Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Winchcombe

In Winchcombe a platform lift usually costs between fifteen and thirty thousand pounds. The price reflects the number of floors served, the finish chosen and the building work required, which can be a little higher in older listed properties. A basic home lift is at the lower end and an enclosed commercial lift more. We confirm a fixed written quotation after surveying your property.

A lift installed inside the house is an internal alteration and generally needs no planning permission, though it must meet Building Regulations. Many Winchcombe homes are listed or stand within the Cotswolds conservation area, where listed building consent can apply even to internal works. We always check your property's status during the survey and advise on any consent needed before starting.

Most home installations in Winchcombe take three to five days. The lift arrives factory-built and pre-wired, so the time spent on site is kept short and the disruption minimal. Larger commercial lifts that require structural openings can take longer. Once we have surveyed your property we confirm a precise timescale within the written quotation so you can plan around the work.

Yes. Winchcombe's listed stone cottages are well suited to a through-floor lift, which works entirely inside the building and avoids any external alterations that would concern conservation officers. We survey the floor structure and choose a sympathetic position, then handle any listed building consent. The aim is a lift that respects the cottage's character while restoring full use of the upper floor.

It comes down to the user. A stairlift suits someone who can transfer onto a seat and manage a short walk. A platform lift is the better option for wheelchair users, as the chair rides up with the passenger. In Winchcombe's older cottages, where staircases are steep and twisting, a platform lift often offers a steadier and more comfortable journey.

Yes. We service and maintain platform lifts throughout Winchcombe and its neighbouring villages, including Greet, Gretton, Sudeley, Bishop's Cleeve and Cleeve Hill. We offer planned maintenance visits and a prompt repair call-out, all handled by the engineers who install our lifts. Regular servicing keeps your lift safe and compliant, and we keep full records for any warranty or insurance purposes.

A home platform lift occupies around one square metre, roughly the size of a small armchair, plus the clearance needed to the room above. It sits in a shallow 150mm pit with no separate machine room, so it fits comfortably into a corner or hallway. During the Winchcombe survey we measure both rooms and confirm exactly where the lift will go.

Yes. Our Winchcombe installations are carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors. We are SafeContractor accredited (CN8516) and work to EN 81-41, Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. Every lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover, so you receive full documentation and the assurance that the installation meets current safety and accessibility standards.