Electric Attic / Loft Hoist. Easy & Inexpensive

[@tube5903]

Love it. Very throughly explained. Congratulations on a very cool and economical project!

[@GustavoLopez-fh6sl]

Good job

[@jatoav8or]

Thank you, it’s been very useful.

[@Pablo453]

Excellent build. Thanx for sharing. I found this very helpful. You have a very good design there. Good job on showing the details.

[@markhiggins3054]

Great idea - what stops the ladder at the top from wanting to tip over?

[@jatoav8or]

Towards the end of the video I point out the L brackets holding the ladder about 5 feet from the top then how it’s sandwiched at the top between the wall and a piece of hardwood attached to the rafters behind the hoist motor. There’s very little force on the ladder in any way because the platform is fully supported by the hoist. The ladder is there to stabilize the platform. If you have any more questions at please ask.

[@VideoNOLA]

Great concept, but don't think you wanna be storing that much stuff atop 2x6 truss webbing!

[@jatoav8or]

we’ve kept a tally on everything going up, I’m keeping it under 50% of the estimate the engineering software spit out when the trusses were manufactured. Thank you for your input, these are the comments I was looking for.

[@supermo26]

How much money 💰 and time ⏲️?

[@jatoav8or]

Just under $500- 28ft ladder $220 @ Home Depot. Hoist motor $99 @ Amazon. Conveyor wheels $16 @ Amazon 4ft Strut channel track $32 @ Amazon. Trolley wheels $29 @ Amazon Everything else I had on hand , plywood, nuts, bolts, washers, brackets and epoxy ect… I’m 62 with a bum knee so carrying boxes up & down a ladder is out of the picture. This was my only option. I’m surprised by the response to the video, maybe I should have included links & itemized description?

[@davidmoran4471]

I really like your ingenuity, Stainless is not the greatest choice for the bolts in my opinion as Stainless while tough, is not hard I believe I would choose Grade 5 to Grade 8 bolts which are hard.

[@jatoav8or]

I recently inherited a bunch of stainless hardware and used what I had on hand. I was hoping for comments pointing out ways to make it safer & more durable. I’m definitely going to be looking for a corrosion and ways to avoid the galvanic reaction. Thank you.

[@bobosantos1]

I thought stainless steel and aluminum will chemically react and corrode over time. Might want check before long term use. It could be dangerous. Could use a plastic or rubber washers to prevent this. Great Idea though!!!

[@jatoav8or]

I’ll definitely keep my eyes open for galvanic corrosion. I inherited a bunch of stainless hardware from a relative who recently passed away. Thanks for the reminder.

[@bobosantos1]

You're welcome! I just want you to be safe!😁@@jatoav8or