Increase the value of a building
A retrofit elevator increases the value of your property, makes it more attractive to potential buyers and tenants, and significantly improves accessibility.
Retrofit elevator solutions and small elevators
Installing a retrofit elevator is quicker and less disruptive than you might think. Adding large or small elevators, including pitless elevators, offers real benefits for your residents. Your building will be more attractive to prospective tenants, and a retrofit elevator will increase the value of a building.
Why install a retrofit elevator with KONE?
Small elevators improve quality of life
Adding a retrofit elevator makes it quicker and easier for people to move safely around your building, allows older residents to live at home for longer, and small lifts make access to upper floors easier for everyone.
Work with a trusted partner
When you partner with KONE you can be rest assured that your retrofit elevator project will be hassle-free and run on-time and on budget. We can install small elevators, as well as pitless elevators, and we can recommend maintenance and other services to keep your equipment running smoothly for the entire life cycle of your building.
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Small elevators increase the value of a building and this also means you can take advantage of the latest connected technologies to create a user experience that delivers on every level.
Connect for smooth people flow
Replacing your old elevator with a modern, connected retrofit elevator opens up a whole new world of possibilities to add smart building solutions and services that make life even easier and more convenient for users. With connectivity built in, you can take advantage of smart building services developed by KONE and our People Flow Ecosystem partners. You can also connect your own services too. The result is a tailored experience for small elevators, as well as pitless elevators, that evolves with the changing needs of tenants.
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 and sustainable 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.
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Installing a retrofit elevator – a step-by-step guide
We’ll plan and coordinate the entire retrofit elevator installation process. Whether it's a small residential elevator, a pitless elevator or a larger retrofit elevator with an external shaft, 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 putting a retrofit elevator in 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 check the installation location of your retrofit elevator, 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 take care of all the necessary site preparations, the shaft and retrofit 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 services keep 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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