Fitted into a house already lived in
Elevante goes into finished houses, not building sites. The survey establishes what is possible before anything is ordered.
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.
Survey of the house
The installer visits, measures the staircase and the floors above and below it, and establishes what the house allows.
Configuration and finishes
Cabin, staircase, finishes and controls are chosen, with physical samples rather than photographs.
Quotation
A fixed price for the lift, the work, and making good afterwards. You know what the installation affects before you commit.
Preparation
Any building work identified in the survey is carried out first, so the installation itself is short.
Installation
The lift and the staircase are installed together. The installer tells you in advance how long the house is affected.
Commissioning and handover
The system is tested, you are shown how to use it, and the service arrangement starts.
The survey decides everything that follows
Most of what people want to know is answered at the survey: whether the house allows it, what it costs, how long it takes and what it affects.
Nothing is ordered until that visit has happened, and the installer who surveys the house is the one who installs the lift and services it afterwards.
Find an installerPractical questions
How long is the house disrupted?
The installer gives you the number of days at quotation stage, once the survey has established what preparation the house needs. Preparation is done before the lift arrives, so the installation itself is short.
Do I need building consent?
That depends on the house and the country. Your installer raises it at the survey, because it is easier to establish before a configuration is chosen than afterwards.
What happens to the old staircase?
It is replaced as part of the installation. The staircase and the lift are one system, so the stairs are built to work with the cabin travelling inside their footprint.
Who services it afterwards?
The installer who fitted it. Service and maintenance are arranged locally, with the same people who know your house.
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.