Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Kendal

A home or platform lift in Kendal usually falls between about £15,000 and £30,000, depending on the floors served, the chosen finish and any building work required. A simple through-floor lift in a limestone townhouse sits at the lower end, while a glazed commercial lift in a yard premises costs more. We provide a fixed written quote after a free site survey, and there is no obligation to go ahead once you have seen the figure.

Most home lifts fitted inside an existing Kendal property need no planning permission, as the work stays within the building. Listed limestone buildings and properties in the conservation area, along with external wheelchair lifts, may require consent. We set out precisely what applies to your address and, where permission is needed, deal directly with Westmorland and Furness Council's planning team for you.

Most domestic lift installations in Kendal take three to five days from start to finish, once the survey is complete and the unit has arrived. A through-floor lift in a yard cottage typically goes in more quickly than a glazed shaft for a commercial building. Our own engineers carry out every stage, and we agree the timetable with you in advance so you know what is happening and when.

Yes. Many Kendal homes are older limestone townhouses and yard cottages, and a through-floor lift suits them well because it needs no shaft, only a sound floor and the room above. We survey the joists and the upstairs landing to confirm the position, then fit a compact lift that respects the proportions and grey-stone character of an Auld Grey Town house while giving full step-free access.

It comes down to your circumstances. A stairlift is cheaper and fine for someone who can sit and ride up the stairs, but it cannot take a wheelchair to the upper floor. A home or platform lift carries a wheelchair, a frame or two people together and keeps the Kendal staircase clear for the household. For wheelchair users in particular, the lift is generally the better long-term answer.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Kendal, Burneside, Staveley and out toward Windermere and Kirkby Lonsdale. Regular servicing keeps your lift safe, smooth and compliant, and we offer annual maintenance contracts with priority call-outs. Our engineers carry the common spares, so most problems are resolved on the first visit rather than leaving you waiting for parts to be ordered in.

A home lift needs remarkably little room in a Kendal property: around a square metre of floor and a shallow 150mm pit are usually enough, with the lift rising through the ceiling into the room above. A wheelchair platform lift needs space for the platform and a clear, safe approach. We measure your hall, landing or entrance carefully during the survey to confirm the right model will fit neatly.

Yes. Every Kendal installation is handled by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and we are SafeContractor accredited under CN8516. Our home lifts are built to EN 81-41, and our commercial lifts meet Part M and BS 8300:2018. Each lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover, so you receive full documentation and the confidence that the work meets every current safety and accessibility standard.