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How to correctly clad the lift cabin

How to correctly clad the lift cabin

Drive-side wall (which has the running gear for the elevator behind it) needs to be removable at all times This allows technicians access to running gear at routine services Cladding cannot exceed 50kg (this capacity includes custom flooring) – if exceeded, the...
Lift Phones

Lift Phones

The NBN roll out is causing havoc with lift telephones which is a critical safety item. Telephones that rely on NBN and VOIP systems may not operate reliably, and not at all in the event of a power failure. We encourage you to test your lift phone. Test by calling us...
Bank Access

Bank Access

Bank Access OVER THE years, we have provided many limited mobility access solutions to a number of banks, which include ANZ, Bank of China, CBA and the Bank of...
Garage Down to House

Garage Down to House

Garage Down to House THE PROBLEM with street level garage parking and having a home located at the bottom of a slopping block is the access in between the two, especially when you have to carry your shopping bags down many flights of stairs or get caught out in bad...

Can a Home Lift Have a Sliding Door ?

Can a Home Lift Have a Sliding Door? SOME CLIENTS have small landing spaces or simply want ease of access at the touch of a button, Lift Shop’s E2 and T2 sliding door elevators are the perfect solution for this. Check out the endless options...
Examples of Coloured Glass

Examples of Coloured Glass

Examples of Coloured Glass OUR GLASS range offers clients a large variety of colours that can tie into any homes decor. Check out some of the examples...
Do you have a warehouse ?

Do you have a warehouse ?

Do You Have a Warehouse? ONCE OUR lifts arrive in Australia and clear customs, the materials are delivered to one of our warehouses in either Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Perth. Here we unpack directly from the containers shipped from the overseas manufacturers and...
Door Surrounds

Door Surrounds

Door Surrounds A STANDARD requirement for our lift installation is provision of a raw door opening that is 20mm wider on each side and also above the door frame. This allows some flexibility with the installation and caters for openings slightly out of plumb. Once the...
Lifts in Yacht Clubs

Lifts in Yacht Clubs

Lifts in Yacht Clubs ANOTHER CLASS of building that we have often provided limited mobility access solutions for are Yacht Clubs, see some...
Stone Floor Examples

Stone Floor Examples

Stone Floor Examples WHAT A lot of our clients love about our range of lifts is that we have a premium option where we can install a stone floor into their elevator. Supplied in one piece, it eliminates grout lines and work by others....
Luxury Italian Cabins

Luxury Italian Cabins

Luxury Italian Cabins OUR ARPA range offers clients a versatile laminate finish that can be used in a variety of designs, from ultra-modern through to something more traditional – there are hundreds of colours and textures available. The images below demonstrate what...
Examples of Stainless Steel Cabins

Examples of Stainless Steel Cabins

Examples of Stainless Steel Cabins STAINLESS STEEL offers clients a sleek clean look that can tie into any design brief – we have a huge range of colours and textures available. The following images shows what can be achieved by making your selection purely from our...
Lifts in Aquatic and Recreation Centres

Lifts in Aquatic and Recreation Centres

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WE HAVE installed lifts in Aquatic Centres all around Australia, from small platforms to fully enclosed lifts and glass shafts. We love being able to provide access to exercise facilities for people of limited...
Examples of retrofits

Examples of retrofits

Examples of Retrofits Cherished family home + treasured memories + great location +multi-levels = NO PROBLEM As stairs become an issue in existing multi-level homes, clients often approach us to explore the options available for future proofing their homes to overcome...
Structural Walls

Structural Walls

Structural Walls  OUR LIFTS have a very small building impact and only require one load bearing wall – this is normally on the left or right hand sides but can sometimes be the rear wall. The usual construction method is 190mm thick solid reinforced blockwork....
Custom Glass Shaft by Builders

Custom Glass Shaft by Builders

Custom Glass Shafts by Builders  WHETHER IT is a stunning view or a busy living room many clients enjoy the luxury of being able to see what is going on around them while travelling in their private lift. Although we have a full range of glass shafts (steel and...
Matching Your Lift Doors to Your Home

Matching Your Lift Doors to Your Home

Matching Your Lift Doors to Your Home Many clients prefer a blend in look where they can tie their lift doors into the homes decor. This guide showcases various projects where clients have integrated/concealed their lift with a variety of custom finishes....
How to finish the outside of a shaft ?

