I'm a custom home builder and I've decided to stop paying rent for office space, electing to build a 3 car detached garage on my property with office space on the 2nd floor. The 1st draft of plans came back from the architect and the ceiling height from the slab is 10' 2". This is achieved with 9' studs, 3" of bottom plate, 3" of top plate and approximately 8" of a foundation stem wall. There are 2 steel beams that run side to side and stick down about 12" from the ceiling but they are spaced 16' apart so I would put the lift between the 2 of them.
The easiest way to get a higher ceiling hight would be to bump up to 10' lumber for the studs. This will add a decent amount of cost between the lumber, sheathing, and siding. But the bigger issue might be the stair dimensions, adding 1' in height will add 2 treads and I think it will make my stair design not meet code, I'll have to double-check my math.
So my question is, What is the minimum ceiling height to make a 2 post lift worthwhile? I have a lifted Fj62 for reference.
The easiest way to get a higher ceiling hight would be to bump up to 10' lumber for the studs. This will add a decent amount of cost between the lumber, sheathing, and siding. But the bigger issue might be the stair dimensions, adding 1' in height will add 2 treads and I think it will make my stair design not meet code, I'll have to double-check my math.
So my question is, What is the minimum ceiling height to make a 2 post lift worthwhile? I have a lifted Fj62 for reference.