Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Richmond

A home platform lift in Richmond typically runs from around 20,000 to 30,000 pounds installed, depending on the number of floors served, the finish and the cabin size. Tall townhouses near the Hill that need three or four stops cost more than a single-storey rise. We give a fixed written quote after a site visit, with no obligation, so you know the full figure before any work begins.

An internal lift rarely needs planning permission, as it sits inside the existing house. Richmond has extensive conservation areas and many listed and period properties, though, so listed building consent can apply where the work affects protected fabric. We assess this at survey and, where consent is needed, prepare clear drawings and details to support a straightforward application to the council.

Most home installations in Richmond take three to five days on site once the survey and any consents are settled. A simple two-stop lift is at the quicker end; a taller townhouse with three or four stops or extra builder's work runs longer. We confirm a firm schedule in advance and keep disruption to your home contained throughout the fit.

Yes. The Georgian townhouses around Richmond Green and the Hill are exactly where our lifts come into their own, because a compact cabin rises through several storeys without the wide footprint a domestic lift once needed. We site it beside the stair or in a hall corner, work around cornicing and original joinery, and where the building is listed we agree the detailing with conservation officers first.

For Richmond's tall multi-storey houses a platform lift is often the stronger choice. A stairlift must follow every flight and turn, whereas a platform lift carries you in an enclosed cabin straight up through the floors and takes a wheelchair, a frame or a second person. It also adds value to a high-value home, where a stairlift can read as a temporary fix bolted to the stairs.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Richmond and the neighbouring areas of Twickenham, Kew, Mortlake, East Sheen and Barnes. Servicing keeps the lift running safely and meets the EN 81-41 requirements for platform lifts. We offer planned maintenance contracts with priority callouts, and our own engineers carry out the visits, so the people who fitted the lift are the people who look after it.

Less than most people expect. A home lift cabin occupies roughly the area of a small armchair, around a square metre, and runs from a standard socket with no separate plant room. In a Richmond townhouse we usually find that footprint beside the staircase or in a hallway, so the lift fits without losing a bedroom or sacrificing the proportions of the period rooms it serves.

Yes. We are SafeContractor accredited (CN8516) and use our own trained teams rather than subcontractors. Our home lifts meet EN 81-41 and our commercial lifts meet Part M and BS 8300:2018, so installations satisfy both safety and accessibility standards. Every lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover, giving Richmond homeowners and businesses a fully documented, compliant installation they can rely on.