Condominium association, Miami
Six months
of billing stopped
Maintenance and callback invoices with no documented maintenance visits behind them. We stopped the billing and held the contractor to the agreement.
Elevator and escalator equipment assessment
An on-site survey by certified elevator inspectors: your equipment’s real condition, whether it is being maintained, and what it will cost to keep running, with a timeline to plan around.
What brings owners to us
Reserve and capital planning
Boards and owners who need the elevator line of the budget to rest on evidence, not a contractor’s proposal.
Before a modernization
To learn what actually needs replacing, what can wait, and what a fair budget looks like.
Buying or refinancing
Due diligence on the vertical transportation before you close.
What’s included
An on-site survey of your equipment by certified elevator inspectors, delivered as a written report with prioritized findings. Capital decisions get made on evidence, not on a contractor’s proposal.
- Condition of all major systems: drives, controllers, safeties, hoistway equipment, cabs and doors
- Your maintenance program measured against what the equipment needs and what the contract obligates
- Code status against ASME A17.1 and the local authority, including open violations
- Remaining useful life for major components
- A modernization budget with realistic cost ranges and timing, so ownership plans capital years ahead instead of reacting to a failure
What you walk away with
A written report
Prioritized findings with photographs, in language a board can act on.
Remaining useful life
Component by component: controller, machine, doors, hoistway and more.
Code and violation status
Where the equipment stands with the local authority, including open violations.
A modernization budget
Realistic cost ranges and recommended timing, so capital is planned years ahead.
What one review turns up
Each one started with an owner or manager asking us to take a second look.
Who does the work
Our principals came up through the elevator industry and still hold the credentials the work demands.
20+ years each
Every principal has more than twenty years hands-on in the elevator industry.
QEI certified
Qualified Elevator Inspectors, certified to the ASME QEI-1 standard.
State of Florida CEI
Certified Elevator Inspectors, licensed by the State of Florida.
NYC DOB Directors
Licensed elevator directors with the New York City Department of Buildings.
NYC DOB Inspectors
Licensed elevator inspectors with the New York City Department of Buildings.
Licensed where we work
All required licensing with the authority having jurisdiction, in every state we serve.
Questions owners ask
Anything else, call 954.281.8484.
How is this different from a state or city inspection?
An inspection checks code compliance on the day. An assessment looks at condition, maintenance quality and remaining life, and turns them into a budget and a plan.
Can this support our reserve study?
Yes. Remaining-life estimates and a modernization budget with timing are what the elevator line of a reserve study or capital plan needs.
Do you cover escalators and all manufacturers?
Yes: traction, hydraulic and machine-room-less elevators and escalators, from every major manufacturer.
Who performs the survey?
Our principals, each with more than twenty years hands-on, including QEI certified inspectors and State of Florida Certified Elevator Inspectors.
Related services
Contract Analysis
Know what your contract obligates the contractor to do, before you sign, at renewal, or when a dispute arises.
Specifications
A written standard that closes the change-order loopholes before a contractor can find them.
Asset Management
A standing check on your equipment and your contractor, so nothing surprises the board at budget time.
Let’s talk about your buildings.
Whether it’s one elevator or a national portfolio, the first conversation is direct, honest, and free.