residential elevators

Last month, Home Elevators by PVE had to opportunity to interview a customer about their recently installed residential lift. Looking for a solution to age-in-place, this customer shared their decision process and experience with these one-of-a-kind, panoramic home lifts. Requiring a 2-Stop residential elevator for their project, this retro-fit application was installed in the foyer of the residence and provided the homeowner with addition access to the basement level of their home. A beautiful retro-fit application, the homeowner chose our 2-Passenger home elevator, which included our cabin folding seat and white exterior finish, to meet their accessibility needs.

Watch this customer testimonial below and learn how these residential elevators can enhance your standard of living.

“My name is Ken and we live in Plymouth, Michigan.

Our anniversary was coming forward, our 50^th Anniversary and we thought it would be very special to do something a bit unusual and we put an elevator in a ranch and haven’t regretted it for one minute since.

We were using the basement much more frequently going down some 16 steep steps. Traditional elevators could certainly have been functional, but they came with issues because of the clear fact that it was very disruptive to put one in. And so, we started looking for other options that still would employ an elevator. And to our delight very quickly we came upon PVE.

Well unlike conventional elevators the PVE is extremely light. Just a few hundred pounds. So the retro-fit was so much easier. There is no foundation whatsoever. There is no footing. There’s no major rip-up whatsoever of the basement. It was transparent. You can see through most of it. It complements the foyer, it complements the design of the house. It’s a pure add. We see obvious enhancements in our life. More safe, much more safe for not only us but more importantly our grandchildren. Much more convenient.

The installation was dramatically easier. The safety considerations for the elevator were also, very well thought out. And on this one it’s pretty much safety proof, it is safety proof as far as we are concerned. We like the technology. We investigated it substantially. We knew that there were no other pneumatic elevators anywhere in the world to be had. And therefore we began to look at it in detail, contacted the home office in Miami. Very receptive. Responded within less than a day and they put us onto the local distributor here.

I would recommend it to anyone that’s beginning to age; that is a bit concerned about using the balance of their home whether it be in the basement or a second floor. Having to move from a home prematurely because of their lack of confidence either going up or going down, this is their answer. In particularly if you love your home and most people do.

We plan to stay in this house for the duration. No one knows what the future holds but with the flexibility we now have with the elevator we’re going to take this ride for a long time. Absolutely!”

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