Recent content by scootermcrad

Well, that's terrifying. No floor drains on this one, and the drainage around it is pretty good, as far as I can tell. Noted, but a terrifying thought.

Since I didn't include that information, I think it's absolutely good to mention. The thread's worth is only as good as the content it covers, within. In my case, it's just a hobby-grade storage lift. Atlas or AMGO (basically the same) are the two I'm considering. One of the things I look...

OH! Okay! I was not aware of this! Thank you for that bit of knowledge. I've not owned one before, so I will keep that in my mind.

This definitely won't be bolted down. I would also assume that the 4-inch "requirement" would be based on a lift loaded to full capacity (8000 pounds in this case bringing total load with lift to around 9600 pounds), and then probably a safety factor of 3 on all of that, or something...

Yeah, I mean that makes sense, if you're comparing contact patch of the tires relative to the area of the lift's feet, which should be approximately 5 times (?) the area of the tire contact patch. I'm not particularly worried about it. I'm sure the lift companies recommend 4" min. slab...

Thank you!!

I appreciate people sharing their techniques and the results! This gives me some good ideas on how to proceed. Not sure I'll get to it this weekend, but when I do get to it, I will post a follow up here. I have my eye on a 4-post and would like to get something rolling by summer.

That sounds like an excellent path forward! Thanks for the quick write-up!

Perfect! Thanks!

What did you back fill it with? Thanks for the comments!

Yeah, I have a dual purpose need. I need car storage, but also, I have a more immediate need for flexible, convertible and creative work space, so the lift is going to serve as a temporary platform to potentially store a chassis fixture and/or work bench. My garage is bursting at the seams and...

That's actually a really good point about nominal lumber forms. Nominal 2x4's used in our 1937 house were 1-3/4" x 3-3/4". But, you raise another good point... even though it's recommended by the 4-post manufacturer, 4" is probably overkill. And the car(s) that would be living on it are...

Hey everyone! I read through the previous threads that came up in a search about checking slab thickness. Drilling, core samples, and ground penetrating radar seem to be the most common responses. However, nobody ever updates their threads on the methods they used and the results. With the...

Part of this is cutting out the GC for the experience of building it myself and saving the money towards the details. After hiring a GC that passed all the background and reference research and still managed to screw me out of several years of redo's/repairs and money, I'm not interested in...

Maybe I'm missing it and just can't read, but I'm not seeing anything with insulation details. https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/NCRC2018/chapter-4-foundations#NCRC2018_Pt03_Ch04_SecR403 This is would be for an added comfort option. Not a requirement by code, obviously.