How To Build A Dumbwaiter With A Garage Door Opener
A dumbwaiter can significantly ease the daily hassle of carrying goods up and down stairs.
How to build a dumbwaiter with a garage door opener. Garage door openers don t dead lift all that much because garage doors are counterbalanced by the springs on the. Pocket door tracks and such would be tempting but a real pain to install and fix if it ever gets off track like pocket door always do. Watch this video to see how a dumbwaiter made from a garage door opener can be used to carry groceries upstairs and recycling down. Danny constructs a simple dumbwaiter using a garage door opener.
Dumbwaiters are helpful but rarely installed appliances. Unlike expensive commercial models this dumbwaiter only cost around 300 and it s great for moving groceries when your garage is on a level below your house. Counterbalance it by the unit s weight plus 50 of the load. Bill s got two good ideas there.
It can also be attractively hidden in a closet or pantry so that the machinery won t mar the aesthetics of your home. Build the wooden box for the dumbwaiter so that it fits inside the shaft with space on all sides when placed up against the track. A diy garage door dumbwaiter can make carrying groceries upstairs a snap. Use the carriage assembly and curved door arm from the garage door track to fasten the bottom of the dumbwaiter box to the track.