Why install a Retrofit Elevator with KONE?

Add Value to Your Building

Installing a retrofit elevator increases the value of your property, makes it more attractive to potential buyers and tenants, and significantly improves building accessibility.

Small Elevators Improve Quality of Life

KONE elevators makes it quicker and easier for people to move safely around your building, allow older residents to live at home for longer, and small lifts make access to upper floors easier for everyone.

Work with a Trusted Partner

When you partner with KONE, you can rest assured that your retrofit building elevator project will be hassle-free and run on time and on budget. Once your residential elevator is installed, we can recommend maintenance and other services to keep your equipment running smoothly for the entire life cycle of your building.

Increase building value with KONE DX Class elevators for full replacement

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Small commercial elevators increase the value of a building, and this also means you can take advantage of the latest connected and innovative technologies to create an elevator passenger experience that delivers on every level.

Redefine the Elevator User Experience

With real-time building information for passengers, an engaging multisensory elevator user experience, and other smart building standards and applications, you can redefine elevator rides in your building and improve everyday convenience with enhanced equipment accessibility and availability.


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Plan for success with KONE as your partner

As your experienced partner for smarter and sustainable buildings, we can help you manage your property more efficiently with valuable insights into end-user behavior analytics that can be used to continuously optimize people flow and improve user experience.


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KONE Retrofit Elevator Solutions for Existing Buildings

With both our lift retrofit solutions, you benefit from the maximum possible car space, excellent energy efficiency, and an elevator interior design that matches your building perfectly.

KONE MonoSpace® DX

A versatile machine room-less passenger elevator with an external shaft for low and mid-rise residential and commercial buildings. The KONE MonoSpace® DX is part of the KONE DX Class elevator family, which redefines the elevator experience with built-in connectivity for improved user experience.

  • MAX. TRAVEL 90 m or 120 m
  • MAX. LOAD 33 persons
  • MAX. SPEED 3.0 m/s
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Installing a Retrofit Elevator – A Step-By-Step Guide

We’ll plan and coordinate the entire retrofit elevator installation process, and a dedicated project manager will make sure that everything is completed on time and on budget.

DECISION-MAKING

We can help you gather information about suitable solutions for putting a retrofit home elevator in your building, as well as permits and subsidies, and make a rough cost calculation.

FINANCING

We can discuss your options for financing the project, help to identify how much might be covered by subsidies, and recommend alternatives for sharing the costs amongst residents.

PLANNING

We’ll determine the installation location of your retrofit elevator, create the architectural and engineering designs for the shaft, design the retrofit elevator cab interior, and make sure that all relevant permits have been processed.

CONSTRUCTION

We take care of all the necessary site preparations, the shaft and retrofit installation, and the final cleanup. Before we hand over your elevator, we’ll carry out a full lift safety and performance inspection.

MAINTENANCE

Our total preventive maintenance services keep your elevator running reliably for its entire lifespan. If problems do occur, our skilled local lift technicians will get the elevator up and running again as quickly as possible.

The Right Elevator for Your Building - Let’s Make It Happen!

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FINDING THE RIGHT PLACE FOR YOUR ELEVATOR

We can install an elevator in almost any building. The size and shape of your stairwell will determine whether the elevator will be installed inside or outside.


Installation options:

  • Inside the stairwell with the stairs on either side

  • In the middle of the staircase

  • Partly replacing the staircase, which is extended outside the building

  • In a pre-assembled shaft on an exterior wall; because the shaft is pre-assembled then lifted into place to save time and money.

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CHOOSING AN ELEVATOR DESIGN

We can create a solution that matches the interior design and architecture of any building. You can choose an elevator shaft material that matches both your building’s interior and the car wall and floor materials.