Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Aylesford

Every quotation is specific to the property. The cost of an Aylesford lift depends on the travel height between floors, the model chosen and any preparation a ragstone cottage near the medieval bridge might need, so a domestic through-floor lift usually sits well below a commercial scheme. We visit, assess the building and then issue a written, no-obligation quotation at no charge.

For most Aylesford homes no permission is needed, as the lift sits wholly indoors. It matters more on the listed and period buildings of the old village and within the conservation area around the ragstone bridge and The Friars. We check this at the outset and guide you through any listed-building consent and building regulations that may apply to your home.

A typical Aylesford installation runs to three to five days. The lift arrives pre-assembled and seats into a shallow 150mm pit, sparing the household the long shaft-building a conventional lift demands. We agree the full programme with you beforehand, so each stage has a date and you can plan around a known completion day from the very start.

Yes, in most cases. The timber-framed and ragstone cottages climbing from the Aylesford bridge were never built around a lift, yet the OnLevel platform lift is made to work with them. A modest 150mm pit, the lack of a machine room and a slim footprint let the car go in beside the staircase while the cottage keeps its historic riverside character.

It depends on how the home is used. A stairlift takes one seated person up the existing stairs; a platform lift raises you floor to floor with a wheelchair, frame or scooter aboard. For an Aylesford household with a wheelchair user, or a larger family house out at Larkfield or Ditton, the platform lift generally proves the more useful and more saleable option over time.

Yes. Every lift we fit across Aylesford and the surrounding area is covered, from the old village and the ragstone bridge through to Ditton, Larkfield, Eccles and Snodland. Planned maintenance visits keep the lift dependable, safe and within its required standards, and you can reach one of our own engineers directly for any repair or routine check.

Far less than most people expect. The OnLevel lift needs only a 150mm pit and houses no separate machinery, so a quiet corner or the space beside the stairs is usually enough. That is what lets it succeed in the tight ragstone cottages climbing from the Aylesford bridge, where a traditional shafted lift would have nowhere sensible to go.

Fully. Our installation teams are SafeContractor accredited under registration CN8516, and each Aylesford lift conforms to EN 81-41 along with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. The work is carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and every lift is tested, certified and signed off before handover to you.