Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Harlow

Every Harlow quote is worked out individually. The price turns on the height the lift has to travel, the model chosen and the condition of the property, so a through-floor home lift usually costs less than a commercial installation. Once we have looked over your home or premises, we set out a written, no-obligation quotation, and there is nothing to pay for that first discussion.

In most cases, no. Because a home lift is contained inside the property, it usually falls outside planning control in Harlow. The main exceptions are listed buildings and the conservation area around Old Harlow and Churchgate Street, where external alterations are more tightly governed. We will highlight anything that might require consent and explain the building regulations before any work begins.

Three to five days is typical for a Harlow installation. The lift is manufactured off site and seated in a shallow 150mm pit, so there is none of the prolonged building work a traditional shaft would need. We agree the timetable with you in advance, meaning every stage is scheduled and you know exactly when your lift will be ready to use.

Yes. Harlow combines genuinely old housing — the cottages of Old Harlow and Churchgate Street — with decades of planned new-town homes, and OnLevel lifts adapt to both. The 150mm pit and compact footprint allow a lift to sit beside an existing staircase with only light structural work, whether the house is centuries old or part of a post-war neighbourhood.

It comes down to what you need. A stairlift carries one seated person along the stairs, while a platform lift lifts you upright between floors complete with a wheelchair, frame or scooter. For many Harlow households — wheelchair users especially, or couples sharing the lift — the platform option offers more independence and supports the home’s long-term value.

Yes. Each lift we install across Harlow and the district — from Old Harlow and Church Langley to Newhall and the village edges — is backed by our own servicing and maintenance. Regular attention keeps the lift safe, reliable and compliant with the standards that apply, and an engineer is always available should a repair or inspection be required.

Not much at all. An OnLevel platform lift needs only a 150mm pit and no separate machine room, so a corner of a room or the area beside the stairs is enough. That is what makes it viable in the efficient planned houses of Mark Hall and Netteswell, where a conventional shaft-built lift could never be accommodated.

Yes. Our engineers hold SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516, and every Harlow lift is built to the EN 81-41 safety standard along with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. The work is done by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and each lift is fully certified before we hand it over.