Why it is improtant to know about the 3" & 5" rule for Home elevator doors. Home elevators are a bit different from commercial in that the hoistway doors do not slide together. Most Residential elevators have a swinging hoistway door installed at each landing to protect the user from any moving hazards.
The elevator cab will have either an accordian style gate or a scissors sytle gate to protect against the user being caught near the top of the door header. The 3' - 5" rule prohibits a smaller person fron getting trapped between the hoistway door and the car gate.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Kansas City Home Elevators
Kansas City has a new Home Elevator Contractor. Country Home Elevator & Stair Lift has re-entered this market to offer High quality Residential elevators for Townhomes, Single family homes and condos.
Please contact Bill Filer at 888-869-8883 or email bfiler.che@gmail.com
www.kcelevators.com
Please contact Bill Filer at 888-869-8883 or email bfiler.che@gmail.com
www.kcelevators.com
Area Access Home Elevators Virginia
Area Access Virginia's Premier Residential elevator contractor.
When you want an experienced Elevator contractor, Call Scott Hobson at 800-333-2732.
CAT certified Technicians, Virginia licensed contractor. Wheelchair Lifts and Stair Lifts for the DC Metro area.
Email to: stacy.richard@areaaccess.com
When you want an experienced Elevator contractor, Call Scott Hobson at 800-333-2732.
CAT certified Technicians, Virginia licensed contractor. Wheelchair Lifts and Stair Lifts for the DC Metro area.
Email to: stacy.richard@areaaccess.com
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Ride Before You Buy
Country Home Elevators has introduced a New "Ride Before You Buy" program. There are now online marketers who are offering Lowest / Cheapest home elevators online. They look pretty slick on the web page. But with anything that seems too good to be true, there are always corners cut to cheapen the product.
This sad story is being repeated just like with Stair Lifts and the DIY Self install scammers. Companies that exist only online offer a nice looking elevator website with all the features of the other units, so they say, and upon delivery the product in not nearly what the customer thought the were buying.
Country Home Elevator has installed a Demo elevator in their showroom in the Brighton Corporate office to allow customers the chance to "Ride Before You Buy". It has become increasingly more necessary to pre-qualify your suppliers, due to the get rich online over night DIY marketers.
Anyone could sell a $12,000 product if they knew that the customer had little recourse or limited ability to them after the sale, it would be tempting. However, Reputable companies choose to live by much higher standards. When a customer is investing $200,000 to several Million in a home, They expect a certain level of quality and reliability in a company and a prodcut.
That is why the "Ride Before You Buy" plan is so important when considering a home elevator. You can visit the Showroom or a recently completed project and see the strength and durability of the Residential Elevators Country Home Elevator installs.
You will be seeing a lot about the newest line home elevators Symmetry Elevating Solutions. The products were design to last. Built to easily adapt to any construction plan, any home application. The choices in cab interiors are without limits and wonderfully hand crafted in the United States.
You can choose Cheap and pay later or invest a little bit more for a product that will last.
Ride Before You Buy - it only makes Sense.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Residential Elevator Installers - Certified???
In my searching of internet sites, I came across a new trick you should be aware of. Some Residential Elevator Installer companies are trying to bait you into thinking that they have offices all over the conutry. Be sure you go visit their office or Goolge Earth the address they give you. If the location is not in a commercial building with some warehouse space, you might want to be concerned if they will be around when you need them.
They also have a new trick to only ask for a small deposits on equipment. But you still pay 100% of the unit price before you see the unit at your door. Deposits are a normal part of custom ordered products. The real issue is what guarntee do you have that the unit shipped to you will fit or be a working unit, if the guy installing it has no connection to the sale of the unit.
The guy who is only getting paid to install the unit only cares that he gets paid for the completion of the install. He may be mad when all the parts don't arrive, but has no connection to the Mfg. guy. The guy who shipped it across the country only cares that he got your money before it shipped and really does not have time for finding missing or bad parts, because he really didn't make it to begin with. He just bought parts and put them on a skid.
Most real elevator companies want you to be a satisfied customer for life. Buying the Residential Elevator al la Carte may sound cheaper, but you must look at all the components of the sale.
Manufacturer:
Did the Manufacturer have completed operations or product liability insurance to cover any serious faults unseen when they quickly packaged the elevator parts and shipped them?
Did the maunfacturer actually manufacter anything? Some Low price Home Elevator suppliers offer a low starting price because they only push the order paperwork. Having no real stake in the maunfacturing process at all, or a very limited role.
