Stack, Slide or Spin – Superb Vehicle Parking Solutions

Thinking of buying yourself a weekend car, but not sure if you have space in the garage?

Then as we’ve discovered, a novel parking solution could help justify your next purchase.

As Australian cities and towns grow ever denser, parking becomes an increasingly challenging exercise. Garages seem to be getting smaller and smaller in new builds, without space for even the most modest car collection.

That’s why a lot of us are looking to clever & smarter parking solutions such as automatic stackers, underground pits, revolving turntables & sliders to squeeze their cars into smaller spaces and maximise the amount of room in the garage.

Some companies around the world have taken elaborate parking systems to the extreme – you may have read about the apartment complex in Singapore which allows you to drive your car into an elevator, scan your fingerprints and shoot your car up to a showcase in your living room.

That’s one end of the spectrum, but for the rest of us, car parking systems can actually be incredibly practical.

It all starts with the humble double stacker. This is a freestanding unit that behaves much like the hoists you see at the local mechanic – a car is parked on the ground, you raise it up in the air and another car can be parked underneath.

GVT Garage Gear has an answer to the double stacker which comes in the form of a parking system that features a single lifting column and uses electrohydraulic technology to power its elevation.

A car stacker might seem like a luxury item at first but it’s actually a very practical solution

The best advantage is that you expose a lot of extra floor space that you wouldn’t otherwise have and you no longer have to compromise the cars you own with your precious workshop space. You can have both – Why Not!.”

Double Stackers are great, but if you don’t have a garage with a high ceiling, you’re going to look to another solution and excavating some underground space could be the way to go.

Then again, if all you’re looking for is a way of tucking your car into the corner of your garage, out of the way, you should consider a Car Slider as this could be your best option.

A lot of garages have an alcove that isn’t easy to access, so with our Car Slider you drive onto a platform and then you can use a remote control to move your vehicle into the alcove.

 It’s actually a very cost effective way of getting a car into a spot you otherwise wouldn’t be able to use

If you find that getting into the garage in the first place is the frustration, maybe a turntable could be your best bet.

In this regard, one solution is to use a traditional in-ground turntable to rotate the car on its own axis which comes at a quite substantial initial cost due to the civil works (excavation) required, however, we find that many homeowners are really looking to simplify their parking experience without having to invest in costly civil works.

Enter the brilliant On-Surface Turntable from GVT Garage Gear.

This On-Surface Turntable requires no excavation works and can be installed for both indoor or outdoor use in less than a day. In fact they are designed to also be DIY self-installed should you prefer.

Another benefit is that this On-Surface Turntable can be readily relocated, meaning that you can take it with you in the event of a move.

It has been designed & manufactured in Australia which is sensational

Many garages lack the necessary space for turning a vehicle, which can cause the need to reverse into or out of the parking space. 

An On-Surface Turntable can provide the option of turning your vehicle on the spot, allowing you to leave the garage in forward gear.

What’s more, the pin-gear drive mechanism of the on-surface turntable ensures smooth, reliable operation with minimal wear and tear. This is key because a lot of turntables use a friction drive mechanism that’s much noisier and is subject to more maintenance issues.

So when you’re next looking at buying a house or currently own a house but you’re not sure if the garage will be able to accommodate all your vehicles, remember, you just have to think outside of the box.

As such, here at GVT Garage Gear we’d be happy to have a no-obligation conversation with you to better understand your situation and to explore the possibilities in identifying a parking solution that would best fulfill your needs.