Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation St Austell

A home lift in St Austell usually costs between fifteen and thirty thousand pounds, depending on the floors it serves, the finish you select and how the building is put together. An older granite cottage near the clay works may take more groundwork than a modern Carlyon Bay home. We provide a fixed written quotation after a free survey, so there are no surprise costs added once the work is under way.

Usually not. A home lift fitted inside the property counts as permitted development, so no planning permission is needed in St Austell. Listed buildings around Charlestown harbour or homes within a conservation area can differ, and external lifts may need consent. We check the position for your address before starting and arrange Building Regulations approval where it applies, so the installation stays fully compliant.

A typical home or platform lift in St Austell takes three to five working days to install. Because the unit is factory-built, most of the on-site time goes into forming the opening, fitting the lift and finishing the surround. We schedule the work around your household so the home stays usable throughout, returning rooms to you as each part of the job is completed.

Yes. The clay-era granite cottages around St Austell often have solid floors and thick walls, which our engineers assess before fitting. A through-floor lift typically suits these homes well, rising into a bedroom above the living room. We position it to keep the cottage's character and finish the surround in timber or paint so it sits naturally within the older interior.

Each has its place. A stairlift suits someone who can walk a short way and transfer onto a seat, and is the cheaper option. A platform lift takes a wheelchair user, their chair and a companion up together without transferring, giving a smoother and more dignified ride. For a wheelchair user in a two or three-storey St Austell home, the platform lift is usually the wiser long-term choice.

Yes. We offer service and maintenance contracts across St Austell and the surrounding district, covering Charlestown, Carlyon Bay, Bethel, Mount Charles, Holmbush and St Blazey. Regular servicing keeps a lift safe, smooth and reliable and meets the manufacturer's requirements. Our own engineers carry out every visit, attend any callouts, and keep complete records of the checks and adjustments made to your lift.

Surprisingly little. A through-floor home lift needs a footprint of around one square metre, about the size of an armchair, plus clear space on the floor above. It requires only a shallow 150mm pit and no separate plant room. In a compact St Austell terrace or cottage we site the lift carefully so the living space below stays as open and usable as possible.

Yes. Our engineers are SafeContractor accredited (CN8516) and work to EN 81-41, Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. Every St Austell installation is carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and each lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover. You get a fully compliant, properly documented installation and one accountable team from first survey to final completion.