Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Dunstable

A home platform lift in Dunstable usually costs between roughly 18,000 and 30,000 pounds, depending on the travel height, the finishes you pick and how much building work the opening needs. A short wheelchair lift for a shop or surgery can come in below that, while a fully enclosed commercial passenger lift sits above it. After a free survey we give a fixed written quote, so the figure quoted is the figure you pay.

Most internal home lifts in Dunstable need no planning permission, since the work stays within the existing walls and counts as a domestic alteration. A listed building near the Priory, or an external lift on a town-centre shopfront, may need consent from Central Bedfordshire Council. We tell you at survey stage whether your project needs permission and help prepare the application paperwork if it turns out to be required.

A typical home lift in Dunstable takes three to five working days from the time our engineers arrive. A straightforward wheelchair platform lift is often quicker, sometimes only a day or two, while a larger commercial passenger lift for a busy town-centre building can take longer. We set out a clear schedule before work begins, so you know how each stage runs and when your lift will be ready.

Yes. The older cottages on the medieval plots near Dunstable Priory tend to have narrow ground floors, so a through-floor lift often suits them best, climbing straight into the bedroom above without a separate shaft. We inspect the joists and the room overhead first, then place the lift where it costs the least living space. These historic homes take a lift well once the route is planned carefully.

For plenty of Dunstable households a platform lift is the better long-term choice. A stairlift only carries a seated person along the staircase, whereas a platform lift moves you between floors standing, seated or in a wheelchair, and takes a frame or scooter along too. It copes with changing needs far better over time and usually adds more value to a Dunstable home than a stairlift would.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Dunstable, from homes beneath the Downs and near Whipsnade to commercial buildings around the Priory and Houghton Regis. Our engineers carry out planned annual inspections, attend breakdowns and supply genuine parts. Regular servicing keeps a lift safe and compliant, and we offer maintenance cover to customers in Totternhoe, Kensworth and right across the Dunstable area.

Less than most Dunstable homeowners expect. A through-floor home lift uses roughly the footprint of a large armchair on each floor and needs only a shallow 150mm pit instead of a deep excavation. A wheelchair platform lift needs a small clear landing at the rise. At survey we measure your hallway or living room and show you exactly where the lift will stand before any work starts.

Yes. Our Dunstable installations are completed by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and the company is SafeContractor accredited under CN8516. We install to EN 81-41 for vertical lifting platforms, to Part M of the Building Regulations and to BS 8300:2018 for inclusive access. Every lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover, so you receive a fully compliant installation supported by full documentation.