Home Lift Installation Issues
Below are some issues that should be considered for a home lift install:
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Examples of overhead obstructions which limit lifting travel in low-ceiling residential applications.
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| Light fixture may come in contact with roof of vehicle! |
Garage door motor may come in contact with roof of vehicle! |
Examples of garage door tracks following tightly the contour of the ceiling.
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| Notice the traditional style garage door track against the modified version in the background. This allows the garage door to be raised while a vehicle remains on the lift, without worrying the garage door will come in contact with the vehicle's trunk lid or rear glass?? |
Notice the garage door tracks follow the lines of the vaulted ceiling. |
With ample ceiling height available the existing garage door motor and track system can simply be raised up closer to the ceiling. This will allow enough space below for a car underneath.
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This eliminates the traditional garage door motor hanging down in the middle of the room.
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Examples of lift spacing concerns.
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Lift posts are so close together it would be difficult to walk down the center if there were 2 cars parked
on the bottom.Notice the generous spacing between
lifts for people traffic.
A primary difference between a single post parking lift vs. a 4 post parking lift.
Single post lifts are space saving!
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| With a single post lift the garage remains virtually unobstructed. | Notice the posts situated in the natural walk through area. |
A superwide 4-post lift allows 4 cars in a 2 car garage while leaving generous space below to move around.
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How do I know if a lift will work in my garage?
Here is a sample formula to see if stacking cars in your garage will fit.
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Example: 11' garage ceiling height (132") minus 10'6" of total vertical distance (126") equals 6" of cushion space leftover.
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