{"id":35657,"date":"2026-11-01T19:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T19:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/?p=35657"},"modified":"2026-11-02T16:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T16:02:25","slug":"home-elevator-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/home-elevator-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Home elevator in a villa: an architect&#8217;s guide to space, rules and costs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35657\" class=\"elementor elementor-35657\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff5186 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cff5186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:35629,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/home-elevator-the-sculptural-white-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa-a-studio-projec.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:35630,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/home-elevator-black-steel-helical-staircase-a-studio-project.webp&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:35631,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\\\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\\\/w:auto\\\/h:auto\\\/q:mauto\\\/f:best\\\/https:\\\/\\\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/11\\\/home-elevator-living-room-with-large-windows-in-av-home.webp&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f50bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f50bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ELRE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4595e40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4595e40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator in a villa: an architect's guide to space, rules and costs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d1b75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d1b75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home elevator in a villa: where to put it, how much space it needs, which rules apply and what it costs, explained by architects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3124b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e3124b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#guida\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4302500 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4302500\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d24729 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d24729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff8848 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff8848\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"guida\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator in a villa: when it makes sense<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce32967 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce32967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <strong>home elevator<\/strong> is not a decorative luxury. In a villa on several levels, with the bedrooms upstairs, a cellar below and perhaps a terrace or a spa on the roof, it is what keeps the house usable for a lifetime: with luggage, with shopping, after surgery, with elderly parents, with a toddler. That is why it should be thought of when the plan is drawn, not when the staircase has become a problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b063db elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b063db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many guides stop at models and prices. We start from the questions an architect asks first: where it rises, where it stops, how much space it takes on every floor, what goes through the slab, which rules govern it. The choice of model comes afterwards, and it is almost always the last decision, not the first.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c189 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5c189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This guide is written for villas in Italy and follows Italian and European rules. Our sources are Italian, and we say so where it matters: if you are buying or building elsewhere, the standards will be different.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9477db9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9477db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator essentials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab1420 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab1420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The shaft is decided with the plan:<\/strong> adding it later costs space, slab and reinforcement.<\/li><li><strong>A lift and a mini lift are not the same thing:<\/strong> speed, applicable standard and works change.<\/li><li><strong>The minimum figures in decree 236\/1989<\/strong> are a shaft of 0.80 \u00d7 1.20 m and a load of 130 kg, a threshold for accessibility only.<\/li><li><strong>Periodic inspection is every two years<\/strong> under presidential decree 162\/1999, as Edilizia.com reports.<\/li><li><strong>2026 costs run from about \u20ac8,000 to over \u20ac45,000,<\/strong> plus the building works.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb2a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efb2a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=650307601  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" 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src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/home-elevator-a-spiral-staircase-as-sculpture-in-the-space.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35632\" alt=\"Home elevator: a spiral staircase as sculpture in the space\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/home-elevator-a-spiral-staircase-as-sculpture-in-the-space.webp 1920w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/home-elevator-a-spiral-staircase-as-sculpture-in-the-space.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/home-elevator-a-spiral-staircase-as-sculpture-in-the-space.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1920\/h:1280\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/home-elevator-a-spiral-staircase-as-sculpture-in-the-space.webp 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00379e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"00379e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">The Villa Edit<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Materials and systems of the villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Natural stone<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/walk-in-shower\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Walk in shower<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/underfloor-heating-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Underfloor heating<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">The guide<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Preliminary reading<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Understand a villa before you buy it<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:12px; border-bottom:1px solid #f0f0f0; padding-bottom:12px;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Signature Architecture<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Design or renovate a villa<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\">\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"color:#1a1a1a; text-decoration:none;\">Contact<\/a><br>\n<span style=\"font-size:13px; color:#999;\">Write to us<\/span>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097f964 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"097f964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a; padding:25px; border-radius:4px; margin-top:20px;\">\n\n<p style=\"font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase; color:#999; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Service<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:16px; font-weight:600; margin-bottom:12px;\">Private Consultation<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"color:#aaaaaa; font-size:13px; line-height:1.6; margin-bottom:20px;\">Planning a villa on several levels?