One of the latest technologies to appear in homes is the pneumatic home elevator system. These systems work much like the pneumatic tubes you use at the drive-up window of your bank. Suction pulls the elevator upward and the controlled release of vacuum gently lowers the elevator as needed.
It takes very little square footage to retrofit one of these in a home. The tube compartment will fit within just over one square yard! And for perhaps $25,000 or less, you can install one of these in an existing home or a new one. Building contractors have discovered that these units are quite easy to install. They are also far more energy-efficient than conventional elevators or chair lift systems.
This system will be a huge benefit to homeowners with limited mobility and should appeal to just about anyone who would appreciate the convenience of avoiding stairs.
Check out the online article by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan in the Real Estate Journal (which originally appearedin the online edition of the Wall Street Journal) about this recent innovation.
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