Stair lift elevator , make your own

Got a quote for $6500 to install a elevator so made my own for $350 , here's how

[@michaelgrumbach4896]

I love that you said that you are only 70😂 Great attitude. Thanks so much for sharing your build. I suggested this to my sister in law for my brother who is dealing with MS. Have a great day.😊

[@haibirhussin2169]

I m sure there are thousands out there will benefit from your practical and cheap set up,what a genius idea..thank a lot ..god bless a man like you..for kindful sharing

[@mrmustache8735]

Great job Barry! That's something to be proud of

[@KaladiaKV]

Thank you so much. My sister broke her neck and I live in a basement apartment down 7 stairs. We cannot afford to move nor get a lift and you have given me an answer to a serious problem. God Bless!

[@Pensacola-Handyman]

I've built a hillside lift that has a hand control mounted at the top. Has a remote to run the DC wench, but you have answered how to make it both top and bottom controlled by riding it down! I have looked for this answer over and over again and just found it at 1am tonight on your video. Thank you sir for this video. You have answered all I need. Especially the fact I can go AC now. Excellent video!!!!

[@rozhansingerb6375]

Hello sir,thank you soooo much. I am 55 y.The cartilage in both my knees is gone and I have painful arthritis. Here in Belgium, the price of these elevators is ten thousand euros and it takes three minutes to reach the 13th step. I showed this video to my husband, who is an engineer. He promised to make me one like this. I hope you are always happy and healthy, kind and loving💕💕💕

[@bravoli583]

Great work! Though I might not make a stair-lift elevator myself for my mom, it's inspirational to watch your insightful anatomy of the elevator. Thank you.

[@MarioRodriguez-gv9km]

I actually have come to the same sort of idea on my outside stairs for my wife who recently became wheelchair bound. This video is my proof of concept. Thank you very much for posting

[@darkherostar]

Nice. I needed a good idea to move boxes up and down from my condo place. I like the use of the rails you did. I won't be doing electric winches. But I figured I can easily set up some rails. build some wooden frame boxes that sit on them like the chair, put stuff in their and tie a rope to it and slowly let it slide down or pull it up the rails. That way I wouldn't have to walk up and down the stairs with heavy boxes, 20-30 lbs boxes, would put alot of stress on the knees over time. Thanks for the inspiration! Now I gotta get some wooden planks and screws and nails and wheels.

[@user-hn1bq3sy9b]

Dank! As my dad coming dowb to live with me, i ask a guy to build one from me from scratch, he told me no idea whay to do, so i'm going to do it, when i finish building my house! Amazing! Thank you mate!

[@gerryblyth6401]

Brilliant Barry! It's not only perfectly functional, it's also a very nice looking and tidy construction. Thanks for sharing.

[@cartwheel43]

YOU. ARE. BRILLIANT. Fantastic video and the ultimate DIY.

[@barryjames9688]

Guess what , I'm now nearly 74 and have developed a crook hip so now use the lift everyday , unfortunately we all grow old , next project is to shift the washing machine up stairs as the washing line out the back of our sloping section👴👵

[@trustydoom4468]

Got a video of that?

[@vaibhavpatharkar6794]

I wnatt to make it for my mother. Can u please send me complete procedure and materials required. Please

[@barryjames9688]

​@@vaibhavpatharkar6794 I can't really think of any more than the you tube video. Sorry. It was quite easy to make .

[@Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering]

Wow, that was so cool! The world needs more inventors like you!

[@shengmoey]

Barry, you are a genius! Thank you for sharing.

[@markradick1075]

A few have asked about safety. Barry, you confirmed the winch cable is overrated and has a brake. For those truly concerned, a "self retracting lifeline" could be added. Google to see examples. The lifeline's body could be hidden inside the box and then tethered at the top of the stairs alongside the winch cable. Not too much additional cost for those who would feel better to have a secondary protection against a freefall.

