Beam to fasten Hoist in garage

[ajram]

I want to hang a hoist in the garage centre and wondered if anyone had an idea how I could do this. Cannot just screw onto wooden joist as hoist quite heavy-16 kg.

 

[philtivvy]

Hi
Why do you want the hoist?
If it is for lifting engines from cars it needs to be very strong.
You should really check with a structural engineer to be sure but I used a 6"X5" RSJ built into the walls resting on a concrete padstone at each end, This RSJ was about 8 feet long.
It is helpful if the hoist is mounted on a trolley on the RSJ to assist in moving the engine away from the car otherwise you have to push the car out from under the raised engine,not always convenient. Finally, do you have enough headroom, the hoist and hooks and engine sling take up quite a lot of space.
Considering the various difficulties I would suggest a better solution is to buy a wheeled engine hoist which can be obtained at reasonable prices and can be used anywhere there is stable footing.
(The cost of an engine hoist is not that much higher that a safe geared hoist or chain blocks both of which hang down a long way)
regards
phil

 

[DiyEx]

As Phil says, it all depends on what you want to use the hoist for. I would certainly look at installing a RSJ if anything even slightly heavy was going to be lifted.

If it is for engines, you can buy an engine hoist for £150 ish, or if it is for a one-off project, it might even be worth hiring one.