I'm building a shop and want to put a lift in, anything special i should do to the concrete? I was going to put extra re-bar where I plan to put the lift and 3000 or 4000 psi concrete. Anything else?

 

I would make sure its at least 6" thick, although the lift company said 4" would suffice. Make sure you start with a good underlayment to keep it from settling after its installed. As for the concrete itself, rebar and the whatnot are a definite pre-requisite. When we built the garage that we have a lift in, we used concrete with fiberglass resin in it to make it stronger.

But overall, it seems like you've got everything else covered. Good luck- its cool have a shop with a lift to work in on your own time.

 

Add extra reinforcements where the lift will be and pour 8-12" of concrete in those spots.

I would do a twin post lift as they are the best all around lift imho..

 

Keg-a-rator- Believe me--it comes in handy

 

And a pisser--nothing worse than having to go into the house all greasy....

 

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