Need car lift recommendations for new home Options

[Cairo94507]

Hi Guys,

My wife and I bought a new (to us) home on 2.8 acres (hopefully she is content to stay there until I am in the ground (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hands.gif) ). It has a large 3-car that is 6' wider than my current over-sized 3-car, has a 10' ceiling and is deeper too but I can't remember how much deeper. I am going back tomorrow morning to take measurements of all of the rooms so I can start thinking what we will do inside.

I am looking for lift recommendations for that garage. I have thus far had a 4-post and a scissor-lift and loved both. But I like to begin from scratch and research what is new and see if that is a better fit for for my today needs. And, yes, I am going to completely remodel that garage.

To be honest, I am kind of liking the 2-post BendPak GrandPrix GP-7LCS. https://www.bendpak.com/car-lifts/two-post-lifts/gp-7lcs/

It is only 106.5" tall (about 8'10") so that leaves me 14" of ceiling clearance which I like. What do you guys think or recommend?

It will of course be a lot of work, but in the end should be really nice.

Thanks,
Michael

[Cairo94507]

2 post, heavy duty, don’t try to save money this time.

@r_towle I am curious what you mean by "don't try to save money this time".

@mepstein Hi Mark - Thanks so much. I promise to post pics of the remodel as we do it. Yeah, I know the cautions of bracing the lift to the ceiling for sure. I guarantee you that the slab will exceed the installation specs before we bolt that sucker down, if that is indeed the lift I go with.

This time I am not going to do a porcelain tile floor. As pretty and as easy as it was to care for, the grout lines were a small pain in the rear to keep looking good even though I sealed them. This time I am leaning towards a polished concrete floor- think Costco floors.

@peteinjp Sure. I loved my 4-post BendPak but at the time my need was mostly storage. The problem with a 4-post is if you want to work on your car you would often need a bridge jack to get the car off its wheels. Also the 4 posts do eat real estate in the garage so be prepared for that too. BTW, your link was bad.

My BendPak scissor lift is awesome. It does everything well. Its only draw back is the ramps under the car that get in the way sometimes. I installed mine into the floor so it is completely flush when down. I also ran all of the electrical and hydraulic lines in a chase also sunk in the floor so it is a very clean, no-trip job. In my mind, that is the way us older guys need to do it. I can't risk falling and breaking something any more.

I really do like the 2-post BendPak I linked in my 1st post on this topic. It seems to be the best solution for the next garage. But, I am still digging and have some time as I will not get to the garage for a while as I square some other things away first.

I am truly fortunate to be able to do another garage after doing the last one. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)