Home Elevators: Your Residential Elevator Solution!

Home Elevators are great – if you have space for them! If you are considering installing an elevator in your home, you’ll want to weigh factors like cost, space requirements, effect on the value of your home, and electricity usage against the convenience a home elevator will provide.

To install a home elevator, you’ll need a vertical space for the shaft to pass through each level of your home. This may work out well if you have an open stairway, a closet that you could convert to an elevator entry, or a floor plan that lends itself well to cutting through the floor in each level of the home that the elevator will pass through.

Space Requirements: To have an elevator with 3′ x 4′ of clear space inside, you’ll need a shaft that is cut approximately 54″ x 58″ and you’ll need to allow 3′ in front for the door to swing open. Under the shaft you’ll need a 12″ pit with 9″ of reinforced concrete and a 3′ 10″ x 4′ 7″ machine room adjacent to the cab to house the motor, electric supply and phone cord which will be used to operate the elevator./

As you can see, installing a home elevator can be quite an undertaking, but for the right type of home the space and money the installation of such an apparatus requires can still be a good investment. For those working with a more modest budget or who just need a straight forward elevator solution for themselves or their wheelchair, installing a simple track-guided stair lift or platform lift may be a more practical solution than a home elevator.

Home Elevator Providers

Stair Lifts  – By AmeriGlide, Summit, and Acorn. The perfect way to travel the levels of your house when climbing the steps is too cumbersome. Each is designed for homeowner installation with prices starting at $1999.

Residential Home Elevators  – Vertical Platform Lifts are the perfect, affordable home elevator solution! Perfect for a side door wheelchair lift or anywhere inside or outside your home or office.

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