Category Archives: Home Elevator
So you’ve decided to install an elevator in your home, and now you’ve got one more big decision to make — where exactly do you want it installed? Your choice will be between an indoor or an outdoor elevator, and your needs, your space availability and your home’s layout will determine your ultimate decision. Here…
It all started with Archimedes, who in 236 B.C.E. attached some pulleys to the top of a big wooden box and began to pull, thus creating the most primitive, but world’s first, elevator. This prototype was made of locally sourced, sustainably produced materials; whatever was available and would get the job done. Ironically, this ancient…
Usually, when we think of an elevator, the image of pushing the button and waiting for the doors to open, stepping inside and being whisked up into the building comes to mind. This lift is the most common; a passenger elevator in a multi-story, commercial building, designed to carry people from one level to another….
Stairs, decks, porches and elevated platforms often pose a barrier to the elderly and people in wheelchairs, and ramps and/or home stair lifts may not be suitable for all applications. Vertical platform lifts (VPL) are commercial or residential elevators that allow wheelchair users to move from one level of the building to another without leaving their assistive…
(by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL) Rhonda Fine’s morning ritual generally goes like this: Get out of bed, throw on sweats and wake up the dog for a walk. Pretty standard stuff except for one more step: She pushes a button in her third-floor bedroom for an elevator to take them…
Unfortunately, Hurricane Florence has taken quite a toll on our area. Even after being downgraded to a Category 2 storm, she brought massive amounts of wind and rain and displaced thousands of residents from their homes. We have been working on getting our shop and homes back in order and hope you have been able…
Savaria’s Vuelift elevator is unique, crafted from either clear acrylic or low iron silica glass and offering sweeping 360-degree views from inside. It is a stand-alone solution that comes complete with an integrated hoistway, and it ascends elegantly within existing architecture, requiring no construction prior to its installation. The Vuelift can be installed quickly with…
As a disabled veteran, remodeling for better accessibility can keep you in a home you love; but, the process can be beyond budgetary resources for many disabled service members and their families. If you desperately need a chair lift or wheelchair lift, what can you do? Fortunately, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has grants…
The in-home elevator has become quite a popular accessory thanks to its numerous benefits. Baby boomers looking to “age in place” are installing them to ease the burden of bad knees and bad backs. So are families juggling children, pets, and groceries—both groups can greatly benefit. Builders say lifts are increasingly showing up in home…
Is Your Home Elevator Up to Code? Home elevators are becoming an increasingly common sight in homes across the country. Quality of life is greatly improved with the installation of a home elevator: Older Americans can stay in their homes much longer while maintaining independence and the mobility challenges of countless disabled individuals are eased…
