Home Lifts & AccessibilityVolume 1 · Issue 1 · June 2026
Home Lifts, Without the Guesswork
A home lift is a six-to-thirty-lakh decision most families make once, with almost no independent guidance. This is the library that fixes that — a 10-guide reference on choosing, costing, specifying, planning, maintaining and future-proofing a residential elevator in India, written for the homeowner and the architect alike.
Residential Elevator Buyer's Guide (India 2026): Types, Cost, Sizing, Regulation & How to Choose
The complete India 2026 home-lift decision journey: when a lift is worth it, the four drive types compared, sizing and shaft space, cost bands, IS 14665/NBC licensing, ARD safety, accessibility, AMC, the buying process and the mistakes to avoid.
Read itChoose it and cost it
Types, price and the spec
Cost02Home Lift Cost in India 2026: Benchmark Report — Prices by Type, Floors & All-In Budget
An India-specific 2026 benchmark of home lift costs: indicative prices by lift type, by floors (G+1 to G+3), a worked all-in G+2 budget with GST, AMC and running costs, plus financing and resale.
Vendors03Lift Vendor Comparison Sheet (India): How to Compare Home-Lift Companies Before You Sign
A free, printable vendor comparison matrix for Indian home lifts: compare type, capacity, doors, ARD, warranty, AMC, state-licence support, service SLA, lead time and all-in price side by side, plus questions to ask and red flags that mean walk away.
Spec04Lift Specification Checklist (India): The Spec Sheet to Hand Every Home-Lift Vendor
A complete, fillable technical specification sheet for home lifts in India: rated load, car and door dimensions, drive, pit and headroom, power, ARD, safety, controls, finishes and compliance. Hand the same sheet to every vendor and compare quotes like-for-like.
Plan it right
Brief, checklist and upkeep
Questionnaire05Home Lift Planning Questionnaire (India): Answer These Before You Call a Vendor
Before you call a home lift vendor, fill in this eight-part questionnaire: users, building, space, type, power, budget, state regulation and timeline. Each question explains why it matters and maps your answers to the right lift type.
Checklist06Home Lift Planning Checklist (India): Everything to Decide Before You Buy
A complete, printable home lift planning checklist for Indian homes: ten stages covering users, site and shaft sizing, electrical backup, lift type, state licensing, vendor choice, safety, accessibility, AMC and the documents to collect before you buy.
AMC07Lift AMC Evaluation Guide (India): Comprehensive vs Non-Comprehensive, Costs & What to Check
How to evaluate a home-lift AMC in India: comprehensive vs non-comprehensive coverage explained, indicative ₹ costs, the ~12-visit norm, response-time SLAs and spare-parts checks, plus a coverage matrix and a weighted scorecard to rate competing offers.
Design for access and the future
Accessibility and provisioning
Accessibility08The Accessible Home (India): Step-Free, Mobility-Friendly Design for Every Age
A warm, execution-focused homeowner's guide to step-free, mobility-friendly living in India: ramps, doorways, the high-risk bathroom, kitchen and bedroom tweaks, lighting for low vision, vertical-movement options compared, and CPWD best-practice benchmarks.
Future-proof09Lift-Ready & Future-Proof (India): Provisioning Your Home Now to Add a Lift Later
Make your Indian home lift-ready without installing one yet. How to provision a stacked vertical void, framed slab openings, load path, pit, headroom and spare wiring now so a lift slots in later cheaply, plus the pneumatic-vacuum retrofit escape hatch.
For architects10Architect's Residential Elevator Planning Handbook (India): Shaft, Loads, Code & Coordination
A working-drawing reference for architects planning residential lifts in India: shaft stacking, structural loads, pit and headroom, IS 14665 and NBC 2016, state Lift Acts and licensing, CPWD accessibility geometry, electrical provisioning and tender coordination.
Nine libraries, one place
You are reading the buyer library. Nine more deep libraries cover every part of owning a home lift — from choosing the type, to the shaft, to the safety gear, to the day it needs replacing.