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    Access Elevator - Residential Elevator Service. Home Elevators and Stair Lifts in Illinois.

    Access Elevator

    (4 reviews)

    I'm writing about the work Access Elevator performed at my 94-year-old father's home on Fulton…read moreBoulevard in Chicago. My father is a disabled veteran. Under a VA-funded project, Access Elevator was selected as the vendor to provide an accessibility porch and vertical platform lift (VPL) at his front entrance. According to the Better Business Bureau, Access Elevator has received multiple complaints in the past three years, with four complaints closed in the last 12 months. I am now submitting an additional complaint through BBB and posting this review because of what happened at my father's home: demolition of his only lawful front egress and the absence of stamped construction drawings or a City of Chicago structural/porch permit for the work. At the initial site visit, Access sales representative Aimee Ferrell measured the front entrance and recommended an oversized 42" x 60" lift. After about ten minutes of measurements, she acknowledged the "math" didn't really work with our existing stairs and egress but told me she would "make it work." At no point during that visit did she disclose that a smaller, compliant 36" x 48" Bruno VPL was available and could potentially meet both VA needs and City of Chicago egress requirements more safely. I later learned about that smaller option on my own. We were relying on Access, as a VA-approved vendor, to recommend a safe, code-compliant solution. I believe the failure to disclose the smaller lift option was a serious omission. In a later conference call, a senior representative, Frank Wasilewski, told us that "Chicago-stamped construction drawings" existed for the porch at our address and he would email those stamped drawings to me. Despite multiple follow-ups, no stamped architectural/engineering construction drawings have ever been provided to us for this job. On August 13, 2025 Access then proceeded to demolish the existing front porch and landing, which was my father's only lawful front egress. After demolition, we were left with a 5 foot trench and broken concrete at the front entrance, a 12 foot drop at the base of the steps, and no safe, code-compliant landing or guardrails. To my knowledge - and based on conversations with the City of Chicago Department of Buildings - only an elevator installation permit was pulled, not a structural/porch permit. We were never given stamped architectural/engineering drawings for the porch reconstruction. My father's only safe front entrance was demolished under a project where there was no structural/porch permit and no stamped A/E drawings in place for the framing and reconstruction of the egress. Access provided a small 8.5" x 11" sketch as part of the award packet. That sketch was not proportional to the porch framing that their carpenter (Daniel) actually began building on site. What was being framed did not match the dimensions or clearances implied by the sketch. A few days after demolition, an independent Illinois-licensed architect, Don Leone Jr., AIA, inspected the site. He told us that the project required stamped architectural/engineering drawings and a City of Chicago structural/porch permit, that the framing he observed would not meet City code or pass a Department of Buildings inspection, and that the job should not proceed without proper drawings, permits, and a compliant design. Shortly after the concerns were raised, Access withdrew from the project, after the porch had already been demolished and partially framed in a way the architect said was non-compliant. Access later informed us and the VA that the permits it had obtained were "cancelled and inactive" and that any new contractor would have to start over with new drawings and permits under their own license. At no point did Access restore a safe temporary egress for my 94-year-old father before walking away. My father was left with a damaged, unsafe entrance that caregivers and emergency responders had to navigate daily We relied on Access Elevator as a VA-approved accessibility vendor to (1) accurately disclose lift options and limitations, (2) obtain appropriate permits, (3) provide stamped, code-compliant drawings, and (4) ensure my father's only front egress was never left unsafe. Instead, we were left with a demolished entrance, no stamped drawings, no valid structural/porch permit, cancelled permits after demolition, and additional out-of-pocket costs for architectural review and site measurements to correct the plan. Because of the seriousness of this situation, OSHA issued a complaint and formally notified the VA of the life-safety hazards created by the demolition. Additional oversight reports focus primarily on the VA's management, but they all document the same factual sequence described in this review. What I want from Access: acknowledgment of what happened at my father's home and meaningful changes in how they handle projects where structural demolition, permits, and the safety of elderly or disabled customers are at stake.

    David A. David came…read moreto my home today to work on the Stair Chair Lift. He was very professional and asked many questions, like how long we had been experiencing these issues. The problems we were having included a continuous beeping sound and the chair not moving at all, either with the remote or the hand leveler. David wanted to know how long the issue had been happening and when we received the chair. He identified the cause of the problem and fixed it. He arrived on time, cleaned up all debris before leaving, completed the necessary paperwork, and left the original copy for our records. The world needs more workers like David A.

    Rae Lifts

    Rae Lifts

    (5 reviews)

    Jim Mecha (or James), the owner, is a very childish person to deal with. I asked around, and it…read morereally appears to be the case that his "company" RAE Lifts, is potentially or at least in my opinion, a scam with people working for him that are also scammers, not professional, and do not have upfront pricing like their competitors. Google his name, he has more than a few lawsuits that have been filed against the "business". ALWAYS ask for a signed estimate before allowing any work to be done, from anyone, not just this company. You shouldn't be worried about surprise charges, and there are many other companies out there that are more professional than any of these people. Look for logos on shirts, and most importantly: Logos (not magnets) on their service van. If they do not have that, then you are dealing with a company that is up to RAE elevators standards, which are nonexistent or poor. I would avoid Mr. Mecha at all costs, just look at their reputation online. Jim, you have some soul-searching to do, you should think about your PAST ACTIONS & look into how to fix those, or else reviews such as this will continue to follow you online, I assure you of that. My policy is 10x, but in your case this will not stop until you make this right, so lets start that today.

    This company is a fraud! i paid $5200 for a used lift! And the day of installation... Jim i guess…read morethe owner showed up at my door with a new con and surprise! Said he have a contractor coming over to discuss building a deck! Which will be the only way to have lift installed! Which I'm responsible to pay to have the deck built! This almost knocked me off my feet! No warning no heads up! So when the contractor arrived and quoted me a whopping $1,700 I immediately said Hell No! I immediately called Jim but his office man bill said he wasn't available... I tried calling Jim Two days straight... continued leaving messages for a return phone call... so finally realize Jim didn't have any intention on returning my call ... i left another message with his answering service.. To tell Jim if i didn't hear from him by the end of the day! i will file dispute with my credit card company! So a few hours later Jim finally called Back and angry and pissed off at me! he told me i didn't need to call him six times! Even though he never made any attempts to return my phone call! And more insult to injury! He didn't mention anything about having a deck built in order to have lift installed! Even though he came out to my home the day before and looked at the old lift. But still didn't say a word about any issues and more money until the of installation! The nerve to get angry at the customer for questioning his poor business practices and lack of communication! Still today i still haven't heard anything else from Jim! So my next step is the better business bureau or court! But I'm sure my credit card company will help fight this warwith the first class crooks! $5200 is too much money to sneeze at! And walk away from !!!! Now i see why Rae lifts have nothing but negative reviews!!! My only regret is... I'm sorry i didn't read slew of negative reviews before doing business with this god awful business!!! Now more stress in my life... that i definitely could do without! I'm handicap and still doesn't have the lift!

    Mobility Masters - mobilityequipment - Updated May 2026

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