# Collector garage foundations for buyers

Learn what goes into a collector garage, what a listing on this site shows, and the basics of car lifts and climate control, so you can talk to a garage specialist with confidence.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 40 minutes
- Exam questions: 11, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Name the main parts of a collector garage project and the specialists who do them.
- Read a listing on this site and tell sourced facts from fields that the business fills in.
- Tell the main car lift types apart and check a lift model in the ALI Directory of Certified Lifts.
- Give the humidity targets for a stored collection and explain why moisture is the main risk.

## Lessons

1. [The parts of a collector garage project](https://luxurygaragebuilders.fyi/academy/collector-garage-foundations/parts-of-a-collector-garage.md) (12 minutes)
2. [Car lift types and ALI certification](https://luxurygaragebuilders.fyi/academy/collector-garage-foundations/car-lift-types-and-ali-certification.md) (14 minutes)
3. [Climate control for stored cars](https://luxurygaragebuilders.fyi/academy/collector-garage-foundations/climate-control-for-stored-cars.md) (14 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this course about building a garage myself?

No. It is for people who hire a garage specialist or compare quotes. It teaches what to look for and what to ask, not how to build.

### Do the lessons apply outside the US?

Partly. The lift lesson cites North American standards and the climate lesson cites Canadian and UK sources. Licence, permit and code rules change by country, state and town. Check the rules where you build.

### Does the certificate show that I can approve a garage design?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed the exam. It is not a licence, an accreditation or a professional qualification.

Also on the [web page](https://luxurygaragebuilders.fyi/academy/collector-garage-foundations).