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Types of Home Elevators and Lifts
Traditional elevators
Hydraulic, cable or winding drum, chain, and machine room less drives run in a framed hoistway and can serve multiple floors.
Vacuum elevators
Use air pressure in a clear tube, with a small footprint and limited cab size.
Through-floor lifts
Travel through a floor opening without a full shaft, usually for two stops.
Platform lifts
Short-rise lifts for garages, porches, decks, and split-levels.
Stair lifts
Seat based lifts that ride along the staircase.
More guides
- Home Elevator Cost Guide
- Planning a Home Elevator
- Home Elevator Code and Licensing in Alabama
- Home Elevator Space Requirements
- Planning Home Access for the Long Term
- Home Elevator Maintenance Basics
- How to Hire a Home Elevator Installer
Services
- Residential Elevator Installation
- Through-Floor and Shaftless Lifts
- Vertical Platform Lifts
- Vacuum and Pneumatic Elevators
- Elevator Shaft and Hoistway Construction
- Adding an Elevator to an Existing Home
- Stair Lift Alternatives
- Home Elevator Maintenance and Repair
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