I have this big wooden box in my garage:
The current position makes it a bit cumbersome to park the car.
Is there a way to make the box easily "liftable" or "raisable" up to the ceiling (or as high as possible)? How would you go about it?
I thought maybe this could involve ropes, a pulley, and little wheels attached to the box (on the wall side).
I'm looking for a really simple solution since I'm pretty much useless at doing anything more complicated than tightening a screw.
The contents of the box weigh around 26 lbs ~= 12 kg.
Best Answer
From your comments, I see you want to store a bike. You also do not want to build/install anything too complicated.
Rather then trying to raise/lower the box, I would recommmend just buying a Bike Lift:
Bike Lift http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/300/4b/4bcad37a-7e8d-45df-b54e-5cf992a65ecb_300.jpg
This particular one is $25USD at Home Depot. I doubt you could build something yourself much cheaper. This one is rated for 50lbs so you don't have to worry about it crashing down on your cars.