Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: $19K elevator

[Stuart Joseph (stuart]

David,
I was planning on having one of those in my new house, but an 
Occupational Therapist friend suggested that we look at a personal 
elevator or lift as the costs are about the same, there are safety 
issues as it is possible to all out of the chair, so it is best if 
someone walks alongside of the user, and the stairs have to be built 
wider to accommodate the person alongside.

The chair lift will only transport a person, so someone has to carry the 
wheelchair or handicapped scooter (that is back breaking) from floor to 
floor.

All in all, the lift is a better idea.

David Heimann wrote:
> Hello,
>
>  	Another thought:  For decades I have seen advertisements of "chair 
> stair climbers".  These are foldable chairs that sit on a rail by the side 
> of a flight of stairs.  A user brings the chair to the top or bottom of 
> the stairs, unfolds it, sits down, and rides up or down to the other end 
> of the stairs.  This presumably costs a lot less than $19K, and 
> additionally the staircase remains usable in its normal capacity.
>
> Cheers,
> David Heimann
> Jamaica Plain Cohousing
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 09:36:08 -0700
> From: "Lise Beals" <lisebeals [at] gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ $19K elevator
> To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
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> There are several elevators out there made for more home-use that don't
> require a shaft, per se, at all. Or that can use a converted closet space as
> the "shaft" for it, and would need a ground pit or mechanical room. Some can
> be housed in the middle of a staircase surround. Since it is for a common
> house, which would get much less use than say, a commercial bldg or apt
> bldg, a light use elevator made for home use might be a better fit in this
> instance.
>
> Check the links I sent in a previous response to this subject.
>
> ~Lise
>
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