[@richardking6066]

I've seen them called a 'Fall Arrester Block' - which is the same thing mentioned here?

[@johnschatz4449]

Great plan! I'm going to modify with stainless steel guides for outdoor staircase at the lake. I will post a version once I get it up and running

[@kendallgallardo5332]

Did you end up making one?

[@ismetgurman7407]

Berry : "I'm 70 so I can run up down the stairs" meanwhile I'm passing out at the age of 27 going up the stairs.

[@grumpywidow3233]

🤣🤣🤣I know what thats like🤣

[@richardking6066]

My first thought would be to use a winch - maybe a 12v one so that it would work in a power-cut. But I see a mains-voltage hoist, like the one shown, goes for something like 50% the cost of a winch! (less than £70 here in the UK)

[@Patriottoo2]

VERY well done! Your ingenuity is exemplary. I've been considering such a device, and now, you have shown me how. Bravo! And, cheers!

[@bobruskibobruno5030]

Brilliant! I've been looking to build one for my elderly Bullmastiff/St Bernard dog; and this video gave me all sorts of inspiration! Thank you for posting it!

[@thomasscott9013]

did you build it ? How does it go? or did you order and have it assembled? which company? thanks

[@bellemichelle9459]

You are completely amazing!! Who woudda thought? Smart dude. So simple and elegant. Good job.

[@johndv952]

Brilliant! Would really appreciate it if you would show us the setup inside the box please...

[@adrienneleban576]

Bravo, Barry! Ingenious and better looking than the commercial stairlift!

[@hughmb5131]

Extremely impressive. Well done sir, bravo and tyvm for the concept to utilize for handicap loves ones!

[@jeans2z262]

You're an very creative guy with genius ideas. Loved watching this. Thank you

[@sensibleblue]

Great job and you made it look pretty good too. Very ingenious. Congrats .

[@jonai8921]

Great invention! You should add a fall limiter as a safety feature in case the cable breaks.

[@pt68picaso]

It isn't an invention, acorn chairlift or someone else deserves that credit. This is merely a knock off.

[@johndeyoung9230]

@@pt68picasothey’ll always be shit people that will have something negative to say obviously he’s using the idea from a stairlift but instead of having millions of dollars to work the guy looked at an invention and came up with something similar based on it don’t be a jackass

[@CaptK-py8rq]

Having a total ankle replacement in a little over a month, I think I'll get started on this. Thank you Barry!

[@richardking6066]

Ye gods! A work of sheer genius! Thank you sir for inspiring me to have a go myself!!

[@GrandadsWorkshop5252]

Brilliant job Barry just the information and inspiration I was looking for to make a lift for my aging black lab Monty. Many thanks.

[@sheilaoneil1022]

Thank you. By far the most attractive home built on you tube too.

[@Lietteped]

Great job! I really love it!! It is much more affordable than so many others

[@wilkintodd]

Looks great. I need one for heavy gear. Love your design.

[@themainescratcher476]

That’s amazing !! I’ve been researching buying one as I live in a split level home and I would need 2! Crazy money I can’t afford!! Ie been forced to live in the bottom level of my house only!! You were smart to think ahead! Hopefully you’ll never need it!!! 😊👍❤️

[@Henry1405]

Excellent demonstation of adapting readily available but economic machinery and materials to build a great stair lift at a fraction of the commercial price.

[@hikingpainter]

I'm making one of these for my elderly dog thank you for the insight

[@mikecollins1677]

Very clever and economical idea!! I need to build one of these for my wife!

[@karenbray7416]

totally AWESOME!! Thank You Sir!! I am recently totally disabled and had no idea how I was to afford a stairlift.

[@deepakbeecum]

Well done. Also brilliantly explained.

[@waynestewart1919]

Well done! And very good explanation. Thank you.