<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center; border:1px solid #ffffff; color:#ffffff; padding:12px 20px; text-decoration:none; font-size:11px; letter-spacing:2px; text-transform:uppercase;\">Contact us<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19694c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"19694c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b555a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37b555a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e57b23 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e57b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lift, mini lift or platform: three families<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f79644f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f79644f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In everyday language everything is a lift. For designers and installers the categories differ, and the difference affects costs and paperwork. The sources we read distinguish three situations:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Solution<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">When it makes sense<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Key check<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Limit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Traditional lift<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Several floors, daily use, a roomy car<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Dedicated shaft, pit and headroom<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Heavy building works; the costliest case<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Mini lift or lifting platform<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Two levels, renovations, tight spaces<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Speed, applicable standard, reduced pit<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Small car; limited travel and speed<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\"><strong>Small level change, no shaft<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">A few steps between two levels<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Ramp, footprint with doors open<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Does not connect two floors<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b992a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7b992a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Low-travel platforms running at 0.15 m\/s or less may fall under the Machinery Directive 2006\/42\/EC instead of the lifts directive, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealista.it\/news\/node\/272409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealista<\/a> recalls. In that case safety devices and installation follow EN 81-41. The installer must state this in writing, because documents, testing and inspections depend on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c04f69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5c04f69\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4e809 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f4e809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4e70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4e70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5405a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5405a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-av-home-vicenza-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=450242192  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/av-home-the-studio-s-villa-in-dueville-vicenza-with-infinity-pool.webp\"  decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20819%201024%22%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22819%22%20height%3D%221024%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27275\" alt=\"AV Home, the studio&amp;apos;s villa in Dueville (Vicenza) with infinity pool\" 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title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee2ba3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ee2ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-av-home-vicenza-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AV Home, Dueville (Vicenza)<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaa940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aaa940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Metra glazing, Viabizzuno and OTY lighting, infinity pool: design and site direction by the studio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01259ec elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"01259ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-av-home-vicenza-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c0ca0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05c0ca0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3787002 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3787002\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6cc17 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e6cc17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to put a home elevator: the architect's reasoning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-672c597 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"672c597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A home elevator is a vertical axis: it crosses every floor at the same point. The right question is which floors it must serve. In a villa the busiest route is not always the living room: it is often garage, entrance, kitchen and bedroom wing. A shaft near the entrance and the main staircase is easy to read and easy to find in the dark; a shaft hidden at the end of a corridor remains a separate service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13844c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d13844c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It helps to align the shaft with a spine wall, where vertical services already run, and to keep it away from the best fa\u00e7ades. Every floor needs a clear waiting space in front of the door, at least enough for a person with luggage or a wheelchair: a landing in a narrow corridor undoes the rest. An external shaft against the fa\u00e7ade is used when the interior will not allow it, but it changes the outline of the house and calls for a different building permit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2fea7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d2fea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Then there is the level change. With a reduced pit or no pit, the car rests on the finished floor and each stop requires a few centimetres of climb: handy in a renovation, but it must be declared in the design, because it changes the level of the top floor and the car height against the headroom. Headroom is measured from the finished level of the top landing, not from the raw slab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a422ee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a422ee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1737749804  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-resin-staircase-of-sd-home-in-soave.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20682%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35634\" alt=\"The 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Verona<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a8d837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8d837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sch\u00fcco glazing, Minimal Cucine and Modulnova kitchen, Poliform and Baxter furniture, Occhio lighting, MAFI wood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40477b0 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"40477b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/federicocappellina.com\/projects\/villa-md-home-verona-italy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the project<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb595e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8bb595e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1827012767  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-white-lonigo-staircase-seen-from-below.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35648\" alt=\"The white Lonigo staircase seen from below\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-white-lonigo-staircase-seen-from-below.webp 1911w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-white-lonigo-staircase-seen-from-below.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-white-lonigo-staircase-seen-from-below.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-white-lonigo-staircase-seen-from-below.