Thought I'd drop an update in here.
I've been hemming and hawing over lifts. Two post, four post, do I have the height, blah blah. My basic concern is that the design accommodates a useful lift; I'd hate to build the garage and then find that I'm stuck with a scissor lift.
The major item sticking in my craw at the moment is, where does the overhead garage door go if there is a car up on the lift? The design calls for 12' ceilings, but the doors are either 8' or 10'. What happens to the other 2' or 4'? Let's say I have a 4-poster and I want to stack cars for storage. How can I simultaneously have the door open so I can pull a car in/out, AND have a car up in the air?
We need a variance from the township. Just getting started with all of that so very much on the learning curve.
We've started asking for bids. My neighbor is a contractor and wants to bid on the job, plus the architect has some folks he trusts to do good work. We'll see what comes back. Based on my neighbor's guesstimate we are in the budget ballpark.
More as it happens. I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seats.
