Homemade Shop Attic Elevator [MAKES ME JEALOUS!] DIY Garage Elevator How To 

So glad you made this video your father in law is very creative and love that he is firm that it's not a ride for the grandkids.

Your father in law seems like the type of person a guy would really benefit from having a cup of coffee and some conversation with on a regular basis. Genius repurposing of materials for the lift. Stored some ideas in the old noggin for later use 😊

My Dad was like Rick. Not educated as an engineer, but could figure out solutions for complex problems and could build anything. He's been gone for 12 years now, but he's still a big inspiration to me. Nice video.

Rick is a smart man. You can't beat a lifetime of experience.

That is a sweet setup, who wouldn’t be jealous ? Rick has got it goin’ on 100%. Always enjoy your videos too, Neil. Family friendly, and you’re an operator so you’ve got lots of neat toys, LoL. We enjoy your channel greatly

So creative and practical!! Thanks to your entire family.

Great lift, and great explanation. I can tell he is a wealth of knowledge and an example of working smarter not harder when possible.

Another great video. Love you father in-laws shop and ingenuity!

Great video. You guys never cease to amaze me with your projects and things you get into

Awesome elevator! Lots of new ideas floating in my head now. Thanks for the video.

Great video Neil. Thank you for sharing these ideas. That is an awesome setup!!

Great thought went into that - thanks for sharing some really useful design details 👍🇬🇧

Another great video, a great way to conveniently access storage space.

Great video. Thanks for sharing the elevator build.

AMAZING ! Yup, I am soooo jealous. Thanks for sharing Neil.

Wait a few more years and you will be riding it!!!! Let the kids enjoy the ride!!

What a beautiful property they have. That elevator is so sweet.

Thanks Rick for sharing the space! Great Vid.

Thanks for making a video on the elevator, and also that door was really cool.

Great video. I love the genuine human ingenuity. Good stuff.

Watching his dad go up was the best part of the vid for me. It was pretty awesome. Looks well designed and should work a long time. Congrats and thanks to ya'll for sharing.

Definitely like that rig for the door at the top of the stairs. Will have to do something like that for my shop.

I absolutely love how thorough you two are about everything.

Nice shop! The elevator looks like a very handy addition!

This is a ingenious idea! Thanks for sharing!

I like it - will build a few in my new house - but loved the look on your Dad's face when he got up there !!! Good moment !

I came for ideas, you guys kept it straightforward and simple. Thanks! Liked

I like the shop layout and it looks great I like the house and shop design

I'd like to fact that he is open to new ideas. Especially when it comes to a fall arrestor. Awesome video I got a lot of good ideas thank you very much.

Between your shop tour and now looking at your father in laws you guys gave me a ton of ideas for when I build my shop thanks for another great video

Incredible! Nice work.

Your father in law is a true thinking man. The knowledge that his generation has is something that I fear is going to be a thing of the past in a few more decades. You are blessed to have him is a wealth of information. My grandfather was a self made sawmill man that we lost this year. He was a wealth of knowledge himself that will be missed. Learn everything you can from him to pass on to your children or anybody that wants to learn.

The ceiling door counterweight is brilliant. I'm going to steal the 2 stage weight idea!

What a beautiful home/shop! Would love to see the floor plan. Nice lift as well.

This is so cool. I will hopefully get to use this idea one day.

Nice Shop, nice elevator, great video!

Beautiful place, very impressive!

Thanks for taking us along Neil! Good to have you back in my Sunday morning 👍🏻

Great video! Storage space like that is something that should be built into every work shop!

Great video. That is a very impressive shop & you can tell it was thought out & planned from the beginning. The design of the whole house/shop is beautiful as well.

Yeah jealous is definitely the right word. I love inventive things like this. Great video Neal.

Great video Neil! I think we all know what your next project is going to be!

This place is beautiful..

I just started this video all I have to say is that’s a beautiful home

This is a really well thought out and well executed solution. Very enjoyable to watch--thanks for sharing!

You're right, Neil. I'm jealous. Not only does your father in law have my dream shop, that elevator puts it over the top. Tell him I said well done!

American ingenuity at its best!

That is Awesome, I am jealous of the size of your shop, let alone the lift.... 👍

Outstanding shop. I think I'd be in that shop alot if I was his son-in-law!

Hi Neal. Thank you for sharing this. The elevator will help a lot of people. Not only creatively, but to show them they can store stuff safely. Sincerely Ed from Chicago

When you said wait til the end to find out about the tractor for sale, all I could think about was the Porsche!!! I wanted to say that your father in law is lucky but that isn’t the correct phrase. I should say that your father in law’s hard work and ingenuity has provided well for him and his family. I too hope I will be there some day!

Great video! Beautifully simple engineering. I love the safety mindset. -Stair well could use a handrail ;)

Your Dad is Brilliant. I can tell his whole house is full of these great inventions. Great man to know!!

I just ran across this video and I now know what inspires you. You're trying to keep up with the father-in-law! Keep trying Neil. That house is every man's dream home.

