Interior Vertical Platform Lift Photo Gallery
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2-stop - Savaria 1504 VPL Project - Oak Brook
Mr. R suffers from MS and eventually was unable to climb the stairs to the finished basement in his ranch style Oak Brook home. He and his family like to use the basement so he contacted EHLS for help. Installing a lift inside an existing home requires a lot of planning and this project was no exception. Working with Mr. R EHLS representatives assessed the feasibility of installing the lift in a number of different locations. Most of the options under consideration had some kind of unacceptable drawback but one spot looked good and everyone agreed it was the right place. A small bedroom closet lies behind the wall in this picture. We used the closet and a bit of space in the bedroom to construct a hoistway for the new VPL. Scroll down to see the finished installation.
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Here we see the door the doorway that leads to the hoistway and VPL. A sidenote about safety. The doorway has a special electromechanical locking mechnanism that allows the door to open only if the lift platform is at the proper height. This feature ensures that no one can open the door and step into an empty shaft.
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The hoistway door is open so we can see the lift platform inside.
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The finished project with a view of the lift and a portion of the deck. Note the extra wide stairtreads which made the stairway easier for the client to use with a walker. The finished deck measures 16' wide by 15' deep.
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Another view of the stairway and deck.
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3-stop Savaria 1504 Project - Bartlett
The following group of pictures were taken at the Buck residence in Bartlett. The Bucks have triplets and one of their daughters - Hannah - has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. As Hannah grew it became increasingly difficult to accommodate her needs given the layout of their home. When Hannah turned 6 Mr. and Mrs. Buck contacted EHLS and asked for help. Working together EHLS and the Bucks developed a plan to make the home wheelchair accessible. The final plan included a 3-stop Savaria 1504 Vertical Platform Lift. The Savaria VPL stops on the main floor, drops down roughly two feet to the garage, and continues down another eight feet to the finished basement. Here we see the door to hoistway on the main floor. The hoistway occupies what was once a storage closet off the entry foyer.
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In this picture the door to the hoistway is open and we see Sarah pushing Hannah off the lift platform and into the foyer.
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Here Sarah and Hannah are leaving for school and are getting off the lift at the garage level.
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In this picture we see the lift platform at the basement level. The lift platform stops about 3" above the floor so the metal ramp used to bridge that step. Instead of a ramp a portion of the basement floor could be removed and recessed 3" allowing the lift platform to stop flush with surroundind floor.
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In this picture we see one of most convenient features of the lift. The Bucks have a wheelchair accessible van with a ramp that extends from the vehicle's side just behind the front passenger door. The Bucks can drive the van into their garage, extend the ramp and roll Hannah out of vehicle and onto the lift platform in a flash. Bad weather is not a concern as all of Hannah's transfers can be done inside the garage!
