Elevante Homelift
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Comfortably and safely remain living in your own home

When the stairs become difficult, that does not have to close off part of your house. Elevante builds the lift into your existing staircase.

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A staircase in a private house with the space beneath it in use
Netherlands, United Kingdom, GermanyInstalled in existing housesFitted by authorised installers
A couple in their living room
A staircase above an open living space
Music at home
A living room with plants and a teal sofa

Houses in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany

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People fit in the cabin, so someone can travel with you when that helps.

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Launch markets. The Netherlands first, then the United Kingdom and Germany.

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Steps from first enquiry to handover, set out in full on the installation page.

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Extra floor space. The cabin uses the void the staircase already has.

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The system

A staircase and a lift, designed as one

Elevante is not a lift placed beside your stairs. The cabin travels vertically inside the staircase footprint, behind the flight, between the ground floor and the first floor.

The staircase stays in place and stays in use. Automatic doors close the openings at both levels whenever the cabin is somewhere else.

Section through a house showing the Elevante Homelift The cabin travels vertically inside the staircase footprint, behind the stair flight, between the ground floor and the first floor. The staircase stays in place. An automatic door closes the opening at the upper floor whenever the cabin is elsewhere, and the lower opening closes as the cabin rises. Stairs stay in use Inside the staircase footprint Opening closed
Ground floor Indicative section. Approved drawings are issued with the quotation.
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In your home

It does not take a room away from you

In most existing houses there is no obvious position for a conventional homelift. Finding one usually means giving up part of a room, and that is the reason many people stop looking.

Elevante works the other way round. The travel path is the volume the staircase already occupies, so the plan of the house does not change.

How it fits your house
Room lost Stairs
A conventional homelift needs a position of its own. In an existing house that usually means giving up part of a room.
Stairs and lift
Elevante travels inside the staircase footprint. The plan of the house does not change.
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Everyday use

What using it actually looks like

Four situations the cabin is designed around. Each one is a question people ask at the survey.

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The cabin arrives level with the floor. No step up, no threshold to cross.

Portrait of a homeowner at home
We wanted the house to stay the way it was. That is the part they got right.
Marijke DoornbosHomeowner, Haarlem
A couple laughing in their living room
Everyday use
A double-height hallway and staircase
The stairwell
Oak, brushed and oiled
Materials
A couple dancing at home
Staying put
A wooden staircase from above
The staircase
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Design

Choose the finish and the drawing changes

Cabin, staircase, wall finishes and flooring are specified together. Pick a material to see it on the cabin in the section above.

All finishes and combinations
Oak, brushed and oiled

Physical samples are brought to the survey

Installed in houses that were already finished

All projects
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A 1930s townhouse in Haarlem

A 1930s townhouse in Haarlem

Three floors, a narrow hall, and a staircase that had to stay exactly where it was.

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A converted farmhouse in Gelderland

A converted farmhouse in Gelderland

An open stair with a double-height void above it, and existing oak that had to be matched.

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A canal apartment in Utrecht

A canal apartment in Utrecht

A listed facade, a protected stairwell, and a client who wanted the lift to disappear.

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Seven steps, and you know what each one involves

Elevante is fitted into a house that is already finished and lived in. The survey establishes what is possible before anything is ordered.

The full process
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First enquiry

You tell us where you live and roughly what the house is like. We put you in touch with the authorised installer for your area.

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Survey of the house

The installer visits, measures the staircase and the floors above and below it, and establishes what the house allows.

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Configuration and finishes

Cabin, staircase, finishes and controls are chosen, with physical samples rather than photographs.

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Quotation

A fixed price for the lift, the work, and making good afterwards. You know what the installation affects before you commit.

Questions people ask first

Does the staircase still work normally?

Yes. The stairs stay in place and anyone in the house can keep using them. The cabin travels inside the staircase footprint, so the two do not compete for the same floor area.

How much extra floor space does Elevante need?

None in the usual sense. The travel path is the volume the staircase already occupies. That is the point of the system: in most existing houses there is no spare corner for a conventional homelift.

Can it take a wheelchair?

Yes. The cabin accommodates a wheelchair, and it accommodates a rollator. There is also room for a second person, so travelling with assistance is normal use rather than an exception.

What happens if someone is on the stairs?

The system detects movement on and around the staircase. The lift will not start while movement is detected, and it stops immediately if movement begins during travel.

Who installs it, and who do I call afterwards?

Installation and service are handled by an authorised installer in your area. They carry out the survey, quote the work, install the lift, and look after it afterwards.

A hallway and staircase in a private home

See an Elevante before you decide

Authorised installers handle the survey, the quotation and the installation. Several have a working Elevante you can travel in.

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