on it. So my thought is its all a lot simpler to add a new garage bay that can be properly built to accommodate a lift. Definitely not as good but what about making a good old "pit" in your garage floor. Much cheaper. I worked in them in the '50s and together with a sliding jack, could do any kind of work there. |
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