Fitting a lift in your house
Discussion
So in process of exchanging contracts on a new house right now which will mean (at last) a decent sized garage. However it's underneath the house and currently only accesible by going outside (gah the horror etc etc).
Fortunately there is scope to convert a walk in coat cupboard on the ground floor into a staircase down into the garage, but I figure why use up additional floorspace for stairs when I could just put a lift in instead.
So anyone know a good lift contractor who does lifts for residential property or done this themselves and got any advice on cost or things to look out for?
Fortunately there is scope to convert a walk in coat cupboard on the ground floor into a staircase down into the garage, but I figure why use up additional floorspace for stairs when I could just put a lift in instead.
So anyone know a good lift contractor who does lifts for residential property or done this themselves and got any advice on cost or things to look out for?
I do of course want a batcave, the batmobile has to live somewhere! I am in parallel examining the foundations under the southeast wing, I think they may have potential.
Others here clearly have me worked out, I did intitially consider a fireman style slide pole thing, but the downside is that I'm too lazy to walk round the outside to go back up again.
Doesnt' need to be heavy duty, but if if saves 3-4 sqm of garage from becoming a set of stairs I will have more room for stuff, and when my elderly folks come to visit they won't have to climb the steps up to the front door either. (Ok I thought that up after I decided how cool it would be to have a lift...)
Others here clearly have me worked out, I did intitially consider a fireman style slide pole thing, but the downside is that I'm too lazy to walk round the outside to go back up again.
Doesnt' need to be heavy duty, but if if saves 3-4 sqm of garage from becoming a set of stairs I will have more room for stuff, and when my elderly folks come to visit they won't have to climb the steps up to the front door either. (Ok I thought that up after I decided how cool it would be to have a lift...)
Laurel Green said:
This
Plus a couple of scaffold pipes and an old pallet or two should suffice.
Ahhh now this might be the answer, a pole to get into the batcave, and then a winch / batman style grappling hook to get back up again. Neat compact and low cost.Plus a couple of scaffold pipes and an old pallet or two should suffice.
Not sure I can see mrs_t seeing the funny side though...
Try google-ing 'Terry Lifts,' and 'Pollock Lifts' for examples of through floor lifts, approx £8k.
Try 'stannah SL lift' for a platform style lift without the rails up the walls. Again approx £8k depending on options.
Can bore you with lots of details of your interested but have a quick look first to see what you think about your options.
HTH
Try 'stannah SL lift' for a platform style lift without the rails up the walls. Again approx £8k depending on options.
Can bore you with lots of details of your interested but have a quick look first to see what you think about your options.
HTH
Steve_W said:
I know I'm childish, but it still makes me smile when I think of the manufacturer of the lift in the block of flats where my OH used to live - Schindler's Lifts! 
Don't know if they do household sized ones though.
I've been in a few of them! I always make the comment, most people don't seem to get it though...Don't know if they do household sized ones though.
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