Ideas on how to park two small cars in a garage

Ideas on how to park two small cars in a garage

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blokko

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21 posts

213 months

Sunday 15th April 2007
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I have what is in theory a double (side by side) garage but due to the censored censored censored design of my house the garage door is on the wrong wall - i.e. I drive into a space that is more than long enough for a Rolls Royce, but not wide enough for two cars.

With the removal of all of the built-in storage (and junk) I should be able to squeeze in the Mini and the Caterham - but it will be very tight.

Ideally I would like to drive the Caterham onto some sort of turntable / platform that will then allow me to turn the it through 90 degrees and then push it to the back of the garage (leaving enough room for the Mini). Any ideas?

confused

blokko

Original Poster:

21 posts

213 months

Sunday 15th April 2007
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Simon

Looks promising idea I'll follow up the info in your link tomorrow. Many thanks.

SimonY

348 posts

215 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Think there are several places to get them cheaper, just Google 'Sealey WS454'

Murph7355

38,929 posts

263 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Or...

How far off length wise would you be?

What about ramps?

tortoise

72 posts

249 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Just stick a trolley jack under the back A frame or front towing eye and pull it round. They weigh bugger all so, providing the floors fairly flat, it's easy to just about turn it in its own length.

concerned cat

367 posts

216 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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I had a similar problem shoe-horning my bike into the back corner of the garage. I designed a buggy which is basically a flat plate mounted on ball transfer units (castors). It works passably well, but I now need to level the garage floor for it to work properly.....

thinfourth

1,189 posts

228 months

Tuesday 17th April 2007
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Another vote for decent trolly jack and you can put it anywhere