Planning guides for home elevators, wheelchair lifts and stairlifts.
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What are you planning?
Getting up the stairs
A seat that rides a rail along the staircase, for straight, curved and outdoor stairs.
Stairlifts: 6 guides
Moving between floors
Home elevators and through-floor lifts for private homes.
Home Elevators: 10 guides
Wheelchair access
Platform lifts that carry a wheelchair or scooter up steps, porches, stairways and between floors.
Wheelchair Lifts: 7 guides
- Figures traced to the manufacturer's current documents
- NJ and PA code cited to the official text
- Sources and update date on every guide
Savaria
Pegasus
Planning guide for the Savaria Pegasus inclined platform lift on curved or multi-level stairs: platforms, clearances, loads, power, and NJ and PA codes.
Bruno
VPL-3100 Series and VPL-3200 Series
Planning guide for Bruno VPL-3100 and VPL-3200 series home platform lifts: models, rise, slab, pit, gates, power, and NJ and PA code steps.
Savaria
Delta
Planning guide for the Savaria Delta inclined platform lift on straight stairs: platform sizes, landing and overhead clearances, loads, power, NJ and PA codes.
Savaria
Multilift
Planning guide for the Savaria Multilift screw-drive platform lift: models, platform and runway sizes, slab, power, and NJ and PA code requirements.
Savaria
V-1504
Planning guide for the Savaria V-1504 hydraulic platform lift: variants, platform and hoistway sizes, structure, power, and NJ and PA code requirements.
Cibes Symmetry
Cibes Primo & Cibes Air®
Planning guide to the Cibes Primo and Cibes Air platform lifts: 17 sizes, pit and headroom, power, doors, outdoor use, and NJ and PA code approvals.
Cibes Symmetry
VPL-UL, VPL-EL, VPL-ELP, VPL-SL, VPL-RL
Planning guide to Cibes Symmetry VPL-UL, EL, ELP, SL and RL platform lifts: footprints, pit, slab loads, power, NJ and PA codes, and trade tasks.
Harmar
Spire Home Elevator
Plan a Harmar Spire Home Elevator (formerly Pollock): three cabin sizes, floor opening, ceiling heights, 115 V power, NJ and PA code path and checklists.
Cibes Symmetry
Antera
Plan a Cibes Antera home elevator, with a Cibes shaft or cab only: 770 lb load, pit, overhead, power, unpublished dimensions, and NJ and PA codes.
Cibes Symmetry
Ascenda
Plan a Cibes Ascenda shaftless home elevator: four sizes, hatch cut-outs, 0 in pit, 92 in overhead, two dedicated circuits, trade roles and NJ and PA codes.
Savaria
Eclipse
Plan a Savaria Eclipse or Eclipse HD home elevator: hoistway sizes, 8 in pit, 96 in overhead, 230 V power, landing doors, NJ and PA codes, trade checklists.
Savaria
Luma
Plan a Savaria Luma through-floor lift: floor opening, ceiling heights, rail loads, battery power, NJ and PA code path, trade roles and checklists.
Savaria
Telecab
Plan a Savaria Telecab through-floor lift: 500 lb, 23 ft travel, cab sizes, floor cut-out, support wall, 96 in overhead, power and NJ and PA codes.
Savaria
Vuelift
Plan a Savaria Vuelift glass or acrylic home elevator, Vuelift Mini included: footprints, pit, overhead, floor loads, 230 V power and NJ and PA codes.
Stiltz
Duo Alta
Plan a Stiltz Duo Alta through-floor homelift: floor cut-out, 93 in ceiling, 220 to 240 V power, NJ and PA code path, trade roles and checklists.
Bruno
Connect Compact, Connect Classic, Connect XL (ELV-3600)
Plan a Bruno Connect home elevator (Compact, Classic, XL): cab sizes, 500 lb load, travel, dedicated 110 V supply, site data to request, NJ and PA codes.
Stiltz
Trio Alta
Planning guide to the Stiltz Trio Alta and Trio Alta Thru-Car: floor opening, ceiling height, load, power, the NJ and PA code path, trade roles and checklists.
Access BDD
Flow X
Planning guide to the Access BDD Flow X stairlift for curved and narrow indoor stairs: stair fit, rail ends, landings, charging power, NJ and PA codes.
Access BDD
HomeGlide, HomeGlide Extra, HomeGlide Outdoor
Planning guide to the Access BDD HomeGlide, HomeGlide Extra and HomeGlide Outdoor straight stair lifts: stair fit, ratings, power, gaps, NJ and PA codes.
Bruno
Elite Curved CRE-2110 (indoor) and CRE-2110E (outdoor)
Planning guide to the Bruno Elite curved stairlift, indoor CRE-2110 and outdoor CRE-2110E: custom rail, landings, charging outlets, weather, NJ and PA codes.
Bruno
Elan SRE-5000
Planning guide to the Bruno Elan SRE-5000 straight indoor stairlift: stair and landing fit, rail mounting, charging outlet, rider transfer, NJ and PA codes.
Handicare
Freecurve
Planning guide to the Handicare Freecurve curved stairlift: seats and options, folded depth, rail survey, battery charging, warranty, and NJ and PA codes.
Bruno
Elite Straight (SRE-2010 indoor, SRE-2010E outdoor)
Planning guide to the Bruno Elite straight stairlift, indoor SRE-2010 and outdoor SRE-2010E: 400 lb rating, rail fit, charging, weather, NJ and PA codes.
Planning a project, start to finish
How an elevator or lift project runs in NJ and PA: equipment, cost factors, permits, installers, commercial and public works rules, inspections and service.
Read the planning guideNJ and PA code requirements
NJ and PA code editions, permits, inspections, installer licensing and ADA rules for home elevators, platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and LULAs.
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