Looking up through an open stairwell shaft at a partially installed villa elevator frame

From an Empty Shaft to a Finished Cabin

Every villa elevator is engineered to a specific shaft, so the exact drawings differ project to project, but the installation itself follows the same path. Here's what it actually looks like.

Four Stages, One Shaft

Empty elevator pit with steel mounting brackets before installation
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Pit & Shaft Preparation

Work starts from the shaft you already have: pit depth, overhead height and floor openings are checked against the drawing before anything is fitted.

Steel guide rails and frame being installed inside an elevator shaft
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Structure & Guide Rails

The shaft or drive structure and guide rails go in first, fixed to the building rather than freestanding. This is what carries the cabin's full load.

Close-up of polished steel elevator guide rails and roller assembly
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Cabin & Running Gear

The cabin is set onto its running gear and aligned against the rails, then the decoration package (walls, ceiling, floor and doors) is fitted inside it.

Champagne-gold elevator call button panel mounted beside a set of double doors
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Commissioning

Call panels, safety systems and the door interlock are tested floor by floor before the elevator is handed over.

A finished SINNVO landing door set flush into a white villa hallway wall, call button beside it

What Stays Visible

After installation, each floor sees only the landing door: a framed opening set flush into the wall, with the call button beside it. The shaft, rails and drive stay behind the finish.

Glass-and-brass villa elevator integrated into a curved staircase in a double-height foyer

Four stages, one shaft, and an elevator that looks like it was always part of the house.

Every Shaft Gets Its Own Set

The photos on this page show what installation generally looks like. They aren't your project's drawings. Once we have your shaft dimensions, floor count and preferred structure, we prepare the actual cross-section, layout drawings and technical specification for your unit as part of your quotation.

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Architectural drawings, a pencil and a small elevator model on a desk

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