Date:         Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:29:31 -0400
Reply-To:     Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
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From:         Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
Subject:      Re: help fitting van in garage
Comments: To: Jake Beaulieu <jbeaulie@ND.EDU>
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Jake,

It was common practice up through the 60's to install 6'-6" garage doors
instead of 7' here in Pittsburgh.  It is my understanding that this was
done only in certain regions for a reason that no one remembers.
Perhaps Cincy is one of those regions.

Walt



Jake Beaulieu wrote:

>>A Westy will fit in a standard garage, with a roll-up door, provided the
>>door is rolled up all the way so the max height of the standard opening
>>
>>
>84" or 7ft is not compromised by the door hardware.
>
>My wife measured the height of about a dozen garage doors in Cincinnati
>last weekend and I have had landlords measure a few more for me.  They are
>all coming in at 77-78".  This is the height of the opening in the front
>of the garage, so regardless of how the door was installed the van would
>not fit.  I guess garage door height standards might be regional or
>perhaps the homes I have been looking at predate the 84" standard.  Good
>advice about how the door is mounted though, I'll take that into
>consideration.
>
>As for deflating the tires.  My van is about 82 inches tall and the
>distance from the bottom of the tires to the rim is about 4 inches.  So
>even if I completely deflated the tires I still wouldn't fit in most
>garages.  Ugh
>
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