Our guides
- How much does a platform lift cost? — Platform lifts are priced to the property rather than from a fixed scale, so the honest answer is "it depends" — but a few clear factors decide where the figure lands.
- Disabled Facilities Grant for home lifts — A home lift is often funded in part or in full through the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), a council grant that helps disabled people adapt their homes.
- Platform lift building regulations and standards — Platform lifts in the UK are governed by a clear set of building regulations and safety standards.
- Platform lift vs stairlift: which is right for you? — A stairlift and a platform lift solve the same problem in very different ways.
- Ageing in place: how a home lift helps you stay independent at home — Most people, asked, would rather grow older in the home they know than move to a bungalow or into care.
- Through-floor lifts explained — A through-floor lift — also called a through-the-floor lift or through-ceiling lift — is a home lift that travels straight up through a prepared opening in the ceiling, connecting a downstairs room to the floor above.
- Platform lifts for listed buildings and period homes — Yes — you can usually install a lift in a listed building or a period home, and it is often far simpler than owners expect.
- Platform lift servicing and LOLER inspections — A platform lift needs two things on a schedule, and they are not the same: a six-monthly LOLER thorough examination, which is a statutory safety inspection because the lift carries people, and a routine service, which keeps the lift running well and protects your warranty.
- Commercial platform lifts and the Equality Act — If your building has more than one floor and the public or staff use it, you have a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to make it accessible.
- Wheelchair lifts explained — A wheelchair lift — sometimes called a wheelchair platform lift or disabled access lift — carries a wheelchair and its user together on a level platform, rather than asking the user to transfer to a seat.
- Platform lift installation: the process and what to expect — A platform lift installation takes three to five working days from site preparation to a commissioned, safety-inspected lift — with no deep pit, no machine room and no weeks of masonry.
- Can a through-floor lift be removed? — Yes — a through-floor lift can be removed and the floor put back.
- Platform lift or passenger lift: which does your building need? — A platform lift is a type of passenger lift — it carries people, including wheelchair users, between floors.
- Shaftless home lifts: do you need a lift shaft? — The short answer is no — a modern shaftless home lift does not need a builder-constructed lift shaft.
- Home lifts for a 3-storey house — Yes — a home lift can serve a three-storey house.
- Platform lift dimensions and specification: the architect and specifier guide — A platform lift is specified by a handful of numbers — platform size, pit depth, travel, stops, load, standard — and the building work around them.
- Home lifts for occupational therapists: a referral guide — Occupational therapists trigger most home-lift decisions in the UK, usually through a Disabled Facilities Grant assessment.
- Can you install a home lift in a flat? The leaseholder's guide — Yes — a home lift can be installed in a flat, provided the flat has two or more of its own floors and the lease allows the alteration with the freeholder's consent.
- What is a platform lift, and how does it work? — A platform lift is a powered lift that carries a person — usually with a wheelchair, and often a companion or light goods — vertically between the floors of a building on a flat platform, at a controlled speed of no more than 0.15 metres per second.
- How to choose a platform lift installer in the UK — The best platform lift installer is the one whose paperwork, people and product you can check before you sign — not the one with the biggest claim on its homepage.
- Lift servicing for care homes: LOLER, records and what inspectors ask for — In a care home the lift is not a convenience, it is how residents reach their rooms, the dining room and the way out.
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