We're in the process of buying a new house, and it has a detached garage with a 10' overhead door. Our boat has a tall radar arch with a Garmin radome on top. At this point we're about 10'6" overall height. In the interest of getting the craft indoors, I've been giving some thought to replacing the tall radar arch with a lower one (such as the one on Da Nag). It looks like the conversion wouldn't be terribly difficult, but if anyone else has been down this road, I'd be interested to hear whatever input you might have. Also, any idea how tall the lower radar arches are?
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radar arch
- Thread starter Boomer
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If you're going to replace the arch, you can have one made that is hinged and will flip back into the cockpit area for entry into the garage. Alternatively, you can install one such that it is held into a base with pins and is removable for getting the trailer in. You may even be able to get your current one converted to a hinged or removable option. Check with your local railmaker and I bet that they've done something similar before.
starcrafttom
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If its a detached garage see about haing it raised. Not that hard.
starcrafttom":3phqsdqm said:If its a detached garage see about haing it raised. Not that hard.
How hard it is will depend on how high the rafters are... If the header for the door is also the top plate, it could be very expensive. If the garage has 12 feet to the bottom of the rafters, you might be able to get a 1-foot panel (assuming your door manufacturer makes one) in there, but you probably would need a wall height of 12' 8" or more to get a standard 21" panel in there. (6.5" minimum for the opener; header height dependent upon the span.)
Basically, there is a big difference in effort in raising a header to 12' or more in a 14' wall or 11' wall... but if you got the vertical room, it's definitely worth a look.
Cheers!
John
I think Tom meant something like detaching the structure from the foundation, jacking it up internally (2 beams and 4 jacks) and then either using cinder block or sistering studs to actually raise the entire structure. That is why it would need to be detached from the house. You'd also need a new garage door.
I have had several folks look at my garage with the idea of raising it to be able to put the 22 in there. (Needs 10'6'' high and 10 wide). On all three occasions they said it would be cheaper and easier to tear out the old garage and build a new one. I was actually thinking, raise the roof at the top plate, one side at a time, jacking it up, put in a 3 foot stub wall, set that side down and then go raise the other side and do the same thing. Guess I don't know anything about building. None of it sounds like a weekend project to me.
Good luck with the arch, I like the idea of hinges too.
Harvey
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Good luck with the arch, I like the idea of hinges too.
Harvey
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