Home Elevator Cost in North Dakota

Installation usually runs these amounts, based on the midpoint of the low and high numbers we see across the industry.

• A platform lift typically runs $5,000 to $20,000 installed.
• A shaftless elevator usually comes in at $20,000 to $35,000.
• A small elevator generally lands between $25,000 and $30,000.
• A hydraulic elevator runs about $25,000 to $56,500.
• A shaft elevator is usually priced around $25,000 to $56,500.
• A traction elevator tends to fall between $27,000 and $50,000.
• A through-floor elevator typically costs $30,000 to $60,000.
• A pneumatic elevator usually runs $35,000 to $60,000.
• A glass elevator is the priciest, often $50,000 to $100,000.

A shaftless model travels on a rail through a cutout in the floor, so there is no enclosed tower to construct. A pneumatic model moves a clear tube between floors using air pressure. Both are often a good match for an existing house where space is tight.

Which type works best comes down to how your floors are arranged and how much room you can give it. A dealer in your area can come out, take measurements, and point you to the models that will work.

The prices listed cover a lift serving two floors. Every floor beyond two adds roughly $9,000 to $15,000. When a shaft has to be built from the ground up, expect that job to add about $5,000 to $25,000.

To picture it: putting a shaft elevator into a three-story house that also needs new shaft construction costs far more than the same job in a two-story place where the framing is already there.

Electricians and carpenters handle much of the work around an elevator. North Dakota electricians make a median of $31.59 an hour, a bit higher than the US median of $30.38. Carpenters in the state make a median of $27.83 an hour; they are the ones who frame the shaft or open up the floor.

No. The state elevator program is run by the State Electrical Board, and state law states that its elevator rules may not reach an elevator inside a single-family private home. For the lifts the state does regulate, like the ones in commercial buildings, a licensed contractor has to obtain a board permit, and the inspection fee depends on the total contract price. Those lifts must also hold an annual certificate of operation.

For a lift in your house, any permit would come from your local city or county building office. The state publishes no fee for home lifts.

North Dakota's elevator rules are built on the national safety code known as ASME A17.1, and the board sets its testing schedule by the 2019 edition. Platform lifts fall under a different code, ASME A18.1. No version of these rules has been issued that applies just to lifts inside private houses.

Elevator contractors and elevator mechanics in North Dakota are licensed by the State Electrical Board. Since the board's rules may not cover single-family homes, the state licence seems not to be needed for this kind of job. That means the installer choice is yours, so it pays to find someone with real home lift experience. One call connects you with a nearby dealer who does this work.

There are two programs in the state that can ease the cost:

• Assistive Financial Loan Program: offers a loan at 2% fixed interest for gear that supports independent living at home. Home changes qualify as eligible purchases, and only homeowners may apply.
• Environmental Modification program (North Dakota Health and Human Services): covers home changes that help a person stay out of a care facility. It runs via SPED, ExSPED, and Medicaid waiver routes.

A Medicaid waiver lets Medicaid pay for care and home modifications so someone can keep living in their own house. Under the state's rules, any job above $500 requires a professional recommendation plus bids from two contractors. Work done by an unlicensed contractor is limited to $4,000.

Since the waiver wants those bids on paper, getting a measured quote comes first. Reach out today and a nearby dealer can come measure your house and hand you a written price.

The ranges shown here reflect what people typically pay, but your actual price hinges on the layout of your floors, the room you have, and the model you pick. A dealer who visits the house can turn that into a firm number.

A single call puts a nearby home elevator dealer on the line, someone who can measure the house and put the quote in writing.