Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Fownhope

The cost depends on the lift type, how many floors it serves, and the particular features of your Fownhope property, which can mean working around older riverside construction. We always provide a clear written quotation with no hidden charges, so the full figure is known before any work starts. Contact us to arrange a survey and an accurate price for your home or business.

A domestic platform lift fitted inside the home is usually permitted development and needs no planning permission. Fownhope has listed buildings, including its Norman church, and sits within the protected Wye Valley landscape, so if your home is protected we will advise on any listed building consent needed and liaise with Herefordshire Council on your behalf before installation begins.

Most domestic and commercial installations are complete within three to five working days, including delivery, fitting, commissioning and the LOLER safety inspection. Because the OnLevel lift arrives factory-built and needs only a shallow 150mm pit, a Fownhope property avoids the weeks of structural work a conventional shafted lift would require. The exact timeline is confirmed in your written quotation in advance.

Yes. Fownhope's riverside and timber-framed cottages have older floors, steep stairs and tight spaces, yet our lifts need no machine room, no deep pit and only minimal structural change. We survey the building carefully, plan a route that respects its construction, and fit a compact unit designed to suit the real conditions of an older Wye Valley home.

For many Fownhope homes, yes. A stairlift can only follow the staircase, which is awkward on the steep, turning stairs found in older village cottages. Our platform lift travels vertically between floors and carries a wheelchair, frame or scooter with you, offering greater independence and dignity. It also adds lasting value to the property, which a fixed stairlift cannot match.

Yes. Servicing is part of every OnLevel installation. Once your lift is fitted, our engineers return on a regular maintenance plan to inspect, test and certify it, and respond quickly if a fault arises. Routine servicing keeps your lift safe, smooth and compliant across Fownhope, Mordiford, Holme Lacy, Woolhope and the wider Hereford and Wye Valley area.

Less than most homeowners expect. A through-floor lift takes up roughly the footprint of an armchair and travels through a small ceiling opening, which suits the compact rooms of Fownhope's riverside cottages. At the survey we plan the route between floors and select a unit and position that fit your interior without sacrificing valuable everyday living space.

Yes. Our engineers hold SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516, so their health and safety practices have been independently vetted. Every Fownhope lift is built to the EN 81-41 safety standard alongside Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018, fitted by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and fully tested, certified and signed off before handover.