Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Malton

The price depends on the type of lift, the number of floors it serves and the particular layout of your Malton property. A through-floor lift for a two-storey home costs less than a fully enclosed shafted lift, and an outdoor commercial unit differs again. We survey the property and then provide a clear written quotation with every figure set out and nothing hidden away.

In most cases, no. A lift fitted inside your own home is normally treated as permitted development and needs no application. Malton has a conservation area and a number of listed buildings around the market place and the Roman Derventio site, so if your house falls within those we will set out exactly which approvals apply and take care of that part of the process for you.

Most homes and businesses in Malton are completed within three to five working days, covering delivery, fitting, commissioning and the LOLER safety inspection. Because the OnLevel lift arrives factory-built and needs only a shallow 150mm pit, you avoid the weeks of building work a traditional shafted lift would involve. We confirm the timeline in your written quotation before any work gets started.

Yes. The Georgian townhouses around the market place suit our lifts well, since they need no deep pit, no machine room and no heavy structural work. The period fabric is kept intact and the compact footprint fits the existing rooms. Our engineers survey the layout first, settle on the best position beside the stair, and finish the surround in keeping with the character of the house.

For many Malton households it is the stronger option. A platform lift travels vertically in a small car rather than running a seat along the stairs, so it carries a wheelchair or frame, takes more than one person, and feels more dignified to use. It also adds value to the home. Where budget or space is very tight a stairlift may still suit, and we will tell you so honestly.

Yes. Servicing is built into every OnLevel installation. Once your lift is running, our engineers return on a regular maintenance plan to inspect, test and certify it, and respond quickly should a fault arise. We keep lifts safe, smooth and compliant right across Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Old Malton, Pickering and the surrounding North Yorkshire villages.

Not as much as people often think. A through-floor lift needs only a footprint slightly larger than an armchair on each floor, plus a small opening between them, so it fits comfortably into the snug rooms of Malton's Georgian cottages. At the survey our engineers measure the available space and show you precisely where the lift will sit before you commit to anything.

Yes. Our engineers hold SafeContractor accreditation under CN8516, so their health and safety practices have been independently vetted and approved. Every Malton 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.