Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Durham

Costs in Durham depend on the type of lift, the number of floors and the finish you choose. A straightforward through-floor home lift typically starts lower than a fully glazed shaft model, while commercial platform lifts vary with capacity and compliance needs. We survey your property on the peninsula or in the suburbs and give a fixed written quote with no obligation, so you know the full figure before committing.

Most internal home lifts need no planning permission, as they sit entirely inside the property and count as an internal alteration. If you live in one of Durham's listed buildings or within the conservation area around the Cathedral and peninsula, consent may be required, and external lifts usually are too. We advise on this during the survey and can liaise with the council on your behalf where needed.

A typical home lift installation in Durham takes our engineers three to five days from start to finish, depending on the model and any building work required beforehand. Through-floor lifts are usually quickest because they need no separate shaft. We agree the schedule with you in advance, keep disruption to your household to a minimum, and leave the work area clean and finished.

Yes. The tall Victorian terraces around Durham's older streets are well suited to a through-floor lift, which rises through a small ceiling aperture rather than needing a staircase widened or a shaft built. Because it parks flush at each level and runs off an ordinary socket, it fits the slim footprint of a city terrace. We survey the floor structure first to confirm the cleanest position.

It depends on your needs. A stairlift is cheaper and follows the stairs, but it cannot carry a wheelchair and leaves you transferring at the top. A platform or home lift carries a wheelchair user and a passenger together between floors, giving genuine independence. For Durham households planning for the long term, the lift is usually the more future-proof choice across a steep city home.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Durham, Chester-le-Street, Bishop Auckland and the surrounding villages such as Bowburn and Brandon. Our own engineers carry out annual servicing, safety checks and any repairs, and we keep records for compliance. Because we cover the whole County Durham area from local routes, we can reach city-centre and suburban properties quickly when a call comes in.

Less than most people expect. A typical home lift occupies roughly the footprint of a small armchair and needs only a shallow 150mm pit, so it fits into a corner of a Durham hallway or beside an existing stair. Through-floor models use a matching position on each level. We measure carefully at survey and recommend the position that keeps your rooms as open as possible.

Yes. We are SafeContractor accredited under scheme number CN8516, and our lifts are installed to EN 81-41 for vertical platform lifts, Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018 for accessible buildings. We use our own trained teams rather than subcontractors on every Durham job, and each installation is tested, certified and signed off before handover, so you receive a fully compliant and documented lift.