[@trustydoom4468]

Great stuff. Reccomendations: Make the seat rotate 180°, semi-reccess the stopper up top, and add garage door laser stop for the bottom. Otw, an epic build! Cheers

[@barryjames9688]

Hi Toni , I did actually fit a seat rotate from a small boat but removed it as it had to be further out from the wall which restricted the clearance for walking space and had to be a lot higher to swivel to the top step . Hope that helps decided with yours

[@Tonisuperfly]

@@barryjames9688 you could always attach one of those swivelling cushions. I’ve seen them recently in the warehouse and Kmart (I’m also in nz). Love your kiwi ingenuity. I have an entirely different idea in mind for a small staircase in my mum’s split level home - more of a platform lift. No idea how I’m going to construct it yet… just searching for ideas and seeing what people have done already.

[@barryjames9688]

@@Tonisuperfly believe or not I got my black chair in the video from Kmart which had a swivel on it , I tried to use it but was to complicated, it's actually very easy as it is grabbing the stair rail to stand up .

[@Tonisuperfly]

@@barryjames9688 well that’s good then :) On the one I’m talking about, only the cushion part swivels - the chair stays put. Actually, since I watched this and commented, an elderly neighbour had a fall and is now in need of a chair stair lift… I think they are going for a professional installation though. I would love to make one of these but it’s not really possible in this situation.

[@phachacao6737]

Mate, you're a Legend :)

[@lorenwall2838]

hi brilliant idea we are just moving to a two storey house that has stairs and hubby has been trying to come up with an idea to take us up the stairs and that is a very brilliant idea thank you so much Neville and Loren

[@cinewillp6391]

Elegant design! Im fussing with an accursed used acorn install, Im about to adopt your plans! MDF is very soft board and is moisture weakend. recommend aluminum 4mm angle rail much more durable.

[@Blink1828533]

Beautiful work!

[@johnschuster9192]

Great job ! Its fellas like you that need the Five Stars for brilliance ...Very handy indeed...:)

[@robertberns3661]

Love it, very simple. It's about $250 in US dollars, I suppose the only downside is it will not work when a power outage occurs. But that can be overcome, I need to reinstall my cad system so I can design my own application. Thanks again for you ingenuity.

[@sheldong3625]

Ingenious, awesome vid from across the world. Great example of helping oneself.

[@barryjames9688]

Update , our stair lift in the above video is now over 3 years old and has been used thousands of times faultlessly , it takes 25 seconds to get up to the top with me on it so that's not fast , If your a skilled handyman ignore Philips comments and make your own , next thing they'll want is trainer wheels on bikes if your over 60 , the worlds gone crazy with PC

[@carlosnunez543]

Barry James Hi Barry would you make one for me please! I can't walk and been living in my room for 3 years. I seriously need some help.

[@AnimalLover-xv9md]

Absolutely brilliant mate! I'm going to re-home an elderly dog who's owners sadly passed away but my worry is I live in a first floor flat.. you have just given me the answer THANK YOU obviously I'll put a box on it rather than a seat 👍🇬🇧

[@maggierivera8148]

Barry James,...... I'm 70 years old with both knees paralyzed......I can't climb up stairs to my bedroom......so I've been sleeping on couch in living room for about 3 years now. Can you build me a stair lift.....I course I will pay you. All the other companies are charging too much money to get it done.....I am desperate to sleep in my bedroom upstairs.

[@barryjames9688]

@@maggierivera8148 I certainly would Maggie but I'm 75 now and it would be beyond me now as I have got Polymyalger (bad muscles) I'm glad I built ours when I did .

[@alisaidi1088]

Thank you very much for sharing this video.

[@ConradJupiter77]

great work. love it.

[@heyitsmecarl1]

Best diy build of one of these on you tube!

[@hb2553]

You are amazing! Great job!

[@Gigismum]

Love your creativity and technical knowledge. Thanks for sharing!

[@TalmadgesArcade]

thanks for sharing, great build!