How to finish the outside of a shaft ?

How to Finish the Outside of a Shaft? OUR BEAUTIFUL  lifts are just the start, the possibilities of how to decorate your shaft  are endless – check out some examples here  To explore the numerous options we can offer, contact us or visit one of our state of the art...
Machine Cabinet

Machine Cabinet

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] WE ARE pleased to announce that we can now provide either a partly of fully enclosed machine cabinet for your lift, great for...
Factory Conversion Projects

Factory Conversion Projects

Factory Conversion Projects  WHILST BUILDING from scratch is great, some of our clients also like the idea of working with an existing building, such as a factory for the ultimate interesting individual design – and a great solid building that has already stood the...
The Moderna Cabin

The Moderna Cabin

The Moderna Cabin AT LIFT Shop we strive to continually improve all aspects of our company and products, including working closely with our Italian supplier Elevatori Premontati who have developed a new cabin for our ElfoLift range, Moderna. The Moderna cabin has been...
Examples of finishes inside a shaft

Examples of finishes inside a shaft

Examples of Finishes Inside a Shaft THE INSIDE of a lift shaft can be the perfect blank canvas – some of our more imaginative and creative clients take advantage of this with some amazing ideas – check out some of them...
Examples of views from lift cabins

Examples of views from lift cabins

Examples of Views From Lift Cabins WHILST THERE is a lot of emphasis on glass lifts and shafts from an exterior perspective, equally important are the advantages from an interior perspective – more light, less claustrophobic, feeling of spaciousness and the visual...
Can you put a lift into an existing terrace home ?

Can you put a lift into an existing terrace home ?

Can You Put a Lift Into an Existing Terrace Home? DURING THE 19th century, Victorian and Edwardian era terrace houses were a popular style within the older, inner city areas of the major cities, mainly Sydney and Melbourne. We have had the pleasure of being involved...
Examples of car showroom lifts

Examples of car showroom lifts

Examples of Car Showroom Lifts CAR SHOWROOMS are carefully planned spaces and at times require limited mobility access, like any other retail space. When it comes to making the space amazing, you need a disabled access solution that is complimentary, beautiful and...
Lifts in Childcare centres

Lifts in Childcare centres

Lifts in Childcare Centres WITH THE growth of the child care sector, we have installed many limited mobility lifts across Australia. With safety being paramount for the little ones, we can reassure that our lifts are robust, safe, reliable, easy to use every time, due...
Examples of lifts in bars and restaurants

Examples of lifts in bars and restaurants

Examples of Lifts in Bars and Restaurants MANY OF the limited mobility lifts we have installed have been in either restaurants, bars, clubs or hotels – depending on the design criteria and other requirements, installations from our full product range have been...
Installing a lift into a school ?

Installing a lift into a school ?

Installing a Lift into a School OVER THE years, we have provided numerous limited mobility access solutions in schools Australia wide. Some of these schools include: Knox Grammar – Wahroongah SCEGGS – Darlinghurst St Mary of the Angels – Geelong...
How to install a lift with stairs wrapping around it ?

How to install a lift with stairs wrapping around it ?

How to Install a Lift with Stairs Wrapping Around It? OFTEN THE most obvious location for a lift is in the void area created by a stairwell, this also has the added advantage of having both access options next to each other. And finally, it’s a great visual feature of...
How to finish/fix off the top of a shaft ?

How to finish/fix off the top of a shaft ?

How to Finish/Fix Off the Top of a Shaft? AS A deliberate design finish, the top of our shafts are sometimes finished below the ceiling level – this then allows for a capped finish to be applied. These cappings also have the advantage of providing the needed fixations...
Glass Cabin Examples

Glass Cabin Examples

Glass Cabin Examples DREAM HOMES with waterviews, well of course they include lifts too – see some of the stunning...
Luxury Italian Skinplate Collection – Standard

Luxury Italian Skinplate Collection – Standard

Luxury Italian Skinplate Collection WHILST ALL of our range has optional upgrade selections to choose from as well as the ability to custom design – we also have a huge range of standard finishes. Finishes that will still meet the design and budget briefs without...
How is a lift delivered to site ?

