Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Cottesmore

A home or platform lift in Cottesmore usually ranges from around £15,000 to £30,000, depending on how many floors it serves, 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 a pub or community building costs more. After a free site survey we give a fixed written quote, with no obligation to proceed.

Most home lifts in Cottesmore are fitted inside the house and count as internal alterations, so planning permission is rarely required. If your cottage is listed or stands in a sensitive part of the village, external work can need consent, and we tell you plainly at survey whether that applies. The lift itself must meet Building Regulations, which our engineers handle as a normal part of the installation.

Most home and platform lift installations in Cottesmore take three to five days from start to finish. A straightforward through-floor lift in a cottage can be running within a couple of days, while a commercial lift in a pub or community building, or one needing structural work first, may take a little longer. We agree the timetable with you in advance and keep disruption to your home or premises to a minimum.

Yes. Many homes near St Nicholas' church are low-ceilinged ironstone cottages with steep, narrow stairs, and our through-floor and home lifts are well suited to that kind of building. We check the joists, headroom and floor levels carefully first, then choose a compact lift that fits without major works, so a Cottesmore cottage keeps its character while gaining safe, step-free movement between its floors.

It depends on your needs. A stairlift carries one seated person up the stairs and costs less, but a platform or home lift takes a wheelchair, the 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 Cottesmore home, a platform lift is usually the more flexible and comfortable choice.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Cottesmore and north-east Rutland, including Oakham, Greetham, Exton, Ashwell and Market Overton. Our engineers carry out planned maintenance visits and answer 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 depend on, whether the lift is in a cottage, a village pub or a community building.

Less than most people expect. A through-floor lift takes only the footprint of its platform, roughly a square metre, with clear space in the room above for it to rise into. There is no deep pit and no separate plant room to find. In a compact Cottesmore cottage we can often set the lift into a corner or against a wall, keeping the room usable and the staircase fully open.

Yes. Every Cottesmore 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 a village community building.