The elevator shaft is a special space inside the building, which serves to move the elevator cabin. In addition to the cab in the elevator shaft, the counterweight elements are usually placed.
The elevator is a rather complex structure. Therefore, in order to achieve maximum safety for people in the elevator, designing the structure of the elevator and an elevator shaft must only trust professionals with rich experience in this area of construction.
The design of an elevator shaft always begin with determining its location inside the building from light metal structures. If the building only began to be built, in this case, it will not be difficult to allocate a place under the elevator shaft. Another thing is if it is necessary to build a shaft for an elevator in an already built, operated building, in which there was no place for it. The place for the elevator shaft can be selected taking into account many different parameters, for example, from the strength of the material of the supporting structures in the estimated places of installation.
One of the most popular options is the location of elevator mines outside the building. As a rule, in such cases, panoramic elevators are used. When designing the elevator shaft on the outside, the recesses and protrusions can be used, which are already provided for by the design.
In connection with the increased storey of country cottages, the so -called cottage elevators are increasingly ordered. As a rule, there is no serious necessity in their use, and their main goal is to attract the attention of guests. In this case, it is necessary to harmoniously enter the elevator and elevator shaft into the interior of the cottage. As already mentioned, the design of an elevator shaft can only be trusted by specialists. In this, the elevator will be placed as functionally and rationally as possible, and the construction of the building will not lose its original reliability.
The service of designing an elevator shaft and elevators may be needed not only during the installation of a new elevator, but also when replacing an outdated elevator with a more modern model. In addition, the organization that was engaged in the design of the elevator is obliged to provide a technical passport for it and all the necessary documents. The same goes for the elevator shaft.