Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Richmond

The cost depends on the type of lift, how many floors it serves and the layout of your Richmond property. A through-floor lift for a two-storey home costs less than a fully enclosed shafted lift, and an outdoor commercial unit is different again. We survey the property first and then give you a clear written quotation with every cost set out and nothing hidden away.

Usually not. A lift installed inside your own home is generally treated as permitted development and needs no application. Richmond holds a substantial conservation area and many listed buildings around the castle and the market square, so if your house lies within those we will explain precisely which approvals apply and manage that part of the process on your behalf.

Most homes and businesses in Richmond are finished 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, you sidestep the weeks of building work a conventional shafted lift would demand. We confirm the precise timeline in your written quotation before any work begins.

Yes. The Georgian cottages around the great cobbled square suit our lifts well, as they need no deep pit, no machine room and no major structural change. The period fabric is left intact and the compact footprint fits the existing rooms. Our engineers survey each level first, choose the best line beside the stair, and finish the surround in keeping with the house.

For many Richmond households it is. A platform lift rises vertically in a small enclosed car rather than running a seat up the stairs, so it carries a wheelchair or frame, takes more than one person at a time, and feels more dignified to use. It also adds value to the home. Where space or budget is very tight a stairlift can still be right, and we will advise you honestly.

Yes. Servicing forms part of every OnLevel installation. Once your lift is in use, our engineers return on a regular maintenance plan to inspect, test and certify it, and come out quickly if a fault ever appears. We keep lifts safe, smooth and compliant right across Richmond, Catterick, Hipswell, Brompton-on-Swale and the surrounding North Yorkshire villages.

Less than many people imagine. A through-floor lift takes up only a footprint a little larger than an armchair on each floor, plus a small opening between them, so it fits neatly into the compact rooms of Richmond's Georgian cottages. During the survey our engineers measure the available space and show you exactly where the lift will go before any commitment is made.

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