From CTV News (Bell Media):

“It might seem pretty rare to find a house with an elevator, but chances are higher you might find one in Calgary these days.”

  • Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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    3 months ago

    It might be a purely financial decision of “we want to keep living independently but we can’t afford to buy a different house than the one we locked in 40 years ago, so lets spend a few thousand putting in an elevator instead of spending hundreds of thousands changing houses” since some major cities have housing markets that are simply that extreme

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      3 months ago

      My googling tells me:

      The typical cost to install a home elevator in a two-story house ranges from $30,000 to $60,000 on average

      Minimum cost: Around $20,000

      Maximum cost: Up to $100,000 or more

      National average: Approximately $48,000

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        3 months ago

        My parents put in a stair lift. I’d expect more are doing something like that where they are a few thousand bucks. But you still need to be able to transfer to/from the seat. It doesn’t accommodate a wheelchair.

        It’s not such an extravagant purchase when it’s the only way my father could make it up and down from his bedroom.