Build a Bigger Grarage or Sell a couple cars ?

[DougA]

Interesting, different situations for everyone. I have a decent garage, 3 old cars, one newer hot rod. I'm getting too close to 70, but just seem to have lost the motivation to do much with them anymore. Haven't had the covers off of them so far this season. Should probably thin the herd, let someone else enjoy them.
If you're still into the hobby, and can swing it, buy what you enjoy, life is way too short.
And boy does it go by fast when you get into the last quarter....

[Andy]

Would something like this work in your two car garage?

https://www.wildfirelifts.com/double-wide-car-lift

It's more economical than building an addition to your existing garage and solves the problem of storage for two other cars. It would allow you to save your funds to continue to invest for retirement while keeping your toys as well.

I built a 40x60 steel building in late 2019/early 2020 right before material prices skyrocketed. If I attempted to build that same building now I couldn't afford it. Prices have to come down eventually, and I would recommend trying to hold out until that happened. I had the foresight at the time to build my building with 14' walls so that I could add a few of those wildfire lifts in the future if needed. I'm almost out of floor space now so I know I'll be needing at least one before too long!

[Chevelle SS 396 L78]

Originally Posted by Andy

Would something like this work in your two car garage?

https://www.wildfirelifts.com/double-wide-car-lift

It's more economical than building an addition to your existing garage and solves the problem of storage for two other cars. It would allow you to save your funds to continue to invest for retirement while keeping your toys as well.

I built a 40x60 steel building in late 2019/early 2020 right before material prices skyrocketed. If I attempted to build that same building now I couldn't afford it. Prices have to come down eventually, and I would recommend trying to hold out until that happened. I had the foresight at the time to build my building with 14' walls so that I could add a few of those wildfire lifts in the future if needed. I'm almost out of floor space now so I know I'll be needing at least one before too long!

You were lucky to be able to build the inside ceiling height to 14ft. Typically, in detached garages anyway there will be a height limit in residential zoning districts, as I had to deal with. I tried getting a variance form 15ft to 18ft to have enough height clearance for my 2-post lift but it was denied because my wonderful neighbor next door complained. Everybody at the hearing liked my plans, but well so it goes. I ended up having a scissor truss roof designed with a 12ft peak inside the garage so my lift would clear. Scissor trusses work great if there is an overall height issue.

[DougA]

Scissor trusses worked great in my 10' garage for my lift. Plenty of room to get my cars up as high as needed.