There is no problem in changing the order in which you do this. My vote goes to outsourcing this job if it gives you that much pain. If you have some room, spring in for a lift. A great 6k pound lift can be had for around 2k. Do a search on Autopro6000. Unfortunately I don't have space for one. As soon as I get a bigger house I won't wait a day. Getting one in the bay area, probably not going to happen any time soon.
Cheers, George