Building An Attic Lift

Start in the attic by snapping lines on the floor along the inside of the joist space you re using for the lift.

Building an attic lift.

Long and 22 1 2 in. It s also a big help for the elderly and those who live alone most of the time. Sep 3 2013 i have gotten questions on the pulley and design of the attic lift. With this clever and easy diy attic storage lift you ll never dislike storing boxes up the attic after the holidays again.

Versa lift attic ladder safety railing vr 60. Here is probably where the difference between us exists. Her tutorial will serve as a great guide to help you build your very own attic storage assistant. The aladdin storage lift is a motorized lift system that easily and safely lifts your storage items up to the attic and lowers them back down to the floor level when needed it eliminates the time consuming dangerous task of lifting or pushing items up and down your pull down attic stairway.

4 6 out of 5 stars 47. I don t carry anything up or down ladders any more since i built an electric hoist up to my garage attic. Attic lifts from versa lift systems is a leading provider of residential garage storage systems. The pulleys are around 3.

Snap two more lines to make a rectangle 46 1 2 in. Partsam 1320 lbs lift electric hoist crane remote control power system zinc plated steel wire overhead crane garage ceiling pulley winch w premium straps w emergency stop switch. Of vertical clearance above the marks then cut the opening into the floor with a reciprocating saw. A slightly more complex attic hoist will through mechanical advantage even allow you to easily lift loads that are normally too heavy for you to lift at all.

The design of our attic lift turns a difficult task into a simple economical solution for all of your. A simple attic hoist will allow you to raise and lower items into and out of the attic without needing to carry and climb. I have been using this system in my house since 2006 and am now building one with my neighbor for his garage so the pictures you see are a mixture of mine and his.