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The SpaceLift 5000 raises and lowers up to 100 lbs.
per trip on a platform using four aviation-quality
cables. The low-profile design mounts between joists
and requires only a 22 1/2- by 54-in. opening.
Attic lift can be an add-on for the garage storage
and organization specialty market
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By Kenneth W. Betz
ustom garage storage systems have
become popular in recent years, but
wall cabinets and racks are not
always suited for off-season clothing,
holiday decorations, luggage and
other bulky and sporadically used items.
The answer — and a potential add-on for
remodelers who address the garage storage
specialty market — could be the SpaceLift
5000, an alternative to dumbwaiters that raises
and lowers up to 100 lbs. per trip on a platform
using four aviation-quality cables. The lowprofile design mounts between joists and
requires only a 22 1/2- by 54-in. opening.
SpaceLift Products Inc., the Redondo
Beach, Calif., company that introduced the
SpaceLift 5000 at the Pacific Coast Builders
show in 2012, has a network of dealers around
the country, but installation can be achieved
by a contractor with basic carpentry skills.
Electrical connections to the device's motor
and wall-mounted control panel are required.
"It's really a question of cutting and framing the opening and inserting the unit into
that, like framing out a window or a door in a
home," says Ralph Cissne, vice president of
sales and marketing. You put in a mounting
strip on each of the two short sides and you
lower the unit down on top. It doesn't even need
to be bolted into place."
The required opening matches that of a
typical drop-down attic ladder, and in fact, the
lifting device can be installed on either side of
the existing ladder. When installed, the lowprofile platform is flush with the attic floor to
make loading and unloading easy. Placement
is also influenced by the space between the
attic floor and roof joints. Enough room should
be allowed to accommodate items stacked on
the platform. In addition, the attic floor should
be finished.
Sensors in the lift stop operation if any
contact is made in either direction or if excessive weight is detected. The SpaceLift 5000 has
a 100-lb. limit, but the company has plans for
a unit with greater carrying capacity.
For more, circle 18, visit spaceliftproducts.
com or ForResidentialPros.com/10975568.
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