Will that low price leader be in business to fund replacement parts? Currently a large manuacturer is requireing all controllers to be completely replaced if they go bad. To the tune of $5,000-6,000 per unit plus labor. If a smaller company has this issue they will not likely be able offer any replacemnt controllers.
Installer:
Does the installer do this on a daily basis.
Is this their 1st or 2nd home elevator installation?
Do they have referances that can be checked and can you see a recent installation they completed?
How old is their oldest working home elevator installation?
Do they have a contractors license?
Are they insured to install elevators? Some companies have been insured to install roofing or build houses, but their insurance company does not recognize their GL or completed operations or Work Comp for Elevator installations.
Country Home Elevator & Stair Lifts - Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Kansas offers a complete manufactured product, working installations since 1990, Elevator Insurance, Certified Installers from the Maufacturer and an NAEC CET-s certified Technician, Licensed where required in Arkansas & Oklahoma.
800-898-5090
countryhomeelev@cs.com
They also have a new trick to only ask for a small deposits on equipment. But you still pay 100% of the unit price before you see the unit at your door. Deposits are a normal part of custom ordered products. The real issue is what guarntee do you have that the unit shipped to you will fit or be a working unit, if the guy installing it has no connection to the sale of the unit.
The guy who is only getting paid to install the unit only cares that he gets paid for the completion of the install. He may be mad when all the parts don't arrive, but has no connection to the Mfg. guy. The guy who shipped it across the country only cares that he got your money before it shipped and really does not have time for finding missing or bad parts, because he really didn't make it to begin with. He just bought parts and put them on a skid.
Most real elevator companies want you to be a satisfied customer for life. Buying the Residential Elevator al la Carte may sound cheaper, but you must look at all the components of the sale.
Manufacturer:
Did the Manufacturer have completed operations or product liability insurance to cover any serious faults unseen when they quickly packaged the elevator parts and shipped them?
Did the maunfacturer actually manufacter anything? Some Low price Home Elevator suppliers offer a low starting price because they only push the order paperwork. Having no real stake in the maunfacturing process at all, or a very limited role.
Will that low price leader be in business to fund replacement parts? Currently a large manuacturer is requireing all controllers to be completely replaced if they go bad. To the tune of $5,000-6,000 per unit plus labor. If a smaller company has this issue they will not likely be able offer any replacemnt controllers.
Installer:
Does the installer do this on a daily basis.
Is this their 1st or 2nd home elevator installation?
Do they have referances that can be checked and can you see a recent installation they completed?
How old is their oldest working home elevator installation?
Do they have a contractors license?
Are they insured to install elevators? Some companies have been insured to install roofing or build houses, but their insurance company does not recognize their GL or completed operations or Work Comp for Elevator installations.
Country Home Elevator & Stair Lifts - Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma & Kansas offers a complete manufactured product, working installations since 1990, Elevator Insurance, Certified Installers from the Maufacturer and an NAEC CET-s certified Technician, Licensed where required in Arkansas & Oklahoma.
800-898-5090
countryhomeelev@cs.com
Monday, November 2, 2009
Total disreguard for safety. But they are complete!
Dear 4-medical supplies. I would like to point out a few safety hazards you just created by turning this unit over to the home owner to do it their self.
1. The top landing has no protection to prevent the user from rolling off the porch if the lift is down.
2. the opening under the porch creates a shear hazard. The disable user may not notice there feet being sheared off while the lift s going up, becuase they can't feel their feet.
3. the neighborhod kids may think it is a cool toy until they are entrapped in the opening.
These are the 3 quick things that concern me about your video and photos.
I will also send a message to your office. This should be corrected ASAP.
Sincerely,
Elevator Expert.blogspot.com
1. The top landing has no protection to prevent the user from rolling off the porch if the lift is down.
2. the opening under the porch creates a shear hazard. The disable user may not notice there feet being sheared off while the lift s going up, becuase they can't feel their feet.
3. the neighborhod kids may think it is a cool toy until they are entrapped in the opening.
These are the 3 quick things that concern me about your video and photos.
I will also send a message to your office. This should be corrected ASAP.
Sincerely,
Elevator Expert.blogspot.com
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Never thought this blog would ever be noticed. OOPS
The DIY industry is making everyone an expert. My posting are here to caution the buying public that they need to know more about what is being sold online. I hear from people every month how they have bought a lift or elevator and now have no one to help them finish the installation or repair a new unit they bought on-line from a company who's sales person told them they could install the lift with a wrench and a screw driver.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
