If you, like many others, are not prepared to downsize or move from the area where you live that you love or leave friends or neighbours behind just because age has crept up and the stairs start to become difficult to use, then do not worry. Now you do not have to – thanks to the rise in a popularity of the home elevator.
More and more Canadian homeowners are unlocking the door to freedom, independence and giving longevity and flexibility to the family home by installing an elevator in their properties.
Elevator companies are throwing the old rulebook away and inviting all seniors to do the same and stay in the home they love. Affordable, quick to install, easy to operate, aesthetically pleasing and an alternative option to the tried and tested traditional stairlift – residential elevators are certainly creating a buzz amongst homeowners.
Giving you back the power to choose how you want to live out your retirement, a home elevator provides an alternative way to taking the stairs without the need to have to move home and downsize to a bungalow. A residential elevator can also provide an easy way to future-proof your home for homeowners who do not yet necessarily need an elevator but may need it in later life.
Designing your home for the whole of your life, can start as early as you are ready. Many home elevator suppliers claim to be able to complete an installation in just one day. Supremely flexible, popular locations for installing the lift are from living room or hallway to main bedroom or landing area. The choice it seems, is yours.
There is even one national residential elevator company by the name of Stiltz who offer a non-hydraulic home lift which is powered by a self-contained motor which plugs straight into the wall using a normal domestic socket. There are no hydraulics or supporting walls required, making the whole installation process apparently effortless. The only building work required to is a small hole in the ceiling where the elevator lift travels through the floor. A standard installation can take just one day.
“A home elevator allows you to stay in the home you love,” said Mark Blomfield, president at Stiltz. “At Stiltz, we’ve never been busier and demand for our residential elevators in Canada is high. Homeowners are realizing they do not need to move home or block up their stairwell with a stairlift because they can install a home elevator instead.
“Elevators for the home have been around for some time, but the design has come a long way in recent years and now they are not only practical but look super stylish too. Previously a traditional residential elevator would take up a lot of space in the home and have to be powered by hydraulic equipment. It may have needed a separate machine room too, but that’s all changed. Now a home elevator can take up a minimal space and plug straight into the wall, simple as that.”
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