I am about to get an(other) extension on my garage. As the majority of cars I own/intend keeping are Citroens and have the habit of sitting on you when you work under them (known affectionately as the "Clucky Chook Syndrome" by those who have survived blush clown I have visions of installing a ramp/pit so that I can work with a bit of safety as I don't move real quick these days & wobbly axle stands are to me a bit of a worry regardless of how well you think you have them placed.
I'm looking for suggestions, preferrably based on experience on how to design such a beast without ending up driving a car through thr roof rafters or taking up half of the garage floor space with the run on ramp.
The three options I am looking at are;
#1 In the new swction which will be 40 ft. long by 12 foot wide but which will have a roller door at each end BUT only an 8 ft. ceiling.
#2 Build it in the existing garage which is 40 ft long by 30 ft wide with a drive through (2 roller doors) on one side but not the other which has a 9 ft ceiling, but in this case, how do I attach the raised section & run on ramp to existing cured concrete?
#3 Build it outside so that I don't have a ceiling height problem but then I have the worry of having to work out in the weather mainly the scorching hot summers & wouldn't have access to power, lights, tools etc without resorting to extension leads and gear getting dropped all over the show as well as if we ever come back to a proper weather pattern, rain for weeks on end as well as run off water from dams etc.
With the inside options, I don't intend to make them at stand up underneath height, but by the same token, I can see problems with them being fixed to the existing floors.
Anyone got any suggestions or advice to offer?
Be a bit of a worry if the thing was unstable when it had a car on it eek!
Any access to drawn plans of course would be the ultimate
Alan S
I'm looking for suggestions, preferrably based on experience on how to design such a beast without ending up driving a car through thr roof rafters or taking up half of the garage floor space with the run on ramp.
The three options I am looking at are;
#1 In the new swction which will be 40 ft. long by 12 foot wide but which will have a roller door at each end BUT only an 8 ft. ceiling.
#2 Build it in the existing garage which is 40 ft long by 30 ft wide with a drive through (2 roller doors) on one side but not the other which has a 9 ft ceiling, but in this case, how do I attach the raised section & run on ramp to existing cured concrete?
#3 Build it outside so that I don't have a ceiling height problem but then I have the worry of having to work out in the weather mainly the scorching hot summers & wouldn't have access to power, lights, tools etc without resorting to extension leads and gear getting dropped all over the show as well as if we ever come back to a proper weather pattern, rain for weeks on end as well as run off water from dams etc.
With the inside options, I don't intend to make them at stand up underneath height, but by the same token, I can see problems with them being fixed to the existing floors.
Anyone got any suggestions or advice to offer?
Be a bit of a worry if the thing was unstable when it had a car on it eek!
Any access to drawn plans of course would be the ultimate
Alan S