Building An Attic Lift

Here is probably where the difference between us exists.

Building an attic lift.

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. Of vertical clearance above the marks then cut the opening into the floor with a reciprocating saw. Versa lift attic ladder safety railing vr 60. Snap two more lines to make a rectangle 46 1 2 in.

Long and 22 1 2 in. 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. 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. With this clever and easy diy attic storage lift you ll never dislike storing boxes up the attic after the holidays again.

I don t carry anything up or down ladders any more since i built an electric hoist up to my garage attic. I hope the pictures answer some of your questions. A simple attic hoist will allow you to raise and lower items into and out of the attic without needing to carry and climb. Attic lifts from versa lift systems is a leading provider of residential garage storage systems.

Start in the attic by snapping lines on the floor along the inside of the joist space you re using for the lift. Make sure you have at least 4 ft. 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. Her tutorial will serve as a great guide to help you build your very own attic storage assistant.

It s also a big help for the elderly and those who live alone most of the time. 4 6 out of 5 stars 47. Usually ships within 6 to 10 days.