Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Ditchling

A Ditchling lift is priced to the property rather than from a fixed scale. The travel height, the model you choose and the demands of an old timber-framed cottage or a larger Downs-lane house all shape the figure, so a domestic through-floor lift usually costs less than a commercial installation. We survey the property first, then provide a written, no-obligation quotation at no charge.

For most Ditchling homes none is needed, because the lift sits entirely indoors as permitted development. The conservation area, the South Downs National Park boundary and the village's listed cottages are the exception, where alterations to a listed building can need consent. We confirm where your property stands before any work begins and handle the building-regulations paperwork for you.

Three to five days is typical for a Ditchling installation. Because the lift arrives factory-built and sits in a shallow 150mm pit, the home avoids the weeks of shaft and masonry work a conventional lift would demand. We agree the timetable with you in advance, so every stage is planned and the completion date is clear from the outset.

Yes, with a survey of the frame and the floor levels first. The low ceilings and beams of a Ditchling cottage need a careful approach, so we position the lift where it works with the old structure and finish it to sit quietly among the timbers. The shallow pit and slim footprint reach the upper floor while the historic fabric stays sound.

It depends on whether a wheelchair has to travel. A stairlift carries a seated rider and leaves the chair at the foot of the stairs. A platform lift raises the wheelchair or scooter with its user, floor to floor. For a Ditchling home where a wheelchair is in daily use, the platform lift is generally the more capable and longer-lasting choice.

Yes. Servicing is part of every OnLevel installation. Once your Ditchling lift is fitted, our engineers return on a regular plan to inspect and test it, across Keymer, Hassocks, Westmeston and Wivelsfield, and respond quickly should a fault appear. Routine maintenance keeps the lift safe, reliable and fully compliant for many years to come.

Very little. The OnLevel lift needs only a shallow 150mm pit and houses no separate machinery, so a corner of a reception room or the space beside the staircase is usually enough. That compact footprint suits the old cottages near the green, where the rooms are full of character but the floor area is modest and best left open.

Yes. Our engineers hold SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516, and every Ditchling lift is built to the EN 81-41 safety standard alongside Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. The work is carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and each lift is fully tested, certified and signed off before handover.