Platform Lift & Home Lift
Installation Uppingham

A home or platform lift in Uppingham 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 beforehand. A simple through-floor lift in a stone cottage sits at the lower end, while a glazed commercial lift in a shop or school building costs more. Following a free site survey we give a fixed written quote, with no obligation to proceed.

Most home lifts in Uppingham are internal and count as alterations within the house, so planning permission is seldom required. Because the town centre is a conservation area with many listed Georgian buildings, any external or listed-building work needs extra care, and we tell you clearly at survey if consent is involved. The lift must comply with Building Regulations, which our engineers manage as part of the job.

Most home and platform lift installations in Uppingham take three to five days from start to finish. A straightforward through-floor lift in a cottage can be working within a couple of days, while a commercial lift in a shop or school 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. Behind the market square many homes are tall Georgian townhouses with steep stairs running through three or four floors, and our home and through-floor lifts suit that arrangement well. We survey the joists, the headroom and the changes of level first, then select a compact lift that fits without heavy alteration, so an Uppingham townhouse keeps its elegant proportions while gaining safe, step-free movement between its storeys.

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 Uppingham home, a platform lift is usually the more flexible and comfortable choice.

Yes. We service and maintain every lift we install across Uppingham and south Rutland, including Oakham, Lyddington, Preston, Wing and Seaton. 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 dependable running you rely on, whether the lift is in a home, a school building or a shop on the square.

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 tall Uppingham townhouse we can often tuck the lift into a corner or against a wall, keeping the room usable and the staircase entirely open.

Yes. Every Uppingham 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 high standards on every job, from a Georgian townhouse to a school or college building.