Elevator Pit Restoration

It depends on what we find. Cleaning, degreasing and sanitizing a pit is a short job. Add concrete repair, a waterproofing system that has to cure, or a new sump pump, and the visit grows. You get the schedule with your proposal — including any hours the unit is out of service — before we start.

Yes, but not for as long as you would think. Work in the pit means the car has to be parked and the unit locked out while our technicians are down there. We schedule around your building — early mornings, evenings or weekends — and in buildings with more than one unit we work them in sequence so you are never without service.

In South Florida it is usually groundwater and a high water table pushing through the concrete, not a leak from above. Other common sources are storm runoff finding the hoistway, a failed or missing sump pump, and condensation from HVAC lines routed through the shaft. Sealing the pit only holds if the pump is working too, which is why we look at both. Run the pit self-check to see what your symptoms point to.

There is no single number — it tracks your conditions. A dry pit in a low-traffic building needs far less attention than one near the water table, in a garage, or under a unit that leaks hydraulic oil. The practical answer is that the pit should be inspected on every preventive maintenance visit and cleaned whenever that visit says so, which is exactly how our maintenance program treats it.

It does not go down a drain. Water contaminated with hydraulic oil or lubricant is collected, containerized and taken off site for disposal through licensed handling — not flushed into the building's plumbing or the storm system. That protects the building from the liability as much as it protects the pit.

Cleaning, sanitizing and painting generally do not. Structural concrete repair, a new sump pump with electrical work, or anything that changes the equipment can, and it varies by jurisdiction across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. We tell you which category your job falls into up front, and when a permit is required we file it and see it through the closing inspection.