Residential elevator addition advice needed.

are you envisioning this elevator to be inside the frame of your house, or outside?

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are you envisioning this elevator to be inside the frame of your house, or outside?

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I'm open to either.

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am a builder in BR but do not have any experience with elevators. however, i know of one builder (legit guy) that does. want a name?

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Absolutely

My grandmother had a stroke back in the 90s and lived with us during rehab. She eventually moved back to her home after maybe 6-8 months. The house was similar to what you’re describing. From the garage and basement there was a staircase. Front entrance had a few steps, then a landing, then more steps. Back porch and side entrance also had stairs. Due to the layout inside with all bedrooms on the second floor they had to do a chair lift. But for entry to the house they built a wheelchair ramp. Just something you might consider. How many vertical feet is the back porch off the ground? With her front porch there was maybe 8-10 feet of rise. So they built from the driveway up a short hill, had a 90 degree turn from there up into the house. They had to take a railing down on existing stairs to make it work. Seems like it would be much cheaper and less permanent upkeep than with an elevator. Not knowing the interior layout of your home.

Plus, my dads townhouse has an elevator and it has quit working several times in the 7 years he’s lived there. Not a big deal since he can take the stairs but since this sounds like something that needs to work 100% of the time you may want something fail safe.

I see these things all over south LA. I imagine you could find some installers in the southern part of AL as well.

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My situation was similar to yours. I have a walk out basement and I considered all the options. My wife suggested a golf cart and that worked perfectly. Your variables may not allow for that, however.

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Unfortunately that won't work with our home. Appreciate the suggestion though.

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TU Rob

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Front yard and sidewalk are too steep.
Garage has a winding staircase.

Theres a set of stairs (~5 feet tall) from the driveway up to the back "sidewalk" then 4 more stairs to get into the house.

There's a retaining wall between the driveway and the back yard, so it would take quite a bit of grading/excavation to create a ramp. Plus we'd have to have several large trees taken down.

But I owe this woman everything. Ill sell this house and buy a new one if we need to.

I’ve heard of companies that build boat lifts also do a type of outdoor elevator

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This isn't an outdoor question, but I know many of you are much more well versed in building/construction than I am.

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Reason #288 why the home/garden board is not necessary. FU admins.

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So we're looking into adding a home elevator.

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My parents have one on their home. It's an elevated home, and the elevator takes you from under the house where you'd park to the back porch 9' up. They don't need it today, but put it in so they can live there until they are 104 and not have to climb stairs. It's 4x4, and can accommodate a wheelchair and someone pushing it if needed. I don't have any suggestions on what to avoid other than a sketchy contractor. It's a simple functioning piece of equipment. Not a lot to work on.