Home Elevators

Area Access - Your Experienced Partner

Home elevators are simple to operate, but not to install. This trade takes much experience to master, and that's why it is so vitally important, when choosing a home elevator, to choose the right contractor. Area Access has been doing home elevators in the Mid-Atlantic region for a very long time. Our clients have included names like Chris Cooley of the of the Redskins and Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis. But you don't have to be famous to get the best service from Area Access, because we only know one way to do any job for anyone - and that's simply to do it right.

Every Symmetry home elevator is the result of many years' experience by engineers, installers, and end users in the elevating industry. With made-in-USA quality, great features, and affordable value for even the most economy-oriented customer, Symmetry Elevating Solutions is everything a residential elevator should be. Symmetry elevators are aesthetic in appearance, quiet to operate, light on energy usage for a low environmental footprint, and most importantly, fully equipped with all standard safety features. With numerous options, a Symmetry elevator can be plain and practical, or provide an experience of unsurpassed luxury.

Symmetry Elevating Solutions

Standard Features

Up to six stops
Two drive system options available:

In-line geared traction (no need for a machine room)
Roped hydraulic system (with compact machine room)

Cab sizes from 12 to 18 square feet - big enough to haul a piece of furniture or a few friends
7' interior height with 8' overhead is standard (8' interior) height with 9' overhead is optional at no charge)
Automatic cab lighting
950 pound capacity
Car Operating Panel with push-button operation and LED floor position indicator
Hall call stations with call button and car arrival indicator
Three year limited parts warranty

Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators

A vacuum elevator is the ultimate in home elevator luxury and functionality. Vacuum elevators are quiet, smooth-riding, and stylish, running in a transparent polycarbonate tube with aluminum framing. No pit, hoistway, or machine room is required. The cabin is lit with LED and has a built-in ventilation fan. Each installation can have up to four stops covering a total of up to 35 ft, with through-floor or balcony-mount landings.

Perhaps most importantly, a vacuum elevator features the ultimate free-fall protection: Barring some catastrophic damage to the tube, free-fall is physically limited by the pressurized air inside. There is also a mechanical emergency safety brake system. All PVE units are ASME 17.7 certified, and carry a 1 year warranty.

PVE30

30'/min travelling speed
Outside diameter: 30"
Inside cabin diameter: 20.5"
Inside cabin height: 79"
Entrance width: 20.5"
Unit weight: 560 lbs for 9' ceiling
Power Supply: 25 AMP 220VAC
In-line door openings

PVE37

Self supporting structure
30'/min travelling speed
Outside diameter: 37"
Inside cabin diameter: 32"
Inside cabin height: 77"
Entrance width: 21"
Unit weight: 1,100 lbs for 2 stop w/ 9' ceiling
Power Supply: 30 AMP 220VAC
In-line and 180° door openings

PVE52

Self supporting structure
20'/min travelling speed
Outside diameter: 52.68"
Inside cabin diameter: 43.5"
Inside cabin height: 79"
Entrance width: 32"
Unit weight: 2025 lbs for 2 stop w/ 9' ceilings
Power Supply: 35 AMP 220VAC
In-line and 180° door openings

Savaria Telecab

No Hoistway Elevator

The Telecab takes an unusual approach to home elevator design. Instead of the elevator going in the hoistway, the elevator is the hoistway. Basically, the only thing required to install a Savaria Telecab in your home is a square hole in the floor. All the works of the elevator are safely enclosed in its narrow drive tower, and the floor opening is never exposed, even when the elevator is parked below. This design makes the Telecab a particularly good solution for space-limited situations. Despite its compact nature, the Savaria Telecab is a fully capable home elevator, with a lifting capacity of 500 pounds and 30" x 46" x 78" cab. Safety features include an emergency stop button, cab telephone, slack chain safety device, obstruction sensor, and battery backup lowering capability for use in power failure situations. 36 month parts warranty.

What About Elevator Pricing?

Elevator pricing is a complex subject by nature, involving as it does a large number of different options such as trim style and panel choices. To simplify things, we have put together a system that allows customers to request a price range on one of two common home elevator configurations, and receive it automatically by email. Click here to get an automatic elevator price now.

The important thing to remember is that all our home elevator prices are installed. Beware of too-good-to-be-true home elevator pricing you may find online. Phenomenal lowballs usually come from dealers who sell, but don't install. These folks operate outside of the elevator trade organizations, which have strict rules against selling uninstalled because of safety concerns. Lacking any such concern, these online dealers sell a boxed-up elevator to anybody who can pay for one, with no regard to local code or the expertise of the installer.

Don't get stuck with a company that doesn't care about your safety or long-term happiness with the project. Stick with Area Access for the long haul.

Light Commercial Elevators

Symmetry LU/LA

Symmetry, the new standard in American-made home elevators, offers their own LU/LA model in addition to their residential lineup. The Symmetry LU/LA is a fully qualified ASME A17.1 elevator. The unit comes with automatic power sliding commercial-styled doors, stainless returns, and recessed interior ceiling lights. Precision engineering and quality features like stainless steel handrails and your choice of baked enamel or wood veneer flat-panel walls (at no extra charge) make the Symmetry LU/LA a great choice for quality and long-term durability.

Savaria Orion LU/LA

Savaria's Orion LU/LA has features you would normally find only in high-rise elevators, but it is designed to be used in low-rise commercial buildings. The Orion is perfect for educational institutions, places of worship, and virtually any commercial structure up to three stories tall.

ThyssenKrupp Access Elevators

While TKA elevators are no longer available in America, Area Access remains committed to service and support for this popular line. Years of experience for us mean years of worry-free operation for you. If you have a TKA, Destiny, LEV, or National Wheelovator product, you can be assured that our expertise in these lines isn't going anywhere.