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I see garage renovation in my future


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The only other advice I have - get a good hammer drill.  I borrowed one from a buddy.  It's not possible to drill the anchor holes without one.  Also - get two bits.  Get the masonry bit (3/4") but also get the re-bar bit.  I ran into some hard spots that the masonry bit couldn't poke through, but the re-bar bit ate right through them.

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+1 on a proper hammer drill.

 

Don't fool around with a tiny hammer drill.  Rent a Hilti from Home Depot... nothing will stand in the way of a Hilti.  I played around with a cordless "hammer drill" and the concrete bits while anchoring a big safe to the floor.  No go... Rented a Hilti and the holes were done in 20 seconds.

 

If you can borrow one from a construction friend, even better...

 

Ed

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Today, I'm one step closer to getting a lift installed.

From this;

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To this;

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There was only room for a wall mount opener on one side, so that's where the lift will go.

I've obsessed over dimensions of two vs four post lifts and I just don't quite have the width needed for a two poster. I also don't want to dig out and re-pour the garage floor to ensure I have a proper footing for the two post lift.

A little disappointing, but being able to get a third car in the garage until we can build the detached garage/shop in a couple years will be awesome. The boss says the kitchen remodel has to come first. :-/

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