Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Sevenoaks

There is no off-the-shelf figure for a Sevenoaks lift; the cost is built up from the job itself. How many storeys the lift serves, the model you choose and any careful work a large Knole-side villa calls for all shape it, so a domestic through-floor lift usually comes in under a commercial one. We assess the property, then issue a written, no-obligation quotation free of charge.

For most Sevenoaks homes, no — the lift lives indoors and stays clear of planning rules. The exceptions gather around protected fabric: listed houses and the town conservation area near the Vine and Knole, where consent can apply to anything affecting the historic interior. We settle that question first and take on the consent and building regulations.

A Sevenoaks installation usually spans three to five days. Built in our workshop and dropped into a 150mm pit on site, the lift skips the long shaft-building a conventional installation needs, which matters in a tall villa. The programme is fixed with you in advance, so each step is booked and the handover date is clear from the outset.

Readily. The grand Victorian and Edwardian houses of Kippington and the streets near Knole are just the multi-storey homes the OnLevel lift was designed around. With only a modest pit, no plant room and a narrow footprint, the car climbs from floor to floor beside the staircase while the elegant proportions of the villa are left undisturbed.

In the larger houses, almost always. One stairlift handles a single flight for a single seated user, so a tall Sevenoaks property may call for several end to end. A platform lift reaches every storey from one installation and brings a wheelchair, frame or scooter with it — a far cleaner solution for a multi-storey commuter home.

We do. Each lift we install across Sevenoaks and the district is covered by our own servicing, from the town centre and Kippington out to Riverhead, Otford and Dunton Green. Routine visits keep the lift safe, dependable and within the standards it must meet, and an engineer can be reached directly for any repair or inspection.

Less than most owners imagine. Needing just a 150mm pit and no separate machinery, the OnLevel lift tucks into a corner or the area beside the staircase. That is what makes it practical even in the older houses around the Vine and the High Street, where there would be no room for a shaft-built passenger lift.

They are. SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516 backs our installation teams, and every Sevenoaks lift is built to EN 81-41 alongside Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018. We use our own trained engineers rather than subcontractors, and the lift is fully certified and signed off before it is handed over.