Price of a home elevator
The price of a home elevator depends on several choices. A search on the internet can provide costs anywhere from $18,000 to $100,000, so how are you to even begin to understand what your home elevator might cost? An elevator in your home is a smart investment and offers you and your family a future-proof solution. Your choices affect the price, so we'd be happy to tell you more about the options.
Our home elevators
Home elevators & lifts are designed to provide transportation to surpass an architectural barrier, most commonly stairs. Most of the time they can be added within the existing footprint of the home. Some lifts & elevators can even be used outdoors. We offer different types of home elevators, differing in size, design and prices.
Ascenda Elevator
Symmetry Asterix
Symmetry Residential elevator
Cibes Outdoor lift
Cibes Primo Platform lift
Symmetry Unenclosed lift
Do you have space for an elevator?
Your first consideration is whether your home has room for a residential elevator. Home elevators require a relatively large space, especially if you choose an elevator that needs a pit and machine room. The age and layout of your home may also limit where you can locate an elevator. Newer homes are often designed with future elevators in mind, with features like closets lining up on each floor to accommodate an elevator hoistway (shaft).
Older homes with smaller square footage may not have the internal space for an elevator hoistway. In such circumstances, elevator shafts can be installed along exterior walls or in garages, which may increase the overall cost of installation. Necessary renovations for pits, machine rooms, and shafts often determine whether home elevator installation is worth the price.
Number of floors
How many floors does the elevator need to service? In this you can make your own choice: should the elevator make the whole house accessible, or will two floors be enough for you? Your local advisor will be happy to help you make this choice.
Elevator car
A home elevator can be customized to match your home or to stand out as a focal point. It’s important to consider the size of the elevator car. As you’d expect, larger cars result in more expense. Not only does a larger car cost more, so does the installation for the hoistway needed to house the car.
Most homes are well-served by standard-sized home elevators, with an average car size of 35 x 48 inches. Larger cars average 40 x 54 inches, with the largest residential elevator cars providing up to eighteen square feet of space.
Drive system
If you have familiarity with home elevator drive systems, you may already have a preference. If not, do a little more research on some of the primary drives (inline gear drive, hydraulic drive and winding drum drive). Would you prefer the elevator take up less space and not have a separate machine room? Would you prefer to avoid having hydraulic fluid in the home? Your personal preferences will assist in guiding you to the appropriate drive system for your home elevator.
Customization
Car doors, lighting, paneling, and flooring can all be customized, as can control panels, emergency phones, and additional safety features. You can design your elevator to seamlessly blend into its surroundings or act as the focal point for a room.
Once you choose a type of elevator, take the time to consider its customizable options. They may add to home elevator costs, but you’ll be using your elevator for decades — it’s cheaper to get what you want now rather than redoing customizable options at a later date.
Installation of the elevator
The price of a home elevator also depends on how easy the installation is. The elevator, for example, requires a hoistway. There are also tradesman involved in the process. This varies from project to project. Your local dealer will be happy to assist you.
Maintenance and warranty
Once the elevator is installed, there are other costs to consider. For example, it is important that you elevator be maintained to make its lifespan as long as possible. You should plan to schedule semi-annual maintenance checks to keep the unit’s machinery running at peak performance.
In addition to maintenance, the warranty on you elevator is also important. What possible costs do you want to cover?
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a LU/LA elevator cost?
There are many aspects that go into pricing your LU/LA elevator. Please contact your local Cibes Symmetry dealer for details.
What affects the price of an elevator?
If you want to know the price for your specific project, we will always ask you some questions first, such as:- Will the elevator be installed inside or outside?
- Is there enough space on each floor to install the elevator, or do adjustments need to be made?
- How much space do you need inside the elevator? Does the lift need to accommodate a wheelchair?
- How many floors does it need to service?
- What is the height between the floors and the total travel?
- Do you want additional options, such as automatic door openers or customized colors?
How much space will I need for a home elevator?
Even small residential elevators take up several square feet of your home’s living space. Typically, the minimum space required for a residential elevator is 20 square feet. Depending on your home’s floor plan, you may be able to install the elevator and its shaft in a large closet.
When calculating your elevator space requirement, you need to consider the elevator’s height and the size of the shaft pit, which is usually six to eight inches deep. If a machine room is required, the size of the room should be included in the minimum space necessary for the residential elevator.
You can find more information on elevator space requirements in our blog
I do not have room for a pit, do you offer pitless home elevators?
At Cibes Symmetry, we do offer different pitless home elevators. The Cibes Air, Cibes Primo, Ascenda, and Symmetry residential lift don’t need a pit. You may contact an authorized Cibes Symmetry dealer to discuss the best option for your needs.
How many people can fit into the home elevator?
Residential elevators have an average lift capacity of 1,000 pounds, more than enough for four people. The size of the elevator car, however, usually limits the elevator to the number of people it will hold. A typical home elevator car size is 15 square feet.