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Recreational Mechanic
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Northern Colorado, USA
Posts: 3,326
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A couple thoughts:
1.) Roll-up garage doors. Will eliminate possible interference with your lift
2.) Floor drains - City codes may prevent this in a residential setting (mine city says no on them), but if you can consider them.
3.) Garage floor concrete thickness - Take this into account. Buy or at least spec-out your lift ahead of time so you know what footings you need for the lift.
4.) Hot/Cold water rough in - You may want at least a hot/cold stopcock or a deep sink in there
5.) Electrical - Run conduit in your concrete out to where the lift will be located. Also consider how many and where you want outlets
6.) Heat - Run gas or whatever fuel you need for a hanging forced air furnace or whatever, I'm no expert on this, infrared?? Insulate and drywall.
7.) Security system - If you think you need one, wire it in before drywall
8.) Windows - Natural light is really nice when working. Much better than a bunch of fluorescents.
The above is all the stuff I Didn't do when I built my garage and have had to spend $$$ to install after the fact. My house was a custom build but designed by someone else and we bought it when it was almost completed so most of the garages were done already.
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Last edited by Nickshu; 03-19-2014 at 02:24 PM..
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