Vertical Options LLC.

The state insures Vertical Options mainly under elevator installation, service and repair, with overhead door installation and elevated tram construction also on the account, and a crew in the 11 to 20 range. Public agencies on the record include Spokane School District 81, Central Valley School District, Eastern Washington University, the Town of Millwood and Asotin School District, with apprentices on those jobs. The company says it handles hydraulic, traction and machine-room-less installations, dumbwaiters and annual safety testing, works on non-proprietary equipment, and offers emergency repair around the clock. The state lists Wade Friesen and Keely Friesen as principals since 2011, and the business describes itself as family-owned. Most of this work is commercial and institutional: modernizing an aging elevator, putting a new one into a building, or keeping one on a maintenance and testing schedule. Homeowners come into it too, mostly for stairlifts, wheelchair lifts and vertical platform lifts in houses where stairs have become the problem. Vertical Options fits jobs where the vertical equipment is the job. It isn't the call for framing a building or a general remodel. Before comparing elevator or lift quotes, write down what you have and what you need. For an existing elevator, note the make, the drive type, age, number of stops, and any inspection items still open. For a home lift, measure the stair run or the rise, note where power is, and decide whether it goes inside or out, since a Spokane winter is hard on outdoor platforms. Ask each bidder whether the price covers permitting and state inspection, what maintenance follows, and whether the equipment is non-proprietary, so another mechanic can service it later.