Jordan.Best
New member
Hey All,
I recently moved into a new (to me) house with a little more land than I previously had. The biggest selling point for me was that the property out back was gorgeous (~1 acre landscaped) and the garage had 18' ceilings. The house already had a 2 car attached 23'x23' which is what I am starting my build off with. My hopes are to construct a detached 2 car later on down the road when it is something I can afford to do.
My garage gets frequent use, so I opted to go ahead and start working on getting the attached garage up to the task. I am an engineer by day, but on the side I do a lot of fabrication work, primarily custom exhausts.
Initially I bought a set of Benpak BL-3500 scissor lifts to migrate away from the use of floor jacks and stands, but quickly found that it just wasn't enough for how many cars come through. I still keep them for use when the lift is *******, and man are they useful for oil changes!
I had an electrical subpanel wired up so I can drop 2 220V outlets into the garage with room to add more down the road. 1 outlet is dedicated to my TIG welder, and the other is dedicated to my 2-post. The electrical work that was done left a lot to be desired aesthetically, so I will be cleaning it up once I sheetrock.
So next on the list was a 2-post lift, which I picked up a couple weeks back, and had installed by a company recommended to me by the Bendpak distributor I went through. Overall the lift install didn't seem to difficult to me, but having a 'professional' install it was something that I preferred to do. Unfortunately for me, the end result was a less than stellar install in my opinion, as I was left with one column that was not perfectly plumb and wiring that was complete but not tidy. Either way, here are some pics:
Pre-Lift installation:
Ceilings:
Installer:
Done:
After the lift was put in, I started on my high lift garage door conversion which I picked up from DDM garage doors. I got everything up, but after winding the springs, found that they were too strong for my door. So new springs are coming this week.
I have a few ideas for the garage currently, but the biggest priority is just cleaning everything up, and getting some room to walk around. After that:
- Remove shelving from previous owner.
- Bring my arcade machines over from storage.
- Insulate & Sheetrock the exterior walls.
- Tidy up wiring prior to this.
- Add LCD in front of the lift so I can pull up install manuals/videos/etc.
- Add some speakers.
- Add product shelving for fluids & exhaust parts.
I will add some more pictures in the near future!
I recently moved into a new (to me) house with a little more land than I previously had. The biggest selling point for me was that the property out back was gorgeous (~1 acre landscaped) and the garage had 18' ceilings. The house already had a 2 car attached 23'x23' which is what I am starting my build off with. My hopes are to construct a detached 2 car later on down the road when it is something I can afford to do.
My garage gets frequent use, so I opted to go ahead and start working on getting the attached garage up to the task. I am an engineer by day, but on the side I do a lot of fabrication work, primarily custom exhausts.
Initially I bought a set of Benpak BL-3500 scissor lifts to migrate away from the use of floor jacks and stands, but quickly found that it just wasn't enough for how many cars come through. I still keep them for use when the lift is *******, and man are they useful for oil changes!
I had an electrical subpanel wired up so I can drop 2 220V outlets into the garage with room to add more down the road. 1 outlet is dedicated to my TIG welder, and the other is dedicated to my 2-post. The electrical work that was done left a lot to be desired aesthetically, so I will be cleaning it up once I sheetrock.
So next on the list was a 2-post lift, which I picked up a couple weeks back, and had installed by a company recommended to me by the Bendpak distributor I went through. Overall the lift install didn't seem to difficult to me, but having a 'professional' install it was something that I preferred to do. Unfortunately for me, the end result was a less than stellar install in my opinion, as I was left with one column that was not perfectly plumb and wiring that was complete but not tidy. Either way, here are some pics:
Pre-Lift installation:
Ceilings:
Installer:
Done:
After the lift was put in, I started on my high lift garage door conversion which I picked up from DDM garage doors. I got everything up, but after winding the springs, found that they were too strong for my door. So new springs are coming this week.
I have a few ideas for the garage currently, but the biggest priority is just cleaning everything up, and getting some room to walk around. After that:
- Remove shelving from previous owner.
- Bring my arcade machines over from storage.
- Insulate & Sheetrock the exterior walls.
- Tidy up wiring prior to this.
- Add LCD in front of the lift so I can pull up install manuals/videos/etc.
- Add some speakers.
- Add product shelving for fluids & exhaust parts.
I will add some more pictures in the near future!