Home Elevator Cost in Nevada

These numbers are typical installed prices, each drawn from several published ranges, as our method explains. The shaft is the enclosed column the elevator travels through. Some lifts need one built, and some do not.

Think of a platform lift as the basic option: it moves one person or a wheelchair a short way, like a stair lift or a wheelchair lift. Across the country, an elevator for a two-story home typically costs $30,000 to $60,000. Not sure which type fits your place? Call now for help matching the right lift to your home and a price for it.

Two things raise the price most:

• Every floor past two adds roughly $9,000 to $15,000.
• Adding a shaft to a house people are living in tacks on about $5,000 to $25,000.

Labor costs more here: Nevada elevator installers earn a median of $68.25 an hour, compared with $52.84 nationally.

Nevada oversees elevators in private residences. The requirements come from the Mechanical Compliance Section, the part of the state's Division of Industrial Relations that handles this work. Stair lifts, chair lifts, and wheelchair lifts fall under them as well, since the state treats them all as platform lifts.

Any time a home elevator is installed or altered, it must pass a preliminary inspection and a final one. A special inspector is someone the state certifies to perform these checks instead of a state inspector.

The lift also has to follow the national safety codes Nevada has adopted, and the materials inside the car must meet set fire and smoke ratings.

The state only lets someone with an elevator mechanic certificate put in, change, or fix an elevator here. Skip that step and the job becomes a misdemeanor under Nevada law. Installers with experience limited to home elevators, at least 6,000 hours, can qualify for a restricted certificate that applies to private homes only. When you call, ask to see the installer's Nevada certificate.

Nevada requires another inspection of the elevator before a home that has one can transfer to a new buyer. That requirement sits inside the state rules, so plan for it when you sell.

A few Nevada programs can help carry the cost, aimed mainly at older residents and people living with disabilities.

• Assistive Technology for Independent Living: Run by CARE Chest and partner organizations with state funding, this program can cover home changes when nothing else will, including personal savings, Medicaid, an insurance plan, or Vocational Rehabilitation. No dollar limit was published.
• CARE Loans: People living with permanent disabilities anywhere in the state can borrow at low cost through a partner bank, on lower rates and longer terms than a typical bank loan. The program does not list its interest rates publicly.
• Nevada Medicaid waiver: This is Medicaid money that pays for care at home instead of a nursing home. Nevada's version serves residents 65 and up along with those who have physical disabilities and need nursing-home level care, and it counts home accessibility changes among its covered services. No dollar limit was found.

These programs have different eligibility rules, so get a quote first to see how much you may need to cover. Call now if you want a real number you can bring to them.

No two houses are the same, and the figure that counts is the one for your place. Call now for a quote based on your home, the floors you need to reach, and the type of lift that fits your space.