Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Braunston-in-Rutland

A home or platform lift in Braunston-in-Rutland usually ranges from around £15,000 to £30,000, depending on the number of floors served, the finish you choose and any building work needed first. A simple through-floor lift in an ironstone cottage sits at the lower end, while a glazed commercial lift in the Blue Ball or a village shop costs more. After a free site survey we give a fixed written quote, with no obligation to go ahead.

Most home lifts in Braunston-in-Rutland are internal alterations inside the house, so planning permission is rarely required. If your stone cottage near All Saints is listed, or external work is involved, extra consent may apply, and we will tell you plainly at survey whether it does. The lift itself must meet Building Regulations, which our engineers handle as a standard part of the installation.

Most home and platform lift installations in Braunston-in-Rutland take three to five days from start to finish. A straightforward through-floor lift in an ironstone cottage can be working within a couple of days, while a commercial lift in the inn, or one needing structural work in a thick-walled building, may take a little longer. We agree the timetable beforehand and keep disruption to your home or premises low.

Yes. Many homes near All Saints are thick-walled ironstone cottages with tight staircases, and our through-floor and home lifts are well suited to that kind of house. We survey the joists, the headroom and the changes in level first, then choose a compact lift that fits without heavy alteration, so a Braunston cottage keeps its character while gaining safe, step-free movement between its floors.

It depends on what you need. A stairlift carries one seated person up the stairs and costs less, but a platform or home lift takes a wheelchair, shopping or two people and leaves the staircase clear for everyone else. For wheelchair users, or for anyone wanting a longer-term answer in a Braunston-in-Rutland home, a platform lift is usually the more flexible and comfortable choice.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Braunston-in-Rutland and the villages west of Oakham, including Oakham, Brooke, Knossington, Ridlington and Belton-in-Rutland. Our engineers carry out planned maintenance visits and respond to call-outs, keeping your lift safe and reliable in line with EN 81-41. Regular servicing also protects the warranty and the smooth running you rely on, whether the lift is in a cottage, the village inn or a small office.

Less than most people expect. A through-floor lift needs only the footprint of its platform, around a square metre, with clear space in the room above for it to rise into. There is no deep pit and no plant room to allow for. In a compact Braunston-in-Rutland cottage we can often place the lift in a corner or against a wall, keeping the room usable and the staircase entirely open.

Yes. Every Braunston-in-Rutland installation is carried out by our own trained teams rather than subcontractors, and we are SafeContractor accredited under CN8516. Our lifts are installed to EN 81-41, comply with Part M of the Building Regulations and BS 8300:2018, and each one is tested, certified and signed off before handover. That accreditation means the same standards on every job, from an ironstone cottage to the village inn.