Pit in the garage

[Sal Lubrano]

I am in the market for a house but I don't want to give up having a garage to work on my cars. To find a house with a garge large enough for a lift is extremly hard if not impossible over here and I don't want to spend the rest of my good years on my back anymore. What do you think of digging a pit in the garage. How large would you make it? Is it a good or bad idea? Any Input please positive or negative would be great and why?
Sal

 

[Grumpy]

very dangerous get a lift :biggrin:

 

[Sal Lubrano]

Of course the pit will have a cement slab and cement walls(foundation). It will not be just a dirt hole

 

[Pronto]

No pits please. How about a flat driveway that you could use one of those portable side lifts? They kind of look like a fork lift.

 

[Sal Lubrano]

The portable lift is great in nice weather but what about the winter when most upgrades are done. I see it already. Me outside covered in snow. .

 

[salvageV6]

Check your state and local codes, they are illegal in some places.

 

[Grumpy]

Check your state and local codes, they are illegal in some places.

that would never fly in Mass eithier

 

[Pronto]

I know they have been banned for years around here. You can see in some old service bays the lines of the pit that have been filled with concrete. I don't know how some of the oil change places can use them but I'm sure there's massive fire safety equipment required.

 

[chrisgarrett]

Maybe it sounds crazy, but have you investigated the costs of having a roof raised on a garage? I'm also wondering about local ordinances regarding a lift on residential property.