What height do I need for a 2-post lift?

If you want to install a typical 2-post or 4-post lift in your garage, you need a ceiling that's higher than 11 feet. While you can get a 2- or 4-post lift that works with a lower ceiling, almost all these lifts are not ANSI certified.

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A car lift at home is something pretty much every mechanic, car enthusiast, or DIYer aspires to own. Thankfully, home car lifts exist. This article has all the information you need about the height requirements for home car lifts. It includes the required height of your garage ceiling, what to look for in a low rise car lift, and more.

How Tall Does My Garage Ceiling Need to be to Accommodate a Car Lift?

If you want to install a typical 2-post or 4-post lift in your garage, you need a ceiling that’s higher than 11 feet. While you can get a 2- or 4-post lift that works with a lower ceiling, almost all these lifts are not ANSI certified. This means there’s no official validation of either their capabilities or their safety. Don’t let this discourage you if your garage is less than 11 feet tall, though. You can always use a low rise lift like the Kwik-Lift (or various entry-level hydraulic lifts). These lifts only lift a car 18-20 inches off the ground. So they work just fine with a garage ceiling that’s 8 to 10 feet tall, which is typical for most home garages).

What Should I Look For in a Low Rise Car Lift?

Basically, a low rise car lift works great in a garage with a ceiling height of 10 feet or less. Not all low rise car lifts are safe or practical to use, though. For example, many scissor-style hydraulic lifts are too tall to fit underneath a vehicle with low ground clearance. And they aren’t always safe to work underneath (read more about this here). Each type of low rise car lift comes with its own set of pros and cons (read more about the pros and cons here). At the very least, you want a low rise car lift that:

Is sturdy and safe to use

Offers a good amount of lift to give you enough room to work underneath the car

Can fit underneath a car with low ground clearance

Is able to support classic cars without designated jack points

Doesn’t need much maintenance

Offers unrestricted access underneath the car

How Much Lift Do I Need to Be Able to Work Under My Car?

You need 24-30″ of distance between the floor and the bottom of your vehicle to work comfortably underneath it. This is enough space for someone to easily roll under their vehicle on a creeper. It is also enough space to safely and comfortably raise or lower a transmission, an axle, a fuel tank, or another large part. Keep in mind that not all lifts that advertise a certain amount of lift are created equal. For example, both the Kwik-Lift and the typical scissor-style entry level lift offer a 20” lift. But you get more ground clearance with a Kwik-Lift because it lifts a car by its tires. By comparison, a typical scissor-style entry level lift supports a car by its designated jack points. That means you’ll get a ground clearance of only 20 inches with a typical scissor-style entry level lift while you’ll get about 30 inches with a Kwik-Lift. Got any more questions that were not addressed in this article? Feel free to contact us. We’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have about having a car lift in your home garage!

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What is a deadman anchor?

Deadman Anchors. A type of anchoring system used to prevent underground storage tanks from floating out of the ground during periods of high groundwater. Deadman anchors are made of reinforced concrete. They consist of two elongated beams that run the full length of the tank.

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Deadman Anchors

A type of anchoring system used to prevent underground storage tanks from floating out of the ground during periods of high groundwater. Deadman anchors are made of reinforced concrete. They consist of two elongated beams that run the full length of the tank. The beams, usually 12 inches or so wide and high, rest on the bottom of the excavation just outside the diameter of the tank itself. Straps running across the top of the tank connect the two anchors to each other. The weight of the beams goes a long way toward holding down the tank if it seeks to float. More important, a portion of the backfill in the excavation also bears directly down on each of the two deadman anchors placed along the sides of the tank. The weight of this backfill provides additional downward force to prevent flotation. The term “deadman anchor” has long been used in the construction trades to describe a block of concrete, or similar object, buried in the ground for the purpose of holding down a connected structure.

What height do I need for a 2-post lift?

What to cover the inside of a shed with?

What's the best shed treatment?

Can I build my own shed?

How Tall Does My Garage Ceiling Need to be to Accommodate a Car Lift?

What Should I Look For in a Low Rise Car Lift?

Is sturdy and safe to use

Can fit underneath a car with low ground clearance

Is able to support classic cars without designated jack points

Doesn’t need much maintenance

Offers unrestricted access underneath the car

How Much Lift Do I Need to Be Able to Work Under My Car?

What renovation jobs can you do yourself?

Do shrubs increase home value?

Can I build my own shed?

What is a deadman anchor?

Deadman Anchors

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