Outdoor Elevator DIY - ALL input welcome!

Hello, All! I'm working on ideas for a DIY elevator for my aunts place. My aunt has COPD and has recently run into a new health issue where her body isn't expelling CO2. We live in southern Louisiana where we have to elevate our houses per ordinances. My aunt, who legit deserves canonization, is having problems getting up and down the stairs with her newest accessory (02 tank). While my fam is super rich as it pertains to support, love, faith, and just being awesome, we're not a family of means. However, my aunt DOES have some pretty capable nieces and nephews. I'm hoping someone here can guide me in mocking up an outdoor lift using a winch as the primary lifting apparatus. I'm leading the effort because I'm the oldest. ALL of my background is military and counterterrorism work for the government. I'm lacking in this field, I know. But I'm not just a pretty face lol I'm a hard worker and willing to learn. So please throw me any ideas! I do have one cousin who welds and another who is a newly minted foreman. My aunt is raising 2 of my cousins 3 kiddos (I raised the oldest) and is doing her best to keep up with them. I genuinely believe this would make an enormous difference in all three of their daily lives. With that, I'm open to any and all suggestions. As of now, I'm looking to dig two 4ft holes to stabilize steel poles in concrete and build something akin to a grain lift but, again, I'm pretty useless when it comes to this hence my request! Thanks so much in advance! submitted by /u/T_Nic_Marie [link] [comments]

Apr 8, 2025 - 00:08

Hello, All!

I'm working on ideas for a DIY elevator for my aunts place. My aunt has COPD and has recently run into a new health issue where her body isn't expelling CO2. We live in southern Louisiana where we have to elevate our houses per ordinances. My aunt, who legit deserves canonization, is having problems getting up and down the stairs with her newest accessory (02 tank). While my fam is super rich as it pertains to support, love, faith, and just being awesome, we're not a family of means. However, my aunt DOES have some pretty capable nieces and nephews. I'm hoping someone here can guide me in mocking up an outdoor lift using a winch as the primary lifting apparatus.

I'm leading the effort because I'm the oldest. ALL of my background is military and counterterrorism work for the government. I'm lacking in this field, I know. But I'm not just a pretty face lol I'm a hard worker and willing to learn. So please throw me any ideas! I do have one cousin who welds and another who is a newly minted foreman. My aunt is raising 2 of my cousins 3 kiddos (I raised the oldest) and is doing her best to keep up with them. I genuinely believe this would make an enormous difference in all three of their daily lives. With that, I'm open to any and all suggestions. As of now, I'm looking to dig two 4ft holes to stabilize steel poles in concrete and build something akin to a grain lift but, again, I'm pretty useless when it comes to this hence my request!

Thanks so much in advance!

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