[russ1]

Am hopefully looking to move soon - an considering getting a through floor lift rather than getting a property with only one floor primarily because there just aren't any available where I want to live.

Good installations/ Bad installations - any idea of cost?

Thanks
Russ

[Izziwhizzi]

russ1, on Dec 10 2008, 11:58 AM, said:

Am hopefully looking to move soon - an considering getting a through floor lift rather than getting a property with only one floor primarily because there just aren't any available where I want to live.

Good installations/ Bad installations - any idea of cost?

Thanks
Russ

I once found a supplier for these on ebay - no joke. So I just looked again, and hey presto!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/terry-harmony-wheelc...A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/through-floor-vertic...A1%7C240%3A1318

just searched on wheelchair lift and there were two!!

Hope that helps

I xx

[edlee]

I have one,,, it allowed me to stay in my home,, a split entry. I would have hated to leave, as I built the house myself and have lived here 35 years pre SCI.

Mine is simply a porch lift, placed inside the house. They can be up to 12 feet of lift, if needed. Mine is hydraulic with a battery backup,,, we live in the sticks and that has come in handy at least once a year since I've had it. It is a bit noisier than the cable style, I'm told.

Googling porch lift should give you a number of suppliers and some will have a calculator for finding pricing for the size unit you need.

Depending on placement,, this could be similar to a large appliance in that you could take it with you when you move.
ed

[sean3282]

Hi,

I have a Wessex thropugh the floor lift fitted by a company in Sheffield called Clarke and Partners, but if you look on the Wessex site they can install also. My lift fitted cost approx £9000, but that was through the DFG. Had a chap from Wessex out prior to having it installed and he quoted around £7000-£8000. It took approx 3-4 days to install and looks alot better than I imagined it would be.

The lift is a godsend and has made life more bearable/normal as prior to it's installation I has to live in the livingroom (major cabin fever). That and it's just nice to be able to access every room in my house again.

[edlee]

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The lift is a godsend and has made life more bearable/normal as prior to it's installation I has to live in the livingroom (major cabin fever). That and it's just nice to be able to access every room in my house again.

AMEN !!!!!

[led]

Hi,
My Mum moved into a house (rather than expensive bungalow) and intalled through floor lift. The lift itself is great, but costwise....! We had Terry's Harmony lift installed and it eventually cost about £10,000. (due to some extra structural work needed). Unfortunately Mum died 6 months after moving and we now have a 12 month old lift that may well end up being scrapped, as we are selling house. If you would like it and can arrange your own engineer to remove and reinstall it - you can have it. (there is a lift enginneer on ebay who does installations).
We have to get rid of it before 9th jan!
Good luck anyway,

[colin 56]

led, on Dec 14 2008, 08:59 PM, said:

Hi,
My Mum moved into a house (rather than expensive bungalow) and intalled through floor lift. The lift itself is great, but costwise....! We had Terry's Harmony lift installed and it eventually cost about £10,000. (due to some extra structural work needed). Unfortunately Mum died 6 months after moving and we now have a 12 month old lift that may well end up being scrapped, as we are selling house. If you would like it and can arrange your own engineer to remove and reinstall it - you can have it. (there is a lift enginneer on ebay who does installations).
We have to get rid of it before 9th jan!
Good luck anyway,

Hi
If your lift is still available
My wife suffered a spinal injury 15 years ago but after an op she managed to get on with life although she wasn't able to work again,that was until 18 months ago when she needed another op same place.After spending 10 months sleeping in the kitchen forgotten by the system she was admitted to a neuro rehab unit and has been there 6 months.Its looking more and more likely she isn't going to walk again.Ot's and social worker recomended to build a room above the kitchen extension to house a wet room and a through floor lift £30,000.Unfortunately we are not elligable for a grant ie we have more than £267 a week income they don't care whats going out.Without these altrations she is going to end up in a home at 39 years of age.Altough im not a lift engineer I am a mechanical engineer as are are my two colleagues who have offered their help.We have experience with electrics,structural steelwork,joinery and plastering. Thanks

[Dave The Lift Man]

Izziwhizzi, on Dec 10 2008, 12:32 PM, said:

russ1, on Dec 10 2008, 11:58 AM, said:

Am hopefully looking to move soon - an considering getting a through floor lift rather than getting a property with only one floor primarily because there just aren't any available where I want to live.

Good installations/ Bad installations - any idea of cost?

Thanks
Russ

I once found a supplier for these on ebay - no joke. So I just looked again, and hey presto!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/terry-harmony-wheelc...A1%7C240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/through-floor-vertic...A1%7C240%3A1318

just searched on wheelchair lift and there were two!!

Hope that helps

I xx

[Dave The Lift Man]

Be careful buying second hand TFL's as they need to have been removed by someone who knows what they are doing and does not lose any of the parts (there are lots). Secondly the lift rails are cut to suit the house that the lift is originally installed in and may be too long (they can be cut) OR too short (big problem). The door handing may be incorrect ( big job to change) and worst of aLL THE LIFT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR SIZE OF WHEELCHAIR. Installations take between 4 and five days involve altering the structure of the property to create the hole for the lift to pass through. In the Uk this would always need checking by The Local Authority Building Control Department. Usually there are services in the floor that will require moving to allow the hole to be made. Concrete ceilings are a big problem and would require careful consideration prior to purchase. The usual material is timber which is easy to work with. I would deffo recomend a survey before purchase.

[Rotarymotion]

russ1, on Dec 10 2008, 11:58 AM, said:

Am hopefully looking to move soon - an considering getting a through floor lift rather than getting a property with only one floor primarily because there just aren't any available where I want to live.

Good installations/ Bad installations - any idea of cost?

Thanks
Russ

Hi Russ,

Through-floor lifts are good, bungalows are better. Wife and I spent several years looking for a suitable bungalow. They all needed so much work to be done to make them easy to live in (corridors too narrow etc). To cut a (very) long story short, we bulldozed our house and rebuilt a new one with a through-floor lift. I went to Naidex and looked and tried Wessex, Pollock, and Terry lifts.
I was going to buy a second-hand lift, all the manufacturers seem to do re-installation kits with new rails, but realising that I will be here using it for years and years, I decided to buy new. Price was about £7000 fitted, but I had to pay the builders for some extra work because of errors.
I think it was excellent value for money. We couldn't afford to build a bungalow (not enough land) and I couldn't face transferring on and off a stairlift, plus I would have needed a second wheelchair upstairs, and stairlifts look awful.
If you budget about £9k new, or £4-5k second hand, installed, you will be in the right area.
The lift is so useful I think every house should have one; moving chairs, luggage, hoover, and just about anything else instead of my wife carrying it up the stairs.
Let us know what you decide.

Mark