Homemade Elevator on Deck -DIY build details 

I have been researching lifts for my elevated house and this is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so very much for posting this!

After a thorough going thru and repair, I’d ride it. That’s a beautiful place, have fun. Happy grillin!

You don't even know how long I've wanted an elevator for our deck. Well as you clarify, a dumwaiter. For bringing stuff into the house easier.

Brilliant! We'd want this for a senior dog. This dumbwaiter is so incredibly smart 🙃. Loved the very end of this vid too...jumping into the water looked like such a blast. Thank you so much for sharing this! 🙌

Beats the hell out of climbing up and down all those stairs !

I Like it, you need to add a fireman's pole for going down quick.

That's pretty darned ingenious, thanks Moe!

Thanks for sharing...certainly something I've never seen before. Thx to you, now I have!

I agree I like seeing other people's ideas. Great idea!!! That Smoked meat with that smoked crust looked amazing

That is cool and very handy.

Cool looking place, kind of neat. Thanks for sharing

I suppose there is one circuit for up and one circuit for down, so you can use two different "sensors" to open the circuits when it bottoms/tops out? Trying to figure out the basics before buying anything. Thinking about using a garage door opener with a fixed length, if I can find one powerful enough.

The great thing about that lift is it's simplicity, bugger all to go wrong lol. Also no dam computers to cause problems. A bit of adjustment and lubing should keep it going, better than carrying heavy stuff up the stairs :-D

Thats a pretty ingenious solution for an elevator.

Hi Moe. Was just telling the GF about all your creative original talents after you left a comment on...and then you posted this. When I built the house in 2007 put the kitchen and living room on the second floor. We talked many times about building what you have there. Many good ideas there. Thank you for sharing this info. So neat to see your place. Makes me miss my lake house. Built a boat lift there. Used a Leach company worm drive barn cleaner gear box (I was told but maybe even for a winch?) Found that a a tractor salvage yard. Never knew Leach co was into such but had big letters on the covers. Made similar cable drums like your setup. Got a smile about the brisket. Jackie always have relation bring one up when they come from Texas to Wis. She immediately asked where you were from! She likes doing them too. Had a get together last summer in the shed. Invite friends. Fun time, good food. Thanks again for showing this helpful video!

Damn is that your new place. A whole tour is in order looks amazing!

Wow lucky guy, nice view.!

Everything good starts out on a bar napkin!

Thanks Moe ! I enjoyed that !

We will be installing something similar at my father's house. He lost both of his legs earlier this year and his house is raised as well. It is impossible for him to get inside unless I am there to push him up makeshift ramps. Thanks for Sharing mate, it's given me a few ideas.

Out there on the st. Johns River in Florida here where my mom lives they got the same set up on their boat dock out there he's got his boat out there right now but the river Rises and Falls we has a floating dock as well along side of it the practice pontoon boat out there too it's pretty neat how you see things like that there in Texas

With the bad shape my body is in these days, you dam betcha I'd use it ! Even if it failed with me in it I doubt it could mess me up any more than I already am ! 😊 When I have to stay in a motel I insist on being on the FIRST FLOOR, hate stairs ! My mouth sure is watering thinking about that brisket, mmmmmmmm !! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

I think it's cool to see how people repurpose things for their particular needs. Heck, I'd let it lift me to the top!

What do you think about the cable being flexed one way by the pulley and then the opposite way by the winding mechanism on two of the four lines?

Can this be moved with hand power? Looking to build an outdoor elevator to an off the grid bird blind tower . This will provide access to wheelchairs

I've always liked your show, but bein a fellow Texan as well just seems to make it better. Especially when you throw in the fact that you're also smokin brisket!

I know its kind of late but I just found this video. Great documentation. Ive been planning to use a boat lift mechanism on my own build and its good to see someone else has already done it. BTW the motor pulley has been changed out from the original size. Looks like they at least doubled it to make the elevator go faster. That will have (halved?) reduced the rated capacity on the plate but should still be way over capable of any load that you may likely put on it. Any comments on how it has held up over the years from when you first published this video?

Yeah that's definitely not ready for people that's for a boat usually there's like that's a for belts that hold the boat in place could have been made for a jetski as well that's pretty damn neat I clicked on it cuz I saw you have it cuz I'm subscribed to you and it popped up on my phone you're pretty clever of the kinds of things you get into... I've learned a lot from you I like doing that kind of thing.. got to be a jack of all trades...

Boat dock elevator WOW

Going to have a weight capacity limit on that thing I'm sure you have to figure it up by body weight or grocery weight

mmm, brisket :-) I had to chuckle at the casual "We'll go check that out." though... Just make yourself to home ! lol I was thinking at that point this was a job for a customer and you could be in trouble messing with the brisket. When you did check it out I figured it's gotta be a real good friend, family, or your own lakeside retreat :-) Cool little dumb-waiter. I have to imagine a few people have ridden it ;-)

That sure looks like Lake Travis in the background there :)

Do you have a link to the mag broom that you made? Just did my roof and probably have a hundred thousand nails lying on the ground that i need to get up. Thanks mo!

That was interesting. Shame I missed the biscuit dinner, looks delicious.

With the way my knees are there is no way I could go up and down all those stairs.

Improve it, make it safe. You are going to get old some day and you'll be glad it's ready for you. Always great videos! Thanks!

Kind of a unique set up, that's for sure. The whole winch assembly doesn't look capable of supporting the weight of a human being. It also needs a lot of lubrication by the sound of things.

Sweet 👍

I would use it, looks safe to me...(Meaning I would ride it)

What part of Texas? I'm in DFW.

I wonder if the cable being one piece is not like a chinese windlass where if the gear box failed it wouldn't fall?

Legit lift...

no counterweight?

What lake is that?

You need to visit some abandoned water park and get yourself a big slide and go from house to water in a second or so that would wake you up in the morning😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

im stuck on putting the little thing that makes it move my mom is coming home in 15 mins

They make safe porch lifts with broken cable safteys if you can afforde a lake house you can afforde something safer.

Hell, I'm impressed by the corner beams! Dayum! Who did they know to get those long F'rs?! My pickup ain't carryin those sumab!tches

I can't stop thinking about that meat! Mmmmmmm

I don't think I'd like to have a deck that far off the ground. Just looking over the side makes my stomach queasy...

If I inspected it and every thing looked OK ..I would ride in it ..I would not let anyone else on

you have to flap harder to fly ;)

That looks like a boat lift its just miniaturised..

I thought you lived in Utah. No?

That thing shows why Otis got so rich. And you should figure a way to implement his patented idea. But the only home elevator for people I would ever have would be hydraulic.