Single One car garage with 2 cars - 4 post lift

steam_mill · Apr 15, 2011

So, I've always wanted at least a two car garage. My wife and I keep waiting for a house for sale in our neighbourhood with a two car garage. Less than 10% of the houses have two car garages. We finally gave up and converted my single, 10 x 20 garage to a 2 car garage with a 4 post lift. Here are the pics:

thedirtyshow · Apr 15, 2011

that is an excellent idea. i need something like that for my narrow city lot.

toolchanger777 · Apr 15, 2011

i like it, but it's very cramped

JMURiz · Apr 15, 2011

Awesome, love the use of space. There is a house near me with a tall carport that I can picture just like yours...good work.

Oggy · Apr 16, 2011

How much clearance do you have between the lifted car and the garage door when they're both in the raised position? Great use of space though, especially when one car is stored for a majority of the time

steam_mill · Apr 16, 2011

Oggy said:
How much clearance do you have between the lifted car and the garage door when they're both in the raised position? Great use of space though, especially when one car is stored for a majority of the time

What space do you mean? do you mean between the subaru and the garage door? If so about a foot.

Oldtymeflyr · Apr 16, 2011

Congratulations, it is a really nice install.

I take it that you did not have to raise the roof, so to speak.

:thumbup:

mitchell · Apr 17, 2011

Nice install did you have some of your friends help you?You must have some great buddies!I'll be over next week for an oil change.

Laredo · Jan 15, 2012

Great use of space! You're luckyto have the tall ceiling.

Scuderia-F1 · Jan 16, 2012

That is a good use of that high ceiling!

TAMPAGT07 · Jan 16, 2012

Great space...You gotta use what you got...

steam_mill · Jan 17, 2012

After living with it for 8 months, I've got to say, it was a great investment. Certainly, I would prefer to have a 2 car or bigger garage. However, this solution has solved 90% of my issues.

In the end, this cost me less than $4000 including mods to garage door. This was much cheaper than moving and has kept the wife happy.

dubber · Jan 22, 2013

Wow. Your very lucky to have the ceiling height to make this an option. I assume the Stang stays up there until sunny days.

steam_mill · Jan 22, 2013

dubber said:
Wow. Your very lucky to have the ceiling height to make this an option. I assume the Stang stays up there until sunny days.

Yeah, the mustang was never winter driven and has original paint. I rarely even park my subie outside summer or winter.

Mustang is always a work in progress....most recently, changed the rear end and a rear disc brake conversion also doing a front brake upgrade too before the good weather.

Mustang is pretty stock except for "tasteful" upgrades. I've done alot to it with respect to stabilizing the body. It's a t-top car so I've welded in subframes, strut bar and other bracing underneath. It's lowered too. Still has working AC, I beefed up the cooling system with an aluminum rad, MSD ignition and whole bunch of other little things that no one really sees.

I'm going to take it to Mosport (or Canadian Tire Motor Sports Park) this year for the annual Mustangs at Mostport. Car only has 115K.

dubber · Jan 22, 2013

Very nice, always been a 5 L fan. Great spot for a pic too.

marty_p · Jan 22, 2013

Sweet 'Stang, steam mill; it sure brings back some great early-college memories!

Glad to see that your current place worked out for you in the end! :thumbup:

steam_mill · Jan 22, 2013

marty_p said:
Sweet 'Stang, steam mill; it sure brings back some great early-college memories!

Glad to see that your current place worked out for you in the end!

Funny you should say that.....When I was in college, I had a brand new Blue Mustang Notch.....plain jane, no AC nothing.

I'd still have it had I ordered it loaded! I really beat on that car.

Modifieddriver · Jan 22, 2013

I bet you do a bunch of work in the driveway? Looks tight in there.

JP. · Jan 10, 2014

steam-mill, what is it like working on your car with the lift up a bit (2'-3'). Do you have to climb over the ends of the lift to get from the front of the garage to the side of the car? Seems like it could be tight.

I am considering something like this for a 11.5' wide garage and my thought process was to get the narrowest lift that worked for the vehicle so I could get around the outside of the posts.

What are your thoughts?

Cudajas · Jan 11, 2014

looks familiar. I have a similar size garage, and have thought briefly about putting a lift in in the future. My car is still a bit of a work in progress, so I am not sure it will work.

Where abouts in Canada are you?

Jason

Ray Kelly · Jan 11, 2014

Nice garages. You guys can sure make good with those high ceilings!!

waggie · Jan 11, 2014

why do they build the garages so tall? Not that i'm complaining here... but unless it's aesthetics, it's difficult to utilize the space up top there, especially for one car garages.

RSOllie · Jan 12, 2014

Fantastic thinking there well done
Some nice bright white walls and maby lights on the walls would make it feel a lot bigger!

vovchandr · Oct 30, 2022

Can you reupload the photos? I'm considering doing the same and would love to see your setup.
Thanks!

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