Recent content by tng2000

Now that I have figured out how I'm going to do my footings, it's time find the best place to buy a C7000 lift or "copies" of one. A quick search turned up liftswholesale for 1999. Anyone bought one from them ?

Thanks for the photos !, that cleared up my question. For some reason I thought that studs poke out of the concrete !, clearly they don't. :lol_hitti

Original garage floor in a 32yr old home and yes, it has a pretty good slope. I think it is somewhat excessive but that's the way it was made. how much thread is sticking out past the nut on your hoist ?

Just read the instructions for the C7000, it indicates to not use more than 1/8 thick shim to level when using the drop in anchors. I checked my floor and I'll need about 1/4" at one end to make the columns level. Hoping someone has had experience with this...

We inherited a cottage that's in Georgina, Ontario (Canada) When it was built in the 70's they used poly vapour barrier on the inside and outside under the wooden siding !. So we have always had humidity problems and the paint is constantly peeling off the siding. Some of the siding had to be...

Thanks JohhnK8 ! I'll have to risk it and deal with any design change later unfortunately, just the way things are right now. I'll just leave the embedded studs out a little higher in the event I have to add another 1/2" reinforcing plate if the hole positions change that much.

You absolutely need to use vapour barrier. I'm just in Richmond hill and just finished tearing out all the drywall the previous owner installed. the garage was very damp in the winter from melting snow, and the drywall was sagging from the moisture it absorbed. The garage was fully insulated...

This is for anyone that currently has a C7000 twin post hoist. I need one of the base plate dimensions since they are not the instructions I found online. I found a template online (can't post link yet !) from "Alpha Bronco" but I don't know how close I can actually go to the wall. the...