Ken King
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I bought my house 4 years ago this past December and immediately told my wife that the garage is mine. Well, we all know how that worked out, but it's safe to say that the garage is mostly mine. It's 24x27, uninsulated, no ceiling and wide open. Well, it was, four years ago. It's still uninsulated, has a ceiling in part of it, but it's far from wide open these days because I have lots of tools, hobbies and clutter. Since I've lived here I've wanted to make the "upstairs" a useable area to store some of the infrequently used things, and my wife's treasures. I finally started doing that this year, but it is a pain to carry things up a ladder, and I didn't want to sacrifice space for some stairs. Last weekend I finally hit upon the solution. I made these stairs which are hinged at the top (they pivot on a pipe) and powered up and down by a small winch.
Here's a crappy little video I posted on Youtube so I could share it.
And a couple of pictures.
Today I made a catch to make sure it cannot fall on me when it's up in the rafters.
Here's a crappy little video I posted on Youtube so I could share it.
Today I made a catch to make sure it cannot fall on me when it's up in the rafters.