Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Coleford

Platform lift prices in Coleford generally range from around fifteen thousand to thirty thousand pounds. The figure depends on how many floors the lift serves, the finish selected and the amount of structural work involved. A simple home lift sits near the lower end, while an enclosed commercial unit costs more. We give you a fixed written quotation after a survey, so the price is settled upfront.

Installing a lift inside your own home is treated as an internal alteration and usually needs no planning permission. The installation must still satisfy Building Regulations. Some Coleford properties are listed or sit within the Forest of Dean's protected landscape, where listed building consent can apply to internal work, so we confirm your property's status during the survey and guide you accordingly.

A home installation in Coleford usually takes between three and five days. Because the lift is built and wired at the factory before delivery, the work on site stays short and tidy. Commercial or fully enclosed lifts that need structural openings may take longer. We set out a clear timescale in your written quotation once we have surveyed the property.

Yes, and it is a common request in Coleford. The old stone miners' cottages tend to have compact rooms, so a through-floor lift that rises between two stacked rooms works well without an external shaft. We survey the floor joists and the room above, then position the lift so it fits the cottage's traditional proportions with minimal structural change.

Each suits a different person. A stairlift works for someone steady enough to sit on a moving seat and manage a few steps. A platform lift is better for wheelchair users, since the chair travels up with them. Given the steep, narrow stairs in many older Forest of Dean homes, a platform lift often provides a safer and roomier ride.

Yes. We service and maintain lifts right across Coleford and the surrounding Forest of Dean, including Clearwell, Newland, Bream, Berry Hill and Cinderford. We provide scheduled maintenance visits and a responsive repair call-out, carried out by our own installation engineers. Routine servicing keeps the lift safe and compliant, and we maintain full records to support any warranty or insurance needs.

A domestic platform lift takes up about one square metre, similar to a small armchair, with clearance needed through to the floor above. It sits in a shallow 150mm pit and needs no separate machine room, so it fits into a corner or hallway. We measure the room and the floor above during our Coleford survey to confirm the exact position.

Yes. Every Coleford installation is completed by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors. We hold SafeContractor accreditation (CN8516) and work to EN 81-41, Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. Each lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover, giving you complete documentation and confidence that the work meets current safety and accessibility standards.