Residential Elevators: The Luxury Home Elevator, Handcrafted in America
Residential Elevators was founded in 1996 when Bobby Boeneke and his business partner bought a small home-elevator company in north Florida with a single goal: to build the finest home elevators in the industry. They did exactly that — hiring the best elevator talent and craftsmen and engineering their lifts with the same research and technology used in commercial high-rise elevators.
Today, Residential Elevators is the nation’s leader in home elevators — family-owned, with two American manufacturing plants and a guiding adage that still drives every decision: “do the right thing.” As an authorized partner, our Wichita crew brings that gold-standard product to homes across Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.
Handcrafted Cabs, Built Around You
Every cab is a piece of custom cabinetry. They’re built from seven-ply, cabinet-grade plywood — never particle board — with all-hardwood trim, a factory lacquer finish, and custom stains. From rich mahogany and crisp Shaker lines to stainless steel and wood-and-glass designs, you can truly design your own elevator to match your home.
Luxury Custom Cabs
Hardwood trim, factory lacquer finish, and custom stains — mahogany, Shaker, stainless, or wood & glass, designed to match your home.
Industry-Leading Capacity
Up to 950 lbs and 15 sq ft of usable space — the largest the national code allows, with room for a wheelchair and a helper.
Multiple Drive Systems
Several elevator types to fit your home’s layout, save floor space, and meet your budget and accessibility needs.
Built to Last Decades
Engineered and factory-supported for 30–40 years, with lifetime no-charge phone support for the life of your elevator.
A Few of Our Cab Styles
Why Our Crew Installs Residential Elevators
American Craftsmanship
Each cab is hand-built in a U.S. plant by craftsmen who sign their work.
Commercial-Grade Engineering
The same design criteria and technology found in commercial high-rise elevators.
Design Your Own
Choose the wood, finish, fixtures, and style to fit your home perfectly.
Decades of Support
Built to run 30–40 years with factory parts, upgrades, and lifetime phone help.
Design Your Own Elevator: Endless Options
No two Residential Elevators are alike. Start with the drive system that fits your home, then make it yours with custom cab styles, hardwoods, fixtures, gates, lighting, and flooring.
1. Choose Your Elevator Type
Traction
Cuts out the machine room to save valuable living space while adding to your home’s value.
Hydraulic
The smooth, fast ride you’d expect in a large commercial building.
Pitless (The Level)
No concrete pit to cut — perfect for remodels and existing homes.
2. Cab Styles, Woods & Finishes
Every cab is custom cabinetry — seven-ply hardwood (never particle board) with all-hardwood trim, a factory lacquer finish, and custom stains. Choose raised-panel, flat-panel, or Shaker designs in oak, maple, cherry, or mahogany — or go modern with glass and stainless. (See a few of our cab styles above.)
The Residential Elevators Cab Collection
Choose from a full collection of cab styles, each available in your choice of wood, finish, and trim:
Classic
The most versatile cab — compatible with every option: any wood, finished or unfinished, primed white, painted any color, stained/lacquered, or laminate.
Shaker
A crisp, simple, timeless design — and the one cab we can paint in-house in any color you choose.
Signature
Elegant framed paneling with a refined, softly rounded trim for a high-end finished look.
Reserve
Raised-panel styling with a substantial, custom-cabinetry feel.
Estate
Stately raised-panel design for a formal, luxurious cab.
Modern Farmhouse
Clean, flat-trim paneling for a fresh, on-trend look.
Vintage
Softly rounded trim for classic, old-world character.
Stainless & Glass
Sleek and modern — flat brushed stainless or raised stainless panels (mix finishes like black and rose gold), with tempered laminated safety-glass options.
White Laminate
A bright, low-maintenance, budget-friendly finish.
Wood species: Maple, Alder, Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Sapele, and Walnut — prefinished, unfinished, or your choice of stain/lacquer.
Doors & gates: EON stainless and glass sliding doors, plus The Curve, Millennium, and Accordion gates — finished with brushed-stainless handrails and matching fixtures.
3. Fixtures & Car Operating Panels (COPs)
Your control panel is a design feature in its own right:
- Glass Digital Touchscreen — the premium choice. Pick custom background images, set access codes to lock out any floor, adjust the door-lock and cab-light timers, with an integrated phone and a bright screen that’s readable in any lighting.
- Flush-mount Digital Touchscreen — sleek, wall-flush operation with access codes and easy-to-read alerts.
- Flush- or Surface-mount Push Buttons — classic tactile control with customizable floor labels (Attic, Penthouse, Roof, Ground, Basement).
- Matching Hall Stations at every landing, with call indicators and door/gate alerts.
Fixtures are available in Brushed Stainless, Mirrored Stainless, Brushed Bronze (Gold), Mirrored Bronze, Antique Bronze, and Matte Black — so they coordinate beautifully with your cab.
4. Grab Bars, Gates, Lighting & Flooring
- Grab bars & handrails in finishes that match your fixtures — safety that looks intentional.
- Gates & doors — manual swing doors and accordion-style gates to suit your cab and opening.
- Recessed LED lighting for a warm, even glow.
- Flooring of your choice to coordinate with the rest of your home.
Documents & Resources
Planning a Residential Elevators project? These official guides and specifications come straight from the manufacturer:
- 📄 Operation & Safety Manual
- 📄 Drawings & Specifications
- 📄 Installation Guide
- 📄 Electrical Requirements
- 📄 Quick Reference Guide
- 📄 Maintenance Guide
- 📄 Product Brochure
- 📄 Cab Style Catalog
Download our guides:
- 📄 Residential Elevators Owner’s Manual
- 📄 Fixture & Car Operating Panel Options
- 📄 Door Lock Guide
- 📄 Strike Lock Product Guide
Build Your Own Cab
Want to see it for yourself? Use Residential Elevators’ interactive designer to build your dream cab — pick your wood, finish, fixtures, and gate, and watch it come together.
Here’s the best part: when you finish, add your contact info and your design comes straight to us — you won’t get spam calls or marketing emails. We simply receive your exact selections so we can build a detailed, no-pressure estimate around the cab you designed.
Cab Style Gallery
Real Residential Elevators cabs — tap any style to enlarge.
Bring the gold standard home.Our family-owned Wichita crew will help you design and size the right Residential Elevators model for your home — honest guidance, no pressure.
Call (316) 361-6220 to talk with our team today.