Home Elevators
Area Access – Your Experienced Partner
Home elevators are easy to use but complex to install, requiring extensive expertise. That’s why choosing the right contractor is just as important as selecting the right elevator. Area Access has been installing home elevators in the Mid-Atlantic for decades, serving clients like former Redskins player Chris Cooley and Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis. But you don’t need to be famous to get top-tier service—we approach every job with the same commitment to excellence.
Cibes Symmetry Elevating Solutions
Every Cibes Symmetry Home Elevator is the product of years of experience from engineers, installers, and users in the industry. Made in the USA, they offer quality craftsmanship, advanced features, and affordability; even for budget-conscious customers. Symmetry elevators are stylish, quiet, energy-efficient, and equipped with essential safety features. With a range of customization options, they can be simple and functional or an experience in luxury.
STANDARD FEATURES
- Up to six stops (Maximum travel distance of 50’)
- Two drive system options available:
- In-line Geared Traction System (no machine room)
- Roped Hydraulic System (compact machine room)
- Custom cab sizes ranging from 12 to 18 sqft.
- Standard Cab Height: 7’ with a minimum 8’ hoistway overhead (optional 8’ cab height with a minimum 9’ hoistway overhead)
- Automatic cab lighting
- 950 lbs. weight capacity
- Car Operating Panel with push-button operation and LED floor position indicator
- Hall call stations equipped with a call button and LED car arrival indicator
- Three-year limited parts warranty
Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators
A vacuum elevator is the ultimate in-home elevator luxury and functionality. Vacuum elevators are quiet, smooth-riding, and stylish, running in a transparent polycarbonate tube with aluminum framing. No pit, hoist way, or machine room is required. The cabin is lit with LED and has a built-in ventilation fan. Each installation can have up to five stops covering a total of up to 50 feet, with through-floor or balcony-mount landings.
Perhaps most importantly, a vacuum elevator features the ultimate free-fall protection: Barring some catastrophic damage to the tube, free-fall is physically limited by the pressurized air inside. There is also a mechanical emergency safety brake system. All PVE units are ASME 17.7 certified and carry a 1-year warranty.
- Self-supporting structure
- 40 FPM travel speed
- Outside diameter: 30″
- Inside cabin diameter: 20.5″
- Inside cabin height: 79″
- Entrance width: 20.5″
- Unit weight: 560 lbs. for 9′ ceiling
- Power Supply: 20 AMP 220VAC
- In-line door openings
- Self-supporting structure
- 40 FPM travel speed
- Outside diameter: 37″
- Inside cabin diameter: 32.5″
- Inside cabin height: 79″
- Entrance width: 21″
- Unit weight: 1,100 lbs. for 2 stop w/ 9′ ceiling
- Power Supply: 30 AMP 220VAC
- In-line, 90°, and 180° door openings
- Self-supporting structure
- 35 FPM travel speed
- Outside diameter: 52.68″
- Inside cabin diameter: 43.75″
- Inside cabin height: 79″
- Entrance width: 32″
- Unit weight: 2025 lbs. for 2 stop w/ 9′ ceilings
- Power Supply: 40 AMP 220VAC
- In-line and 180° door openings