How is a lift delivered to site ?

How is a Lift Delivered to Site? OUR ELEVATORS are easy to deliver to site with no fuss, all the components are packaged so that they can fit through a standard door, which means no need for expensive crane hire or building alterations. For further information about...
How to install a lift with no pit ?

How to install a lift with no pit ?

How to Install a Lift with no Pit? EVEN THOUGH our lifts have a very minimal pit (from as small as 100mm), it is not always possible to create this when installing into an existing building. As the lift is often being included to provide either wheelchair access or at...
Options to weather protect an outdoor lift

Options to weather protect an outdoor lift

Options to Weather Protect an Outdoor Lift HAVING AN outdoors lift can be a great design feature, but, the weather should always be considered. As the direction of the wind and rain can change, we always recommend having as much weather protection as possible. This is...
How small can a lift be ?

How small can a lift be ?

How to make use of space THE ADVANTAGE of our size to suit technology is the ability to fit into almost any space available. Working in very small size increments, we have often designed tiny elevators that still provide the convenience and added luxury  offered by...
Matching Your Lift Doors to Your Home

When only the best will do

When only the best will do CONVENIENT ACCESS from a home lift ✔ But why stop there, see some classic ideas to take the lift design to the next...
How to design a lift with attention to detail ?

How to design a lift with attention to detail ?

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][vc_column_text]ATTACHED IS the computer modelling of a recent custom job.  Modelling is done on all jobs, to make sure they will work and fit. Even though the top of the roof of the lift cabin is an unseen zone, our...
Machine Equipment/Room Options

Machine Equipment/Room Options

Machine Equipment/Room Options WHILST MOST of the lift equipment is contained within the shaft, there are also some components located outside it. For hydraulic lifts (E1 and E2), there is a hydraulic tank unit as well as a wall mounted electrical/controller cabinet...
Penthouse Series

Penthouse Series

Penthouse Series ON SEVERAL occasions we have retro-fitted our lifts (usually with glass shafts) into penthouse apartments. Apart from the installation itself, this has also involved working with engineers and builders regarding feasibility, delivery to site...
How a lift is manufactured

How a lift is manufactured

How a Lift is Manufactured TO ENSURE that we continue to deliver only the highest quality lifts,  our Italian supplier EP only uses components from the best providers. See the below video of the manufacturing plant for our hinged steel doors and steel ...
Flush Mount Phones

Flush Mount Phones

Flush Mount Phones OUR EXCLUSIVE flush mounted push button phones continue to be a highly desired option as an alternative to regular wall mounted phone handsets. We introduced the flush phones in response to repeated requests by clients and Architects looking for an...
Examples of Coloured Glass

Black Shafts

Black Shafts ALTHOUGH NATURAL anodised aluminium has been the shaft colour of choice for many years, we are now seeing a trend towards black powdercoated aluminium and also steel. And it’s easy to see why – the slick gloss finish with cladding in either clear, frosted...
How to stabilise a lift shaft ?

How to stabilise a lift shaft ?

How to Stabilise a Lift Shaft? OUR STEEL and aluminium shafts are designed to carry the whole load of the lift and do not transfer any forces externally. However, for stability, we need to have secure fixations every 3 metres and also at the top of the shaft. In some...
Building a Lift Shaft Now and Installing the Lift Later

Building a Lift Shaft Now and Installing the Lift Later

Self Supporting Shaft Structure WITH OUR E1 and E2 range, we can supply the steel structural shaft components without any cladding. This assists in construction by removing the need to build a load-bearing shaft,  Once we have constructed our structure, your builder...
Full Height Laser Safety Beam

Full Height Laser Safety Beam

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]We insist on full height safety protection to our cabins. Single beam sensors do not provide the equivalent level of safety as the modern safety beam protection systems. The full height light rays have 180...