"Brian Lawson" wrote

I've done lots of "illegal stuff", but usually it is a one time thing,
with a definite time span and a known risk.

Exactly how much risk are YOU willing to take? A simple "assist" to
answer my question would be to speak to your home owner insurance
provider about your plan. If they say OK, then have at it, illegal or
not, but get it in writing from them.

One simple thing that people tend to forget, especially with real
property (ie...your house or cottage), is that there is no guarantee
that the originator will always be the owner, and even while he is the
owner there is no way that he can guarantee that he will be the only
user, no matter what he tries to do to assure that.

You might be the best elevator builder the world will ever know or
see, but so far as I can see to this point you have no idea of what
and why. And even if you are the safest operator of such, what about
your children or other family or friends "using it" without your
participation or permission?

This is the last I will read or comment on this thread.

Take care. Really.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.


All very valid lucid points.

This is not meant to be a daily conveyance, and that is why I put in the
original post that I believe I would use it 25 times a year, and probably
half of that.

It would only be used when there is no other practical way to move things in
and out. I would be the only operator. It would function as any other
lifting device. A very once in a while thing.

Steve