Common Reasons Why Car Lifts Are Installed
On the face of it, there is one simple reason that people have car lifts fitted in their homes – it is to raise and lower their cars to more than one level of a building. A car lift – or an auto elevator, as an American might call one – is usually hydraulically powered and able to pick up an entire vehicle in one go to shift it from storey to storey. As such, they are entirely practical devices, but the fact that they are so useful is not the only reason people have them installed. Why do people choose to have lifts for their cars?
Save Space
If you have a double or even a treble garage, then there is still a limit to the number of cars you can park in it. True, you could have additional garages built to keep your car collection in, but where would such a move end? Ultimately, you could end up with a hangar on your property which means that your preferred car might be parked a long distance away from your front door. Even if you don't mind the walk to your chosen car that day, hangars rarely look good in domestic settings. However, a multi-level garage works so much better, and the best way of getting your favourite car from the first floor to the ground is with a car lift. In short, you can fit more vehicles under one roof and thereby save space on your property for other important things, like gardens.
No Need For Ramps
If you have a multi-storey facility to park your cars at your property, then the truth is that a ramp will do the job of getting to the upper levels just as well as a lift. That said, ramps are rather unsightly and take up a huge amount of space in their own right. So if you don't want your home to look like a municipal car park or the edge of a shopping mall, then a much more discreet car lift is likely to be the best option. Remember that it is all too easy to scrape the paintwork of your car on a ramp with a tight turning circle compared with a lifting mechanism which does all the work for you while the handbrake is firmly applied.
Impress Your Friends
Quite apart from the futuristic thrill of using a car lift to raise and lower your car, owning one means you can integrate your garage into your home. Many car collectors want to show off their prized possessions in a showroom-like space inside their home. A lift makes perfect sense to connect such a room with your workspace and maintenance garage beneath.
