Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Canterbury

Costs in Canterbury are quoted case by case. The price depends on how far the lift travels between floors, the model selected and any extra care an older or listed property calls for, so a home through-floor lift normally costs less than a commercial scheme. We assess the building in person and then provide a written, no-obligation quotation at no cost.

A home lift is fitted indoors, so it usually needs no planning permission. Canterbury, however, has an exceptional concentration of listed buildings and conservation areas — including the World Heritage walled city — where listed-building consent may apply to work affecting a protected interior. We establish this early and handle the consent and building regulations with you.

Most Canterbury installations are finished within three to five days. Because the lift is built off site and lowered into a shallow 150mm pit, the disruptive shaft construction of a traditional lift is avoided — particularly valuable in a historic home. We set the schedule with you in advance so every stage is planned and the completion date is clear.

Yes, with a careful approach. Canterbury's timber-framed and Georgian houses deserve sensitive treatment, and OnLevel lifts provide it. The shallow pit, compact footprint and absence of a machine room let a lift sit beside an existing staircase with minimal structural intervention, opening up the upper floor while preserving the fabric of a much older building.

Frequently, yes. The narrow, turning staircases of Canterbury's period houses can defeat a stairlift, which carries only a seated user in any case. A platform lift bypasses the staircase, travelling between floors with a wheelchair, frame or scooter. For many owners of historic city homes, that makes it both the more practical and the more sympathetic choice.

Yes. Every lift we install in Canterbury and the surrounding district is supported by our own maintenance and servicing, from the city centre and Wincheap out to Sturry and the villages. Routine servicing keeps the lift safe, reliable and within its required standards, and our engineers are available for repairs or scheduled checks whenever needed.

Very little indeed. The OnLevel platform lift requires only a 150mm pit and no separate machine room, so a corner of a room or the space beside the staircase is sufficient. That is exactly why it works in the tightly built medieval and Victorian homes of central Canterbury and Wincheap, where a conventional shafted lift could not be installed.

They are. Our teams hold SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516, and each Canterbury lift is built to the EN 81-41 safety standard together with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. Installation is handled by our own trained engineers rather than subcontractors, and every lift is certified and signed off before handover.