Home Elevator Cost in Michigan

Nothing moves the price more than the kind of lift you go with. The ranges below come from prices our site has collected, and national figures say a two-story installation usually lands between $30,000 and $60,000.

A shaftless elevator typically costs $20,000 to $35,000 installed. Call us and we'll tell you whether one will work in your home. Want to see how we built these ranges? Our about page explains it.

Every floor beyond two tacks on roughly $9,000 to $15,000. And if your home has nowhere to put a shaft, adding one inside the house costs another $5,000 to $25,000.

Shaft work and extra floors can push a project well past the base price. Call today, and we'll look at your layout and give you a real number, not a guess.

Michigan's fees work out like this: $100 to apply, $300 for the base permit, and then $50 per floor the elevator serves. For a two-floor home elevator that adds up to $500, and the final inspection is already covered in that amount, per the Michigan elevator rules.

One fee is good to know about ahead of time. Cancel the final inspection too late, or have the elevator unready when the inspector shows up, and the contractor pays $450.

In Michigan, home elevators fall to the Elevator Section, part of the Bureau of Construction Codes, which sits under the state department known as LARA. Here is the order things happen in:

1. The licensed elevator contractor files three copies of the plans with the state or with the local enforcing agency.
2. Once the plans are approved, the installation permit gets issued.
3. The elevator gets installed.
4. A final inspection has to pass before anyone can use the elevator.

The work has to meet the national elevator safety code. Michigan follows that code with a few changes of its own, effective June 27, 2023.

Pulling the permit is a job for a licensed elevator contractor, and the hands-on installation has to come from a licensed journeyperson, that is, a fully trained worker carrying a state licence for installing or servicing elevators. Michigan offers several types of licence, and some of them cover only repairs or a few special device categories.

A stair chairlift or small platform lift in a home has needed no state elevator permit since 2015, as long as an insured installer certified by the manufacturer does the work. By small platform lift, the state means one rated for up to 750 pounds, rising six feet or less, serving one floor, not hydraulic, and not fully enclosed.

When the climb is short, these lifts can be the cheaper route. Call now to see whether one would suit your staircase or entryway.

The City of Detroit operates its own elevator program, apart from the state system. The city keeps its own code, permits, inspections, and licensing, so a house in Detroit answers to the city, not the state.

After an elevator in a single home clears its final inspection, the state leaves it alone year to year. More inspections only happen if the department or you ask for one. An inclined elevator shared by several homes, like one that runs down a bluff to a lake, gets an inspection every 24 months.

Installer pay is one piece of every quote. Michigan elevator installers earn a median of $47.67 an hour, against $52.84 across the country, but that wage is not the same as what an installer will charge.

Older adults and adults with disabilities in Michigan who need nursing-home-level care can turn to the MI Choice Waiver, a Michigan Medicaid program. Home modifications for accessibility appear on its list of covered services, and the state page doesn't publish any dollar cap.

Michigan also runs an Assistive Technology Program, which is a good place to ask about other help. Plans must be approved and a permit issued before installation, so calling early helps keep your project moving. Call now for a quote built around your home and your floor plan.