[@iamengineer2464]

man! I loved it, going to make one for my dad

[@bfruitcup]

Really nice. We are thinking this for my mom. But we see one problem The seat would need to turn when we are at the top of the step and the bottom of step, unsafe for her to get out on steps. But such a great job you did thank you for the share.

[@jmorrison446]

Great job Mate!

[@homeliftpros8225]

This was great!

[@nathanking2484]

Great job and video, thanks for sharing!

[@shothman]

amazingggg The best DIY elevator iv seen

[@ruddytje]

Very creative, thanks for sharing!

[@alpatriot6227]

Thanks Barry muchly appreciated!

[@cyber5006]

I love your ingenuity!

[@gb-jk7sx]

Congratulations on this build very well complete and demonstrated . Love to know what your actually day to day job is ?

[@junglejammer1]

I love it! Now, if I could figure out how to do it for a basement stair lift to the outside.

[@madamsloth]

Thank you so much for this video!

[@waynefrodsham5524]

brilliant job

[@adrianomedeiros3963]

Fantastic!!!

[@donnaleiber6214]

Brilliant! Nicely done!

[@ralph17p]

Awesome job. It just needs a remote call button at each end. Not sure how that would work, but I'll bet Ali-express has some kind of remote two way switch kicking about.

[@barryjames9688]

I wish , 😅 , I have thought about ways to have a switch down stairs , maybe I could put another small cord rewinder in the box with the cord connected to the top switch running down to the bottom but it sounds abit complicated for me 😀

[@gfmurphy5]

That’s fantastic! My mother needs one….is there a way you could post pics or explain exactly what it looks like on the bottom? I’m a carpenter, but not clear on how you attached those wheels ……thanks!

[@mariab2908]

Just watched your video. This is fantastic. I wish i could have confidence to build this.

[@jondoe8889]

I've read that most lifts take 20-30 seconds to get to the top. So this one's speed is similar. Thanks!

[@jrbergen]

Brilliant! Exactly what I need. I will be building one just like yours except it will be installed outdoors on stairs leading up to a deck, so I will need to make it more weatherproof. I will use aluminum or steel angle iron for the tracks. Thanks so much for the idea and excellent video.

[@barryjames9688]

Go for it ! We love ours even though we don't need it yet we use it to get the groceries upstairs , I've recently installed a switch under the trolley so we can send it down and it stops at the bottom as well .

[@jrbergen]

@@barryjames9688 How did you wire the switch?

[@barryjames9688]

Giday Joel , I considered building mine outside as we live on a sloping section and only have 5 outdoor steps but decided it was just as easy indoors . The winch came with a stop switch for up with a ball on the cable to activate it , but to stop the trolley going down I mounted an off switch under the trolley that hits a block of wood on the tracks

[@jrbergen]

@@barryjames9688 Mission accomplished! Just finished my chair lift yesterday and my wife loves it. She has severe arthritis in her knees making it extremely painful to climb stairs. Now she can come and go again. I used 1 inch aluminum angle for the tracks and simply used casters for the wheels instead of skateboard wheels. I made the seat swivel using a swivel used for boat seats. It all works perfectly and saved me thousands of dollars. Can't thank you enough Barry!

[@barryjames9688]

@@jrbergen sounds great Joel , You'll get alot of satisfaction building and using it ,. Funny I've got a crook knee now and pleased with the lift

[@cherries1753]

That is outstanding! I am beyond impressed. Seriously. I'm subscribing to your channel just because of this video.

[@barryjames9688]

Thanks Cherie , I'm now 75 so don't do videos now , but hey I might just do another update on the lift 😜

[@davidschwartz5127]

Nice build!

