Install blocks 1 1 2 in.
How to install an attic lift.
Install headers between trusses.
We re helping homeowner august mcwhirter organize her crowded garage by installing a versa lift remote controlled attic lift to make storing seldom used items in the attic easy and building a drop zone bench with rollouts for shoes and hooks for coats and backpacks.
How to install an attic lift cut the opening from above.
Can lift up to 250 pounds with a 28 by 56 platform which holds 35 cubic feet.
Material and tools 2 ea 1 1 2 tee 4 ea 1 1 2 floor flange 4 ea 2 x4 x96 studs 1 ea 22 x45 x3 4 plywood varies depending on the size of the hole you want 1 ea 24 x48 x1 4 plywood varies depending on the size of the hole you want 4 ea 3 8 eye bolts the kind with nuts and.
Hope this video helps if you plan on building an attic lift such as this one.
Then cut headers and screw.
Tie one end of the rope to this eye hook.
Screw another eye hook into the beam right next to the first.
Screw an eye hook into the beam where you made the mark.
The edge of the frame must be flush with the hole so as not to hinder the lift s operation.
Beyond the opening at each corner.
Versa lift model 32.
Next the lift is placed over the opening on top of the housing legs.
Versa lift remote controlled attic storage lift.
Attach a pulley to it by sliding the pulley s hook into the eye.
To make climbing attic stairs safer install a versa rail safety railing around your attic stairs.