On vehicle height and in-building parking structures

[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?

[Egan101]

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]

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]

^^^ 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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Thank you for all the responses.

[Egan101]

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.

[viper888]

Modern carparks are designed for at least 2.1m. Sm mall seem to target 2.4m. Ayala malls tend to be tighter.

Concrete for buildings go thorough a massive (forgot the name) vertical pipe and concrete is poured up that way. The concrete trucks just stay in the street. If you ever pass through Makati or bgc at odd hours, you will see this in progress.


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[kagalingan]

Ako yung civic EK ko dati late 90s nasira yung antenna pag pasok ko motel. Hindi ko napansin na sasabit dahil alam nyo na nasa teenage years pa 19years old. Syempre iba state of mind ko sabik pa galak na galak inutil inside ..... you know may kasama chicks.

Buti ngayon mga antenna eh maiksi na at rubber. Sa FD ko nga yung antenna daw eh nakadikit sa rear windshield?

[Dr.Kamiya]

Hehe SM Megamall Parking level 4! Sabit city!

Also Galleria B3...