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I'm not sure why the sectional door won't work. If the columns are 6'11" and I do a ceiling recess, I don't need a taller door and the door would clear the columns, so I just have to worry about the door hitting the upper car when retracted. If my math is correct in the above post I should be OK...

The garage is 25' wide and the double sectional door is 18' wide, 8' high. The lift is 14' long without ramps, 8' wide and the columns are 6' 11" My plan would be to position the lift on the centreline of the right side parking space, The TR6 is 13' long and 4'2" H (50"), but the roof...

Hadn't thought about that but if I park the upper car forward of where the overhead door stops? The door is currently 8' high, but would be 10' once the garage is lifted, so I'd have the forward 15' of interior space. If the upper car trunk is 3' long, I'd have 18'. Just have to make sure I park...

The views from the trailer are amazing. You are living in the forest.

Sorry for the long post, but I'm looking for some advice on the feasibility of adding ceiling height to my garage. I have a 25' x 25' garage that I just finished remodelling (I know, I should have thought about this sooner). It is semi attached to my house (connecting breezeway) and very well...

Shaun, Thanks for your post. A couple of questions: You write: "As for washing it out. its not as easy as the Swisstrax guy says. Sure there are channels for water to flow through, but large debris will not" Are you saying there are built in channels under the floor so you can rinse from the...

I'm also concerned with what would be living underneath the tiles. If there is no way to flush sand and dirt out, as it accumulates and holds moisture, eventually come the bugs and the smell. That kind of defeats the purpose of having a fresh clean concrete floor. Of course for those living in...

When you say you hose down the garage floor and every thing washes out do you mean just everything on the surface of the tile or do you mean the below tile sand and dirt will wash out as well?

Do these tiles keep the garage floor dry? I live in the snow belt, what happens to all of the melt? Does it go through the joints and get trapped between the tile and the concrete floor?

But is the supply to the house is 5/8", how can he get any more flow out than is flowing in? Most shower valves are set up for 1/2" supplies on the hot and the cold side. The exception is valves that split water to body wash jets concurrent with overhead spray - these are typically 3/4" supply...

I've worked out this problem with Chamberlain. It seems that about 6 months ago Chamberlain worked out what was a design flaw in the 8500's assembly. While the hum is possibly due to a defective transformer, Chamberlain determined that during manufacturing, the original design put the...

I've been researching garage build projects and came across your thread. Looks like a great build. Any updates with photos? I was also wondering whether you considered putting in a "turn out" so you could back out of the garage and turn perpendicular to the house (nose of the car facing the...

Hopefully that will be my experience. I live in western Canada where the temps last year (the coldest in 100 years) were -30C (or colder) overnight for 40 consecutive days. That is enough to deal with, without a failed garage door opener. :)

You should check with Homelink. I was told by Liftmaster (before I bought my unit) that it is compatible with Homelink enabled vehicles from 2012 on. I set mine up a couple of days ago with our two cars (2014 Honda Odyssey and 2013 BMW 535 X Drive) and it worked fine. I have read that some...

If you have access, why not run a new circuit? I recently removed old wallboard and insulated my garage and re drywalled with 5/8" fire rated drywall and installed additional plugs including one in the ceiling about 1' away from the opener on a separate circuit. If you have access, it makes for...

I just installed an 8500C (the "C" is for Canada) and mine is humming as well. I contacted Liftmaster and they are sending me a new transformer. It will take a couple of weeks though. Hopefully I can replace it with the unit left in place? Anyone with experience replacing theirs? I don't like...