Elevator shaft!

Hello

a little idea for the house planners:
I had an elevator shaft planned and installed in my house. It goes from the basement to the upper floor. You never know if you'll still be able to comfortably climb the stairs when you're older. If the shaft is there, installing an elevator is easy. At the moment, the 3 small "rooms" are being turned into two storage closets and a small corner for my wife. Wooden ceilings go in, and that's it. And behind the elevator shaft, I have a utility shaft. All the house's wiring runs from the basement upwards through it. In an emergency, I can access every room from there. Suspended ceiling.
Just a suggestion.

Steven

Is that that simple in terms of fire protection? Ventilation system?

Hi Steven,

we are planning something similar, but initially only as resealable ceiling/floor openings/cutouts to be able to install an elevator later if necessary and desired.

At the moment, we would still allocate the space to the rooms in which the elevator would be located; at the bottom this is the entrance area/hallway, in the basement and in the upper floor the "shaft" is located in the rooms adjacent to the general hallway, behind a wall that would be opened if needed, or provided with a door opening to the hallway.

I am interested in the dimensions of your shaft and whether the entry and exit points are each in the same place on the floors, or if they face each other, or possibly even rotated by 90 degrees.

This results in different spatial dimensions of the shaft.

Did you orient your measurements to a specific model or manufacturer?

Best regards

Hello

Width 160, depth 200. The architect used standard measurements. But true, I have to ask him if a specific model is intended. It's easier now, like if there's a fire. The elevator shaft is slightly deeper than the basement floor. This must be taken into account for the floor slab. The mechanics are planned at the bottom. All doors on the front side.

Steven

You can also check out the systems for [Home- und Senkrechtlifter]. That can save some space.

Hi,

thanks for the information.
I assume these are the internal dimensions?

Many greetings

Oh, up to now I always assumed that no "Unterfahrt" is needed, meaning no extra recess in the basement floor, and that you can get into the elevator with a wheelchair without any problems using a "mini ramp".
At least with the "usual" home lifts.

Is that not the case?