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I'm a DIY kinda guy.

I think I d go with about a 12,000 lbs Warn truck winch mounted in the attic.......

See where I' m going with this?

Up to the attic?   With that amount of lifting power, you could run some gears to speed up the cable travel time. Not sure how fast a winch draws in the cable, though. Maybe run the cable down and back up to the attic with a sheave on it, if the cable was long enough. That would double the travel speed.

Yeah you could - but it would just make for higher amp draw. The winches I' ve played with move about 10 fpm - when not under load -- and essentially a 12,000 lbs winch would be - unless you' re moving your gold or lead collection upstairs... 

That would mean about 1 minute transit. Not bad time, for on the cheap...