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3514b5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3514b5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-805352c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"805352c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c7a98 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87c7a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator dimensions, pit and headroom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75754e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b75754e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The minimum values come from decree 236\/1989 on accessibility and from trade sheets. They are thresholds, not design sizes: a family with a wheelchair, a bed to carry or a large dog needs more room.<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Item<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Value given<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Minimum shaft<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">0.80 \u00d7 1.20 m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Italian ministerial decree 236\/1989, as reported by Edilizia.com<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Minimum load<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">130 kg<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Decree 236\/1989, as reported by Edilizia.com<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Speed<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">not above 0.1 m\/s (decree); up to 0.15 m\/s (UNI EN 81-41:2025)<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Edilizia.com, 23 Sep 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Usual level difference<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">up to 4 m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Decree 236\/1989, as reported by Edilizia.com<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Door clear width<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">at least 80 cm<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Decree 236\/1989, as reported by idealista<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Car of a mini lift<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">0.8 to 1 m\u00b2; height about 2 m<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">idealista, 2 Oct 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Load of mini lifts<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">150\u2013400 kg, one to three people<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">idealista, 2 Oct 2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e466aee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e466aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Be careful with a distinction commercial sheets blur: the usable floor of the car is not the outer footprint, because walls, machinery and guides take space. For pit and headroom there is no number valid for everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealista.it\/news\/node\/272409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealista<\/a> mentions, for some compact models, a minimum run-out of 10\u201315 centimetres and pits of 10 to 20 centimetres when needed; other models need neither. The real figures come from the sheet of the specific unit, after a survey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b2b66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49b2b66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0bee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd0bee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1970526834  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/corridor-with-flush-linear-light-and-flush-wall-doors-in-md-home.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20682%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35639\" alt=\"Corridor with flush linear light and flush-wall doors in MD Home\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/corridor-with-flush-linear-light-and-flush-wall-doors-in-md-home.webp 1280w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/corridor-with-flush-linear-light-and-flush-wall-doors-in-md-home.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/corridor-with-flush-linear-light-and-flush-wall-doors-in-md-home.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2d33e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b2d33e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bb942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bb942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a14a9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a14a9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/walk-in-shower\/\">Walk In Shower: Sizes, Falls, Drains and 9 Mistakes to Avoid<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a304d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a304d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Walk in shower explained by architects: sizes, falls in millimetres, drains, waterproofing, 2026\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e57d4a elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e57d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/walk-in-shower\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af05592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af05592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=832296690  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:682\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-helical-staircase-of-av-home.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20682%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22682%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35649\" alt=\"Steel helical staircase of AV Home\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-helical-staircase-of-av-home.webp 1280w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-helical-staircase-of-av-home.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1280\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/steel-helical-staircase-of-av-home.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f10e15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f10e15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d763299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d763299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365a1de elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365a1de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator rules: marking, inspections, commissioning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b87b8d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b87b8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Italian reference is presidential decree 162\/1999, updated by decree 23\/2017 after the lifts directive 2014\/33\/EU. Systems that fall under it need CE marking and a declaration of conformity, technical standards such as UNI EN 81-20 and EN 81-50, and testing by a notified body. Periodic inspections, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edilizia.com\/guide\/miniascensore-interni-spazio-opere-consumi-sicurezza-costi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edilizia.com<\/a>, are every two years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f997cd9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f997cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For units running at up to 0.15 m\/s the same guide indicates a notice of commissioning to the municipality within 60 days of the declaration of conformity. From 20 January 2027 Regulation (EU) 2023\/1230 on machinery also becomes applicable: if your platform follows this route, ask the installer which text applies on the delivery date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52e851 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a52e851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One thing the sources do not say, and we will not say either: whether a private single-family villa is exempt from one or more of these inspections. In the texts we read, an exemption for private homes does not appear. We think it right to treat it as a point to clear in writing with the installer or with the notified body before signing the contract.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0279d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c0279d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729679c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"729679c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1279250855  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/open-plan-with-living-area-and-full-height-windows.