Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Empingham

A home or platform lift in Empingham typically 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 a stone cottage sits at the lower end, while a glazed commercial lift in an inn or visitor building costs more. After a free site survey we give a fixed written quote, with no obligation to go ahead.

Most home lifts in Empingham are internal and count as alterations within the house, so planning permission is rarely needed. If your stone home is listed or stands in the conservation area near St Peter's, external work can require consent, and we tell you clearly at survey whether that applies. The lift itself must meet Building Regulations, which our engineers handle throughout the installation.

Most home and platform lift installations in Empingham take three to five days from start to finish. A straightforward through-floor lift in a stone cottage can be running within a couple of days, while a commercial lift in an inn or visitor 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 low.

Yes. Many homes near St Peter's and the White Horse are solid stone cottages with steep, narrow stairs, and our through-floor and home lifts are well suited to that kind of building. We measure the joists, the headroom and the floor levels first, then choose a compact lift that fits without major works, so an Empingham 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 solution in an Empingham home, a platform lift is usually the more flexible and comfortable choice.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Empingham and the eastern end of Rutland Water, including Oakham, Exton, Whitwell, Great Casterton and Ketton. 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 home, the village inn or a visitor building.

Less than most people imagine. 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 travel into. There is no deep pit and no separate plant room to allow for. In a compact Empingham 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 Empingham 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 exacting standards on every job, from a stone cottage to the village inn.