Vertical Platform Lifts for Public Buildings

Vertical Platform Lifts are a great alternative when addressing accessibility needs in public buildings. VPL’s are a cost effective way to help a wheelchair user overcome an impediment from a single step to a 12 foot flight of stairs.

Vertical Platform Lift in a Hoistway Chicago

Vertical Platform Lifts are regulated lifts and are limited as follows:

	VPL's are limited to a lifting height of 12 feet – though in certain instances an exception will be granted by local authorities.
	VPL's are allowed to have up to three stops or landings.
	VPL's are required to pass a state mandated inspection after they are installed.
	VPL’s in a commercial or public building must be in an “enclosure or hoistway.”
	All of EHLS’s Vertical Platform Lifts satisfy the requirements of the ADA and ANSI A18.1 when installed correctly.
Our Vertical Platform Lifts
Enclosure / Hoistway Options:
	Factory Enclosure – A factory enclosure is a prefabricated enclosure that surrounds the VPL. The interior enclosure walls are flush and ensure that there are not any shear-points as the lift raises and lowers. The enclosures are complete – including gates, doors and safeties as well as the lift’s controls.
	Constructed Hoistway – A Vertical Platform Lift in a public building can also be installed in a hoistway that is constructed of either studs/drywall or masonry. Fire rating requirements often determine the requirement for a constructed hoistway.
VPL Options:
	Lifting Technology – Commercial VPL’s use either hydraulic or ball screw lifting technology. The lifts can also be configured with either A/C or Battery operation. If battery operation is selected – the batteries are constantly trickled charged.
	Controls – Commercial VPL’s are configured with key operation, emergency stop buttons and constant pressure switches or paddles.
	Custom Platforms and Colors – can be chosen to match your projects requirements and aesthetics.

Let EHLS assist you with all phases of your project – from design, to permitting to implementation – we are here to help.

Credentials

Extended Home Living Services (EHLS) and To The Top Home Elevators are Chicagoland’s Leading Home Elevator and Assessibilty Provider. Since 1991, We have been making homes and public buildings more accessible throughout the Greater Chicagoland area – including the communities of:

Chicago, Aurora, Naperville, Joliet, Elgin, Waukegan, Cicero, Arlington Heights, Barrington, Schaumburg, Evanston, Palatine, Skokie, Des Plaines, Bolingbrook, Mount Prospect, Wheaton, Oak Lawn, Berwyn, Oak Park, Orland Park, Hoffman Estates, Downers Grove, Tinley Park, Buffalo Grove, Elmhurst, Lombard, Glenview, Carol Stream, Calumet City, DeKalb, Hanover Park, Crystal Lake, Park Ridge, Bartlett, Streamwood, North Chicago, Addison, Elk Grove Village, Wheeling, Northbrook, Chicago Heights, Glendale Heights, Highland Park, Mundelein, Woodridge, Carpentersville, Niles, Harvey, Gurnee, Lansing, Oak Forest, Burbank, St. Charles, Wilmette, Glen Ellyn, Maywood, Round Lake Beach, Dolton, Elmwood Park, Rolling Meadows, Westmont, Batavia, West Chicago, Blue Island, Park Forest, Algonquin, Melrose Park, Lake in the Hills, Roselle, Zion, Darien, Morton Grove, South Holland, Villa Park, Bloomingdale, McHenry, Lisle, Romeoville, Evergreen Park, Libertyville, Bensenville, Bellwood, Woodstock, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, Alsip, Homewood, Geneva, Franklin Park, Brookfield, Grayslake, Deerfield, Lake Zurich, New Lenox, Palos Hills, Hinsdale, Prospect Heights, Westchester, Country Club Hills, South Elgin, Forest Park, La Grange, Cary, Bridgeview, Lockport, Riverdale, Hazel Crest, Mokena, Norridge, Midlothian, Chicago Ridge, Hickory Hills, Wood Dale, Warrenville, Crest Hill, La Grange Park, Lemont, Plainfield, Matteson, Markham, Lindenhurst, Richton Park, Western Springs, Winnetka, Lincolnwood, Justice, Sycamore, Northlake, Schiller Park, River Forest, Palos Heights, Crestwood, Worth, River Grove, Summit, North Aurora, Sauk Village, Burr Ridge, Frankfort

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