[@yeong126]

The rewind cord makes it so nice and clean

[@barryjames9688]

Lyeong C , thanks Lyeong , we are still pleased with the lift , certainly saved us from shifting

[@johnrau1248]

This is amazing, you are a legend. So inspirational. I am looking to do something for my aging dog, and I hope to steal some inspiration from here

[@kazraja8310]

Love this. I wish you could demonstrate how to make the trolley etc that would just be awesome. Either way very innovative of yourself and ingenious

[@mysticangel000]

thanks, this helps make me feel less scared if i have to get my hubby to DIY me one later on (only 30 but neuro problems make it so that an OT suggests i get a stair lift. i plan to try to get away with a stairaid or something similar instead for now even if i diy something myself)

[@bobbailey7024]

I bought a used Meditek, a bit like the one this guy showed at the start of the video, which lifts 160Kg for £130. Reasonably easy to instal but the seat assembly is quite heavy (65Kg) and you have to slide it on from the top, so initially it has to be carried to the top of the stairs. There's often stair lifts advetised in local papers after the owners no longer needs them! The home made one has no safety device installed - if the winch cable snaps, or even if the guide rail fails you could be seriously injured or killed. Also, he's using mains electicity - never a good idea with this type of device. The Meditek runs on 2 x 12 volt batteries which are permanently charged (along a copper strip) by a 27 volt transformer powered via a 3 amp fused spur from the mains. The track is the ground / return part of the circuit - perfectly safe. My advice as an engineer is don't rely on a DIY bodge up. You are worth more than that.

[@fernandavocesita4945]

@@bobbailey7024 After reading carefully, come to the conclusion that what bothers you is that a guy without studies for the case, managed to solve a problem and you with an engineer degree had to go to the store. Do not underestimate the achievements of others because you do not know the need of others. Cheers

[@mijodo2008]

Bloody Brilliant Mate. Well Done Cheers from Michael.

[@inspiredtosoar3526]

Great job!

[@externalaffairsporter]

Very good idea. Creative for sure

[@mmmyyy4714]

very creative, thanks.

[@petersmith1809]

What a great video thanks you are very clever

[@ImranKhan-cl7pq]

Great job sir

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

I like that it's a little bit quicker than the average bespoke stairlift, as I've always worried how people would get downstairs (or upstairs depending on your house layout) fast enough in case of say a house fire. As someone else pointed out, I'd look into getting some kind of battery backup in case there's ever a power cut in the house. Maybe a bit of extra lighting attached to the box too to help visibility at night in case the lights ever fail (like in a power cut or house fire). The only thing I'd be a tad worried about is the strength of those wooden guides, and if they might crack or break over time, so I'd personally probably replace them with metal as soon as possible. Other than that, awesome job! This is probably how stairlifts first came into being, before someone figured out how to make them a little more compact. Still, gets the job done and that's all that matters! :)

[@shothman]

Can you have more pictures from the bottom of how the wheels bolts on and all that. pleaseeee

[@rickkube4608]

Very creative, just shows you how much stuff costs for the dissabled, elderly, and such! If you have a bit of knowledge and skill you can do damn near anything!

[@JoeAtHome2]

Hi Barry, this is a great video. Thank you for posting it. I have one question. The female end of the cord real normally extends. Did you have to reverse the plugs so you could mount the real under the chair?

[@jayantagarwal8615]

Great job..inspiring

[@indikaprabash8084]

What a wonderful amazing........great job Can you make video for how it is installed in box....... If you can that would be amazing, Appreciated Cheers 🍻 from Denmark 🇩🇰

[@samrodian919]

Bloody good idea mate! The thought of them quoting that sort of money for a simplest of dead straight run is appalling! As we say in England he's taking the piss!

[@Konejitaloka420]

Wow I’m impressed looks great

[@the_realJP_]

I love the ingenuity!

[@stphnalln]

Simply genius. Just simply genius.

[@phantomproductions1751]

This is awesome my friend it's so good to see people still have that diy mentality seems like that is a trait that is disappearing through the generations. Been thinking about something similar for our aging dog this gives me some good ideas. Very good job. I appreciate the video.

[@kathyfisher5336]

Brilliant wow great job