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35643\" alt=\"Open plan with living area and full-height windows\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/open-plan-with-living-area-and-full-height-windows.webp 1620w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/open-plan-with-living-area-and-full-height-windows.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/open-plan-with-living-area-and-full-height-windows.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/open-plan-with-living-area-and-full-height-windows.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53de018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53de018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1951552520  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bedroom-wing-corridor-with-a-flush-linear-light.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35650\" alt=\"Bedroom-wing corridor with a flush linear light\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1279\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bedroom-wing-corridor-with-a-flush-linear-light.webp 1279w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bedroom-wing-corridor-with-a-flush-linear-light.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1279\/h:853\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/bedroom-wing-corridor-with-a-flush-linear-light.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b01d72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b01d72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c386035 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c386035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dbd79 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2dbd79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator permits and constraints<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d96de elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83d96de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no single permit. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealista.it\/news\/node\/272409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealista<\/a>, installation without structural changes falls under free building work; minor masonry that does not alter the outline or volume requires a notice of works (CILA); if the outline changes a SCIA is needed; a full building permit is less common, for example for external masonry structures. In listed buildings the heritage authority may have to give its consent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650ff02 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"650ff02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article 6 of presidential decree 380\/2001, recalled by Edilizia.com, concerns works to remove architectural barriers without external lifts or changes to the outline. In practice the right title is chosen by the technician who signs the project, after seeing the shaft: that is why the first step is a survey, not a quotation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2049ec3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2049ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building works and the slab<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c2a1d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c2a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most underestimated cost is not the car but everything around it. For a closed shaft the slab is cut, the opening is framed if needed, shored up, the edge is protected, a base is built, the anchors are fixed and, for an external unit, drainage is planned. Edilizia.com puts works and technical services at \u20ac3,000 to \u20ac15,000 and above. In an existing villa with a hollow-block or timber slab, the structural check is the first step, not the last.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97ff8d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e97ff8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The design has to be coordinated with the services: a dedicated power supply, a connection for emergency lighting, communication with a phone or alarm system, and cable routes that do not break finishes already laid. The more the project is defined before works start, the shorter the time on site.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2edad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2edad3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5931f84 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5931f84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149f3b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149f3b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2c42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2c42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">The ELRE Method in 3 Checks: Architectural Assessment of a Luxury Villa<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632845b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632845b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architectural assessment of a villa before buying: three checks, declared sources, what is observed\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7bdca1 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7bdca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/architectural-assessment-method\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba516da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba516da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=130490076  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/lounge-with-a-modular-sofa-and-accent-light.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35645\" alt=\"Lounge with a modular sofa and accent light\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1906\/h:1271\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/lounge-with-a-modular-sofa-and-accent-light.webp 1906w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/lounge-with-a-modular-sofa-and-accent-light.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/lounge-with-a-modular-sofa-and-accent-light.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1906\/h:1271\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/lounge-with-a-modular-sofa-and-accent-light.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfc537 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cfc537\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b2887 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44b2887\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d7530 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56d7530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Noise, comfort and energy use of a home elevator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f851969 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f851969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The noise of a lift in a private house is a problem that is designed. Ask for measured decibel values and where they were taken, not adjectives such as quiet: the Edilizia.com guide gives no decibel figure. The shaft should be kept away from bedrooms or separated from them with heavy walls, and the landing door should close without a knock.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a08d3e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a08d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Energy use is modest but not zero. The teaching example from Edilizia.com: an average running power of 1.5 kW, 40 seconds per trip and 12 trips a day come to about 73 kilowatt-hours a year; on standby, 20 W all year is about 175 kilowatt-hours. The theoretical total, about 248 kilowatt-hours a year, is before load, direction, auxiliaries and losses. The cost on the bill is small; the cost of a maintenance contract has to be quoted separately.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e26cae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e26cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safety, emergency and accessibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d1f25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7d1f25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A home elevator must work even when nothing else does. Edilizia.com cites anti-crushing devices, an emergency battery and a rescue procedure. Ask how the landing door is opened from outside, how you communicate from inside the car and who is on call if it stops. For accessibility, decree 236\/1989 asks for a door of at least 80 centimetres and manoeuvring space at each landing: they matter more than the square metres of the car.