[CBRacerX]

Originally Posted by speedster911

almost finished with my new garage: my .02



1) keep in mind the lift ramps will extend approximately 3 feet past the end of the lift or longer if you use race ramps.

2) Power - decide if you want 120 or 240 V motor for lift and plan on power accordingly. If you go 120- will need a 20amp breaker. I went 20amp on all my circuits, that is code in CA.

3) I went with the widest garage door possible for my space, I just didn't want to worry about navigating door edges when backing off a lift with cars that have poor visibility.

4) are you doing any heat or AC? radiant heated floors are awfully nice!!

5) Roof vent with Fan for summer heat of you don't do AC. I bought one from HD with thermostat. designed to be hardwired but I put mine on a wall switch so I can turn it off if I want.

6) I installed cans with LED's- I did not want want anything hanging past ceiling Sheetrock.

7) I built a small loft over garage door to store stuff and provides a nice finished area.

8) what kind of garage door opener are you using? if you use traditional center of door opener- will eat up ceiling space. I used a wall mount lift master. Mounts to wall with door spring/bar. also affects outlet placement to power unit.

I was going to post something like this - so I'll just +1