Method of assembling an elevator and an elevator

An elevator comprising:

• an elevator car configured to move between landings at different levels in a first section of an elevator shaft;
• a second section of the elevator shaft located above the first section, the second section comprising
• a lifting device mounted under a first crash deck, and
• an installation platform, the installation platform configured to be movably suspended by the lifting device in the second section of the elevator shaft;
• and
• at least one additional crash deck located between the first section of the elevator shaft and the second section of the elevator shaft,
• wherein the second section of the elevator shaft comprises containers configured to store a plurality of guide rails therein.

A method of assembling an elevator:

• a preparation phase of assembling first guide rails in a section of a first elevator shaft under construction by utilizing a lifting device mounted under a first crash deck, after the section of the first elevator shaft has been built;
• a launching phase of putting an elevator car into use in the section of the first elevator shaft after the preparation phase is completed,
• wherein the preparation phase and the launching phase are repeated in sections of the first elevator shaft until all sections of the first elevator shaft have been built and the elevator car has been put into use in all the sections of the first elevator shaft;
• installing an additional crash deck between a lowermost section of the sections of the first elevator shaft and a second section of the sections of the first elevator shaft that is above the lowermost section, the additional crash deck defining an opening therethrough;
• and
• lifting a container having additional guide rails therein from the lowermost section to the second section through the opening of the additional crash deck using the lifting device.