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3588217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3588217\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=26794873  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:900\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/md-home-corridor-with-a-timber-floor.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20900%20600%22%20width%3D%22900%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22900%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35635\" alt=\"MD Home corridor with a timber floor\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:900\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/md-home-corridor-with-a-timber-floor.webp 900w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/md-home-corridor-with-a-timber-floor.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:900\/h:600\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/md-home-corridor-with-a-timber-floor.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50239d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50239d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b230580 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b230580\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be1443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9be1443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3714290 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3714290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">Luxury Interiors for Villas 2026: The Complete Guide to The Villa Edit<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ff9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8ff9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luxury interiors for villas: the 12 systems of The Villa Edit, from passive house to furniture\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd1000 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6dd1000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3adf1a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3adf1a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d548b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d548b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feaafc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"feaafc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">Natural Stone 2026: A Guide to Marble and Stone for Luxury Interiors<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natural stone for villas: marble, travertine, quartzite, local stones and wood. How to choose\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb23706 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb23706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85d16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e85d16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=899373577  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data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-corner-sofa-and-dining-table-in-a-studio-villa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35652\" alt=\"Living room with a corner sofa and dining table in a studio villa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-corner-sofa-and-dining-table-in-a-studio-villa.webp 1707w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-corner-sofa-and-dining-table-in-a-studio-villa.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-corner-sofa-and-dining-table-in-a-studio-villa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1707\/h:1138\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-corner-sofa-and-dining-table-in-a-studio-villa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc55b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bc55b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199e793 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"199e793\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6821c5f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6821c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much does a home elevator cost in 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319fda2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319fda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Figures vary a great deal with the type of unit and the house. For the technical part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edilizia.com\/guide\/miniascensore-interni-spazio-opere-consumi-sicurezza-costi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edilizia.com<\/a> gives these orders of magnitude, with VAT to be checked:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x:auto;max-width:100%\"><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;margin:18px 0\"><thead><tr style=\"border-bottom:2px solid #8C6A3F\"><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Situation<\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px 8px\">Order of magnitude given<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Small level change, two levels<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac8,000\u201315,000<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Closed shaft, two stops<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac15,000\u201325,000<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Several floors or external tower<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac25,000\u201345,000 and above<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"border-bottom:1px solid #e0e0e0\"><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">Works and technical services<\/td><td style=\"padding:10px 8px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;hyphens:none\">\u20ac3,000\u201315,000 and above<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><p>A lower figure appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealista.it\/news\/node\/272409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealista<\/a> (October 2025): basic self-supporting solutions without major building works from about \u20ac8,000, complex or walled structures up to \u20ac40,000. In a villa, the car finishes and the landing doors push the unit towards the upper part of the range.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe87306 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe87306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tax relief must be checked in the year you sign. Idealista cites an Italian architectural-barriers relief of up to 75% with a spending cap of \u20ac50,000, without validity dates: we do not state it as valid for 2026. Before deciding, ask your accountant which rates apply to the property and to your case, and keep invoices and declarations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655a3e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"655a3e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41467fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41467fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bcf49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5bcf49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Architecture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb0e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"accb0e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">UHNW Luxury Villa Architecture: Bespoke Villas by Studio Cappellina<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c1b0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5c1b0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UHNW luxury villa architecture designed and supervised by Federico Cappellina&#8217;s studio since 2002\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93d1ab elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a93d1ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0437690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0437690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1537408600  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/detail-of-the-stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35646\" alt=\"Detail of the stone staircase of the Lonigo villa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/detail-of-the-stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 1911w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/detail-of-the-stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/detail-of-the-stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/detail-of-the-stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7223107 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7223107\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e04424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e04424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80c3fe elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c80c3fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finishes and design of the car<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2646bd8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2646bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The car of a home elevator is designed like a small room. A floor continuous with the house avoids a change of material at the threshold, glass and mirrors enlarge the space but show every fingerprint, and indirect light aimed at the walls, not the ceiling, is kinder than a spotlight in the middle. The landing door, where possible, is treated like a door of the house: flush with the wall, in the same finish, with the call buttons hidden in a niche.