Another great video. Thank you for all the great videos.

Once again another awesome video with lots of useful info ....that elevator really takes it to the next level...pun intended !!😇

love it.what things work a work space.your a natural at interviewing and explaining how

Cool video, the door thing with the two stage weights, really cool. Another shop to create my envy🤣🤣. I like the German car and the 3R tractor, super nice.

Thank you for this video showing a safe and practical design for an elevator, it looks and sounds like your father in law has taken time to consider the structural and safe way to design this freight elevator. Thanks again for the great video keep up the good work

That is one awesome shop/storage...Thanks for sharing

Great video as always the elevator is especially cool

Excellent elevator idea and storage.

Brilliant!! Hats off to your FIL

The lift is so simple yet a creative use of items not thought of to be used for that. I am blown away by the organization of his upstairs. I've seen storage areas of businesses with less stuff and far more chaos. Thanks for the show and tell.

Very neat! Great Video Neil!

This thing is awesome. I’m going to add one to my new shop. I have engineered trusses for storage above it just like this.

The knowledge and ability to plan such a shop is incredible. I bet He has created some nice features around the home also

What a place. If I had something like that barn if you wanted to find me that’s where I would be tinkering or fixing something up. Can’t wait to see you build your own now lol 🇬🇧👍❤️

Thanks Neil, great video. What a wealth of knowledge you have in your father in law. I wish you guys were my neighbors. I am the great imitator, I could build something like that with help but would never come up with it on my own. 😎

I sub’d just because of this video. Thanks for showing this project.

I built one very similar. Used 2" square tubing for tracks. Chain supported platform that can be swung up out of the way when sitting on the ground. Steel rollers on back, front and side of rail. Use the same hoist for mine. Also installed a retractable fall lanyard as a backup.

Awesome idea. I like the door lifting system even more. My daughter could use that system for the attic access in her condo. I may have to try and figure out how to do that. Also, I'm jealous of both of your shops. I wish I was that motivated and organized!. 😁👨‍🚒

Great lift idea and I would say with simple and economically cost of build seems sturdy and best part fast good video

that two stage weighted system is awesome. the whole setup is awesome.

That’s great! Love it would be so handy! I may have to build one. Also nice 911! I’ve got an 82 911sc

Great idea! I’m going to look in to adding something like this to my granddad shed. He San still do stairs easily but struggles with carrying stuff up them. As is typical he thinks he’s still 25 but in reality his oldest grandson is 26🤣. Thanks for the idea!!

Thats a really nice design. Keeping the platform parked upstairs keeps the floor clear downstairs too. Clever idea with the door and counterweight.

Enjoyed the show

Their garage-to-house ratio seems about right! Awesome place.

Very cool!

Gonna copy that pretty slick design, much appreciated.

Love the explanation, More importantly the safety discussion and not letting the kids on it.

Wow - I like your father in law - he’s got a really nice looking 964 cabriolet!!!

Cool stuff!

This is OUTSTANDING!

Pretty awesome, enjoyed the video.

Great idea!

First of all, welcome home brother! Your absence was noticed. Secondly, you are as pasty as when you left. Really Neil? We'll let that go for now though. Rick is truly a master at applied physics on a budget! I did notice how green with envy you were while shooting this post. So I guess you did get some color after all. That notwithstanding, this was another fun look at "I have a situation, let's fix it". Not sure how Kara is gonna feel about the one you want to put in bathroom. so dad can have his "me time", but ya never know. Actually, I'd like to see how you engineer that. Anyway, glad you are back and love home brother!

That is really cool. Your father-in-law is quite the engineer!

Love the Elevator. Been thinking of building one myself. Barn door track, never would of thought of it. A word for anyone thinking of building anything for moving any kind of weight. Always build to your weakest link. You can have a 5000lb hoist but if the platform can only hold 50lb thats your limit. Test each part separately as you go. Never put anything under a suspended load you don't mind being destroyed if it falls. The old man clearly has an eye for safety.

Great video. Great ideas! Yeah I'm jealous. Would love to see a shop tour at his place

I appreciate his emphasis on safety.

Thanks for sharing.

Jealous for the lift or the thought out work shop? Yeah both. Great ideas in planning the shop and it looks so organized. Thanks for making this one.

THAT is brilliant and fun, Neil. I saw it in one of your other videos and was instantly intrigued! I have elevator envy AND shop envy! A Ford 9N was my first tractor. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool, definitely keeping this in mind for the barn build this summer. 🌴👍🏝🍻Mark

I like the two stage weight system on the door.

Yes I am jealous. Obviously a lot of thought and planning has gone into this space.

That elevator is as good as any I’ve seen on RU-vid. The only possible weak point is the hoist but I’ve seen many of them used and no one seems to complain about quality. Like their dust collector, the hoist might be one of the HF gems. The 2 stage balancer for the door is brilliant. As JasonWorksALot said, they’re definitely ideas to lock away in the old noggin.

good work!