Recent content by Olyar15

Unfortunately, my jack isn't very portable, so it's not something I'd want to throw into the car and bring it somewhere. Maybe if I had a smaller racing jack, it would be more useful. But I do like the idea of having it in case I just need to change a single tire or so. I can still see myself...

So I've had a 4-post lift for a few years, but I still have a jack and jackstands. I still used the jackstands with the lift since I only have one bridge jack, but now I've ordered a second bridge jack, so I can't see myself using the jackstands. The jack hasn't been used since I've gotten the...

Just give them a good wash periodically.

I bought my lift with the air bottle. Ended up buying another (small) compressor and disconnecting the bottle.

Twelve feet per car, so 36' for 3-car garage. 33' would be ok, but not 30'.

Just get a squeegee broom. Useful for moving the water.

There is only one correct answer to any "how big" garage question: As big as you can afford and that local codes allow.

Personally, I would go with a 3-bay garage 32' wide. Here are a couple of mockups done in Sketchup. With the doors on the 28' side, I made the garage doors 10' wide. This gives decent room all around. With the doors on the 32' side, I made them 16' and 9' wide. In both, I modeled the...

If you can afford it, go with the longer garage. You will regret not getting as large a garage as you can afford, guaranteed. Also, is it possible to reverse the door so it swings outward? That would help you to park closer to the wall

Go for it. You can always repaint. Post pics when you are done.

You don't mention what version of Windows you are running (I'm assuming you are using Windows), but this works in Win 8 and should work as well in Win 7. 1. Plug the phone into the computer. 2. On the phone, accept to trust the computer. 3. In Windows, open the file explorer, and there...

Nothing fancy, just some extra material I got at a local hardware store off a roll. I think it's for flooring as an anti-slip mat, only a few mm thin. I just cut some squares, put them underneath the posts and trimmed to fit so you don't even see them.

I have a 4-post lift on porcelain tiles. Not bolted down. I do have rubber pads beneath the posts, just to give more traction so the posts don't slide.

Also keep in mind that the lock positions aren't infinitely variable. The resting heights of the safety locks can be adjusted slightly, but they are located every 4" or so. Bottom line, for a ceiling height of 9'7, you need cars that are around 52" or lower to be comfortable.

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