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8c5c18 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8c5c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One criterion we use is to make the shaft read as a silent presence beside the staircase, clad in the same material as the neighbouring walls: stone, timber or continuous plaster. <a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/natural-stone\/\">Natural stone<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/underfloor-heating-luxury-villa\/\">underfloor heating<\/a> are decided at the same table, because the shaft crosses every slab and every floor layer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c4f12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5c4f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=1673567836  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35636\" alt=\"Stone staircase of the Lonigo villa\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 1911w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/stone-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b879e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b879e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7863c01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7863c01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b1271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43b1271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b97cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b97cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">Buying a Luxury Villa: the Preliminary Reading in 5 Points Before You Sign<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae54565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae54565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before buying a luxury villa in Italy, the Dominican Republic, Zanzibar or Dubai: send us the\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79df829 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"79df829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2408bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2408bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=147331604  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-beige-corner-sofa-a-studio-project.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35644\" alt=\"Living room with a beige corner sofa, a studio project\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-beige-corner-sofa-a-studio-project.webp 1620w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-beige-corner-sofa-a-studio-project.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-beige-corner-sofa-a-studio-project.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/living-room-with-a-beige-corner-sofa-a-studio-project.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa6623 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7fa6623\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d24b3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d24b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b749e44 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b749e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brands and suppliers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd4dd95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd4dd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We do not cite brands in this guide: we have not yet verified a selection for this category, and we do not want to name companies we cannot justify with a project. The companies we consider best in the other categories are in <a href=\"\/en\/the-villa-edit-luxury-interiors\/\">The Villa Edit<\/a>. Ask every supplier for two or three quotations with the same description of the shaft, the same speed and the same level of finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74609a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d74609a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=646610913  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/black-steel-helical-staircase-of-the-av-home-villa.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1536\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sculptural-white-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1911\/h:1274\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sculptural-white-staircase-of-the-lonigo-villa.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fe039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21fe039\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f34e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"83f34e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091b388 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"091b388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator: nine mistakes to avoid<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b279d98 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b279d98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Thinking about it after drawing the staircase and the slab.<\/li><li>Assuming the same standard as a condominium lift applies.<\/li><li>Ordering the car before the shaft survey.<\/li><li>Comparing quotations with different speeds or sizes.<\/li><li>Forgetting the waiting space in front of the landing door.<\/li><li>Skipping the structural check of the slab.<\/li><li>Choosing from the catalogue without asking for measured noise and the rescue procedure.<\/li><li>Leaving out the cost of maintenance and the two-yearly inspection.<\/li><li>Counting on tax relief without checking it is valid.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-981184e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"981184e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Home elevator: frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975b1d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"975b1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1580\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1580\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much does a home elevator cost? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1580\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902b313 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"902b313\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9b1ef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9b1ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2026 the orders of magnitude are \u20ac8,000\u201315,000 for a small level change, \u20ac15,000\u201325,000 for a closed shaft with two stops and \u20ac25,000\u201345,000 and above for several floors or an external tower, plus \u20ac3,000\u201315,000 for works and technical services (Edilizia.com).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1581\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1581\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How much space does a home elevator need? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1581\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a036916 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a036916\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92195a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92195a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As an accessibility threshold, decree 236\/1989 gives a shaft of at least 0.80 \u00d7 1.20 metres and a load of 130 kilograms. Mini lifts have cars of 0.8 to 1 square metre; pit and headroom depend on the model chosen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1582\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1582\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Do I need a permit to install a home elevator? