Where is the Best Location to Install an Elevator in Your Home

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So you’ve decided to install an elevator into your home. It’s great for accessibility, increases home value, and has countless other benefits. But now you need to choose where you actually install it in your home. This decision can seem pretty daunting, but never fear! Read on for your step by step comprehensive guide.    …

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Does your building need an elevator to support mezzanine access?

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The short answer is most probably.  A mezzanine is an intermediate level between two floors in a building and can be a great way to utilise unused space. Usually relying on steps or ladders to access, it can often be difficult for young children and those with disabilities or limited mobility to make use of. …

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This is Why Elevators Are Adding Immense Value to a Home

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We are seeing an increasing amount of news which identifies that elevators add value to a home (in Australia, anyway!) And homes with one installed are gaining in demand. So, if you were thinking about adding a lift into your home, here are some of the reasons why doing this could increase your property’s value. …

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How much does a Commercial Elevator cost?

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An elevator is an essential feature in most commercial buildings; both for transporting people and as an efficient way to move goods between levels. If you are considering installing a commercial lift into your development, then price will definitely affect your choices. You’re after quality. You want efficiency. You want a product that is reliable. …

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This Lift is the Most Popular Lift in Melbourne

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Style, fitout, safety, accessibility. These are just some of the factors to be considered when you’re looking to install or retrofit a residential lift in your home. While the checklist is long, there is one lift that ticks all the boxes and is resoundingly the most popular residential lift in Melbourne. 

Slick, modern and full of features, The Sovereign Lift is one of the most attractive and captivating residential lifts out there. In fact, it doesn’t just add style to your home and make it more accessible, it also increases its market value. 

Ticking all the boxes

The Sovereign Lift is fitted with manual swing landing doors and comes with a guaranteed minimum 300kg load rating with every cabin configuration as ‘standard’. This powerful lift can also be completely customised starting from 600x600mm all the way up to 1100x1400mm and has a wide range of luxury cabin wall finishes that offer flexibility with modern design. While it’s superior safety features include a backup battery and cabin lighting, automatic return to the lowest floor, overload alarm and indicator and creeping speed feature. 

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Here are a few prime installation examples that show exactly why the Sovereign Lift is Melbourne’s most popular lift. 

  • Port Melbourne 

A stylish home addition. This example shows how a semi-gloss black powder coating and continuation of timber flooring from the living space enhances the features of this modern home.

See Port Melbourne project here 

  • Northcote

Elevate your view. See how adding a Sovereign Lift to this property makes this stunning city view more accessible.  

See Northcote project here 

  • Bulleen

Simple modernity. This property utilises sleek Signal White powder coating and timber panelling for this understated but modern home edition. 

See Bulleen project here 

To find out more about why the Sovereign Lift is Melbourne’s most popular lift and to organise a quote for your home, contact Platinum Elevators today

Here is The Exact Process of a Residential Lift Installation

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A step by step look at residential lift installation. Once you have decided to incorporate a residential lift into your new home or retrofit one into your existing home it is extremely important to educate yourself and do some thorough research first. Understanding the exact process of installing residential lifts is paramount before you make …

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How the NBN Impacts Your Elevator

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Be prepared for the NBN Whether we’re ready or not, the NBN is currently being rolled out across Australia and with the switch, all Lift Emergency Phones will be migrated onto the NBN network. The emergency phone line is an essential part of your lift’s safety features and to stay legally compliant, must be working …

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ARE APARTMENT BUILDINGS REQUIRED TO HAVE ELEVATORS?

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Are apartment buildings required to have elevators? The short answer is Yes. However, there is some important information you need to know: New Apartment Buildings The inclusion of a lift to provide access to upper levels of a building is not required to a Class 5, 6, 7b or 8 building of no more than …

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WHY YOUR BUILDING NEEDS AN ELEVATOR

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Are you looking to purchase a building that’s currently not access compliant, trying to rent out an existing building with no luck, or just spending too much time transporting goods between levels? There’s a lot of reasons as to why your building may need an elevator. Here are a few of the common ones: 1.  …

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GLOBE TROTTING: THE 5 BEST ELEVATORS AROUND THE WORLD

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With over 25 years in the industry we’ve seen some impressive structures, but even these elevators humble us.. 1.   New Zealand Be wowed by the Sky Tower elevators in New Zealand. This impressive structure is over 300 meters tall and is the tallest freestanding building in all of southern hemisphere. With glass-walled cabins (floor included) …

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