- Location
- Sacramento, CA
What's up guys. During the last Sacramento Meet N Greet, some of you got to see my new house and barn which will eventually become my new shop.
The barn currently has 9'-0" clearance from the floor to the roof truss system and the concrete "Foundation" of the barn is basically sitting on top of the ground.
Right now I am torn between just adding a concrete floor and calling it good (since it is better than the 2 car garage that I had previously) or going more overboard with renovations by adding a proper foundation and excavating the floor a few feet to allow for a full size 2 post lift.
...Or do I just scrap the whole thing and going big with a whole new building. (Few possible issues with this route on top of the added cost)
Long-Short:
Is a 2 post lift worth the cost and headache of all this work? How often am I really going to use it to validate the extra work and cost?
If it is worth it, should I go crazy making it possible for a full size lift so I can stand under it or would the shorter lifts that work under 9' ceilings be worth it to work on stuff and just deal with sitting on a chair to roll under projects.
The barn currently has 9'-0" clearance from the floor to the roof truss system and the concrete "Foundation" of the barn is basically sitting on top of the ground.
Right now I am torn between just adding a concrete floor and calling it good (since it is better than the 2 car garage that I had previously) or going more overboard with renovations by adding a proper foundation and excavating the floor a few feet to allow for a full size 2 post lift.
...Or do I just scrap the whole thing and going big with a whole new building. (Few possible issues with this route on top of the added cost)
Long-Short:
Is a 2 post lift worth the cost and headache of all this work? How often am I really going to use it to validate the extra work and cost?
If it is worth it, should I go crazy making it possible for a full size lift so I can stand under it or would the shorter lifts that work under 9' ceilings be worth it to work on stuff and just deal with sitting on a chair to roll under projects.
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