When you need to improve the accessibility in your home, consider a pneumatic vacuum elevator from Signature Elevators & Accessible Design. Our team is committed to helping homeowners age in place to enjoy their homes even as their mobility changes with high-quality residential elevators.
With our expertise in the industry, our home retrofit experts can provide turn-key elevator projects that ensure successful completion and ultimate satisfaction. Plus, with our showroom consultations, you can explore our diverse array of options to find the right elevator for your home.
Schedule a consultation for pneumatic vacuum elevator installation by calling Signature Elevators now.
What Is a Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator?
While many home elevators rely on cables, pulleys, or hydraulic mechanisms for lifting and lowering, a pneumatic vacuum elevator uses air pressure and a vacuum system instead. The elevator’s sealed, cylindrical tube responds to changes in air pressure to gently change floors with a control system that is simpler to maintain and more energy-efficient than other home elevator options.
Benefits of pneumatic vacuum elevators include:
- Space-saving: Pneumatic vacuum elevators require minimal space and are ideal when retrofitting an existing home.
- Simple installation: These elevators don’t require a machine room, pit, or separate hoistway, simplifying installation and reducing labor costs.
- Quiet operation: Pneumatic vacuum elevators’ air-driven system offers a quiet and smooth ride compared to mechanical elevators.
- Modern design: The pneumatic vacuum elevator’s transparent, cylindrical shaft makes it a visually appealing option for your home.
- Energy-efficient operation: Pneumatic vacuum elevators only use energy when going up, meaning they use half as much energy as mechanical options that require energy for both lifting and lowering.
Features of a Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator
There are many great features of the pneumatic vacuum elevator, including:
- Beautiful design
- Panoramic views
- Free-standing shaft
- Minimal power consumption
- Small footprint required
- Pitless design
- Weight capacities up to 525 lbs
- Wheelchair-accessible options available
Sizing & Color Options
At Signature Elevators, we don’t believe that an elevator has to compromise the aesthetics or style of your home. That’s why our products come in a variety of sizes and colors. When selecting the right pneumatic vacuum elevator for your home, you can choose the:
- Diameter: Pneumatic vacuum elevators come in 52″, 37″, and 30″ diameters.
- Floors: Elevators can serve two, three, four, and five floors (stops), with a 50-foot maximum rise.
- Colors: Color options include standard dark gray, light gray, white, black, taupe, and anodized silver.
Project Process for DC Metro Homeowners
- Call Signature Elevator & Accessible Design for a general discussion. We appreciate you sending us any pictures of your space.
- Schedule an appointment at the showroom. Come in and ride our pneumatic vacuum elevator. Check out photos of our past projects. Discuss your project, your budget, and what you really need. We’ll find the right solution for you. There is no obligation for this meeting.
- Schedule an appointment at your house to assess possible solutions and locations for an elevator. There is no obligation for this meeting.
- Review and execute your feasibility and investigation agreement.
- Schedule a time for the feasibility and investigation team to visit your house.
- Review and execute your construction agreement.
- Your Pneumatic Vacuum Elevator goes into manufacturing. Delivery is typically 60 to 90 days from execution of the construction agreement.
- Concurrent with the manufacturing process, the floors are perforated or the landings modified.
- Your pneumatic vacuum elevator is installed.
Relax and enjoy the view from your new home elevator!
Project Process for Out-of-State Homeowners & Contractors
We will supply, install and service outside of the DC metro area, limited to the southern border of Virginia, the western border of West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the northern border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the eastern shore of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Outside of the DC metro area (1 hour outside), we follow the following process:
- Call Signature Elevator & Accessible Design for a general discussion, and send us photos of your space.
- If you are a local contractor, a Signature Elevators representative will come to assess the site and measure the space.
- If you live outside the DC metro area, you’ll receive our assessment and measurement package. Follow the easy instructions and forward the results to us.
- Receive and execute your pneumatic vacuum elevator purchase and installation agreement.
- Once your install agreement is signed, a Signature Elevators & Accessible Design technician will check your measurements on-site.
- Your pneumatic vacuum elevator goes into manufacturing. Delivery is typically 60 to 90 days from the execution of your purchase agreement.
- Concurrent with the manufacturing process, you or your contractor perforate the floors or modify the landings per the drawings supplied by Signature Elevators & Accessible Design.
- Signature Elevators’ installation team begins installation when the elevator is delivered.
Relax and enjoy the view from your new home elevator!
Schedule a Pneumatic Home Elevator Consultation Today
With over a decade of experience, the team at Signature Elevators is proud to provide high-quality work and top-of-the-line services to homeowners in Washington, DC, and Maryland. In an effort to help more and more homeowners age in place, we offer competitive and affordable pricing for a wide range of elevator types and styles. When you choose our team, we offer:
- A showroom of 10 elevators to test
- Complete designs and permits for your project
- Durable construction executed in-house
- Expert retrofit installations
Contact our team today to discuss your pneumatic vacuum elevator installation or schedule a consultation at our showroom.