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1582\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab85fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bab85fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0d600 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c0d600\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It depends: free building work if there are no structural changes, a notice of works (CILA) for minor masonry, a SCIA if the outline changes, and consent from the heritage authority in listed buildings. The technician decides after the survey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1583\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1583\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> How often must a home elevator be inspected? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1583\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b8484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b8484\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42e291 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a42e291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For systems under presidential decree 162\/1999 the periodic inspection is every two years (Edilizia.com). Whether a private villa is covered is cleared in writing with the installer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1584\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1584\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> What is the difference between a lift and a mini lift? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1584\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5de59d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5de59d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5795265 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5795265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A mini lift has a smaller car and a reduced speed, up to 0.15 m\/s; it may follow the Machinery Directive instead of the lifts directive. Standard, documents and testing change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1585\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1585\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Does a home elevator use a lot of energy? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1585\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74609c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74609c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a130b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a130b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Little: Edilizia.com&#8217;s theoretical example is about 248 kilowatt-hours a year, before load, auxiliaries and losses. The maintenance contract and inspections weigh more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1586\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1586\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Can a home elevator be added to an existing house? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1586\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0fdfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa0fdfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70faff8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70faff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often yes, with an interior shaft or an external tower. It needs a survey, a check of the slab and the right building title.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much does a home elevator cost?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"In 2026 the orders of magnitude are \\u20ac8,000\\u201315,000 for a small level change, \\u20ac15,000\\u201325,000 for a closed shaft with two stops and \\u20ac25,000\\u201345,000 and above for several floors or an external tower, plus \\u20ac3,000\\u201315,000 for works and technical services (Edilizia.com).\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How much space does a home elevator need?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"As an accessibility threshold, decree 236\\\/1989 gives a shaft of at least 0.80 \\u00d7 1.20 metres and a load of 130 kilograms. 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title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473b688 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"473b688\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b099f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5b099f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invest<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b75cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b75cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/underfloor-heating-luxury-villa\/\">Underfloor Heating: How It Works and 9 Questions to Ask<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36f59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36f59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Underfloor heating explained by architects: systems, temperatures, heat pumps, suitable floors\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5664e elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec5664e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/en\/underfloor-heating-luxury-villa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295f0ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"295f0ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-opt-id=2106934271  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-md-home-living-room-in-verona.webp\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20683%22%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%221024%22%20height%3D%22683%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35651\" alt=\"The MD Home living room in Verona\" old-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1350\/h:900\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-md-home-living-room-in-verona.webp 1350w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:600\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-md-home-living-room-in-verona.webp 600w, https:\/\/mlduxolyajm2.i.optimole.com\/cb:Y9xL.aa3\/w:1350\/h:900\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/eliteluxuryrealestate.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/the-md-home-living-room-in-verona.webp 2x\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1552440 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1552440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dab09bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dab09bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e1d92 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60e1d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Planning a villa on several levels?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0117a6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0117a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Send us the plan and photos of the existing state: we will tell you where the shaft can go and what to verify before asking for quotations. For a complete project see <a href=\"\/en\/uhnw-luxury-villa-architecture\/\">Signature Architecture<\/a> or write to us from <a href=\"\/en\/luxury-real-estate-contact\/\">Contact<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b71f2b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b71f2b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><small>Sources (in Italian): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edilizia.com\/guide\/miniascensore-interni-spazio-opere-consumi-sicurezza-costi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edilizia.com, 23 September 2026<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idealista.it\/news\/node\/272409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealista\/news, M. Grigis, 2 October 2025<\/a>. Checked on 1 November 2026. The rules (presidential decrees 162\/1999 and 380\/2001, ministerial decree 236\/1989) are cited as reported by the two sources and were not read in the original text; check them in the version in force. Photos: projects by Federico Cappellina Architects; the images show staircases and interiors of the studio and do not depict a lift or a brand.<\/small><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc833f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bc833f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/buying-a-luxury-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request the preliminary reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d697986 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d697986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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