Built my father (90 yoa) a lift in his garage to take things to and from his attic. Got this 880 hoist and doubled the cable so that he could ride it up and down and would not have to go up pull-down attic steps. I braced the rafters in his attic so the weight would not be a stress on the roof. He won't take anything to the attic that would strain the hoist, but it made me feel better to have a strong hoist if he was going to be riding on it.