Add value to your building
Installing an elevator increases the value of your property, makes it more attractive to potential buyers and tenants, and significantly improves accessibility.
Solutions for buildings without an elevator
Retrofitting an elevator is lot quicker and less disruptive than you might think. Not only will residents benefit, but your building will be more attractive to prospective tenants and its value will increase.
Why retrofit an elevator with KONE?
Improve quality of life
An elevator makes it quicker and easier for people to move safely around your building, allows older residents to live at home for longer, and makes access to upper floors easier for everyone.
Work with a trusted partner
With KONE you can rest assured that the retrofit project will run smoothly – on-time and on budget. Once your elevator is installed we can recommend maintenance and other services to keep your equipment running reliably for the entire building life cycle.
Increase building value with KONE DX Class elevators for full replacement
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Installing a connected KONE DX Class elevator increases the value of your building and means you can take advantage of the latest technologies to create a user experience that delivers on every level.
Connect for smooth people flow
With built-in connectivity and KONE application programming interfaces (APIs) you can make your elevator smarter and more desirable with new people flow solutions and value-adding services from KONE and our partners. By installing a connected elevator you can both optimize people flow and operational efficiency and make sure your property is ready to take advantage of future smart-building technologies.
Redefine the elevator user experience
With real-time information for passengers, an engaging multisensory user experience, and other smart building applications, you can redefine elevator rides in your building and improve everyday convenience with enhanced accessibility and equipment availability
Plan for success with KONE as your partner
As your experienced partner for smarter buildings, we can help you manage your property more efficiently with valuable insights into end-user behavior that can be used to continuously optimize people flow and improve the user experience.
Connecting more than floors: a new era for elevators
Experience the new KONE DX Class elevators
KONE retrofit elevators
| Solution | Description | Machine room | Max. travel | Max. Speed | Max. load / persons
| Max. group size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KONE MonoSpace™ DX | Versatile machine room-less passenger elevator for low and mid-rise residential and commercial buildings with external shaft. | No | 90 m or 36 floors
| 3.0 m/s
| 2,500 kg/up to 33 persons
| 6 |
| KONE ProSpace™ | Space and cost-efficient solution for residential buildings for installation in stairwells. | No | 30 m or 12 floors
| 0.6 m/s
| 675 kg or up to 9 persons
| 1 |
Installing a retrofit elevator – a step-by-step guide
We’ll plan and coordinate the entire installation process, and a dedicated project manager will make sure that everything is completed on time and on budget.
Decision-making
We can help you gather information about suitable solutions for your building, as well as permits and subsidies, and make a rough cost calculation.
Financing
We can discuss your options for financing the project, help to identify how much might be covered by subsidies, and recommend alternatives for sharing the costs amongst residents.
Planning
We’ll determine the installation location, create the architectural and engineering designs for the shaft, design the elevator interior, and make sure that all relevant permits have been processed.
Construction
We’ll take care of all the necessary site preparations, the shaft and elevator installation, and the final cleanup. Before we hand over your elevator, we’ll carry out a full safety and performance inspection.
Maintenance
Our preventive maintenance service keeps your elevator running reliably for its entire lifespan. If problems do occur, our skilled local technicians will get the elevator up and running again as quickly as possible.
The right elevator for your building - let's make it happen!
Finding the right place for your elevator
We can install an elevator in almost any building. The size and shape of your stairwell will determine whether the elevator will be installed inside or outside.
Installation options:
- Inside the stairwell with the stairs on either side
- In the middle of the staircase
- Partly replacing the staircase, which is extended outside the building
- In a pre-assembled shaft on an exterior wall; the shaft is pre-assembled then lifted into place to save time and money.
Choosing a design
We can create a solution that matches the interior design and architecture of any building. You can choose a shaft material that matches both your building’s interior and the car wall and floor materials.
Arranging finance
Typically, the residents’ association takes a loan and finances the repayments through the monthly service fee. Residents then decide how to share the costs. We can give you advice about financing and provide you with a preliminary budget.
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