Attach one sheet of 4 by 8 1 2 inch plywood to the top of the wood frame.
Pully lift to pull plywood on roof.
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Be sure to lean the assembly like you would a ladder.
We hoisted 16 sheets of plywood up to the roof with this simple pulley system.
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The remaining piece onto which the ropes will be tied can be screwed at a comfortable operating height.
The plank of wood with fastened eye bolts is first up on the wall preferably attached at the joint between the wall and the ceiling.
We hoisted 16 sheets of plywood up to the roof with this simple pulley system.
Now you can stack your plywood from the ground and pull it up from the roof.
All the ladder lifts i saw on youtube were too labor intensive and so i designed my own with stuff i had around the house.
It should not be straight up and down as that risks tipping over.
Thread the rope through the pulley and tie it off on the steel ring.
If there is an open space in the wall of the second floor then fashioning a quick hoist with a pulley and rope can move a lot of plywood quickly.
It took about 90 minutes to make.
Lift for raising plywood onto a.
Pull down on the rope to raise the platform then tie it off on the bracket to hold it securely.
Use 1 1 2 inch wood screws at 12 inch intervals along each of the 2 by 4 supports.
Just like attaching a scaffold add a 2 by 4 or 4 by 4 inch boom reinforced with a truss piece of 2 by 4 inch lumber at a 30 degree angle.
Make this easy workshop fixture to help lift a full sheet of plywood on your own.