On vehicle height and in-building parking structures

**oj88** · August 22nd, 2016 12:12 PM

What could be the safe maximum vehicle height (measured from the ground to the highest point of the vehicle), for it to fit in MOST public and commercial parking structures?

**Egan101** · August 22nd, 2016 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by oj88

What could be the safe maximum vehicle height (measured from the ground to the highest point of the vehicle), for it to fit in MOST public and commercial parking structures?

2 meters or 6.5 feet will be a safe ride height.

**jick.cejoco** · August 22nd, 2016 12:39 PM

Most public parking vertical clearance are set at minimum 96" or eight feet not only to clear the top of the vehicle but also for safety, that is ventilation of exhaust fumes, fire and smoke clearance for evacuation

**Egan101** · August 22nd, 2016 12:47 PM

^^^ The ceiling might be set higher but the overhanging fixtures like ducts or beams will dictate the clearance height. So be wary of basement carparks if your ride is more than 2 meters tall. I have seen a couple of tall vehicles (like the new Toyota Grandia) find themselves scraping their ceilings against overhanging fixtures in some indoor mall parking areas.

**jick.cejoco** · August 22nd, 2016 01:15 PM

Picture this:
When the parking structure was built, there must have been construction equipment that went in and out of it. The building fire code would also set the height for the fire trucks and emergency vehicles access

**niky** · August 22nd, 2016 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by jick.cejoco

Picture this:
When the parking structure was built, there must have been construction equipment that went in and out of it. The building fire code would also set the height for the fire trucks and emergency vehicles access

Heavy equipment does not roll into the building. Cranes are used on the perimeter, and cement trucks and mixers sit outside while they pump the cement through pipes up to the floors they're building.

Even old buildings were built that way, or by manual labor carrying cement and supplies up.

To bring big equipment in would mean building floors strong enough to take the load. That costs more money (parking structure floors do deal with heavy loads, but a car is much, much less of a concentrated load than a payloader).

Building codes in the Philippines don't require parking lots to be accessible to ladder trucks or ambulances. I doubt US building codes do, either, from the parking structures I've seen there.

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Ali-Mall is one of the worst... clearance is much less than two meters, and some crossovers cannot enter.

Thankfully, most newer structures have higher ceilings.

**yebo** · August 22nd, 2016 02:25 PM

condominium parking are also priced according to 1.) location, both the level and nearness to elevators and stairs, and 2.) the height or vertical clearance of the space. area is standard. there are even "double deck" spaces, whatever that means. siguro yung pwede parkingan ng vans like e150 or grand starex limousines.

**dct** · August 22nd, 2016 02:29 PM

Sa mga malls pinakamatangkad na stock height na nakikita ko yung super grandia. Yun na lang gawin mong benchmark. Wag ka na lumagpas dun. Super grandia ah. Hindi lxv na grandia. Hehe

**oj88** · August 22nd, 2016 03:05 PM

Thank you for all the responses.

**Egan101** · August 22nd, 2016 03:13 PM

When I had my Exped before in the US, I was not allowed in some indoor car parks in downtown Chicago. It was a good thing that the carpark beside my company's HQ allows big trucks (SUVs and pickups) inside. That 1997 Exped was raised a bit though not 7 ft tall.