Everything to plan a lift, in one place.
Tools and guides for architects, home owners, civil contractors and interior designers. New ones are added regularly.
Guides and tools
Lift sizing tool
An indicative shaft size, a scaled plan and a guide to the loads, from the car size, door type and rail side. Ask us for the AutoCAD and BIM drawings.
Request a drawing
Send floors, travel, pit and headroom. Our design team reviews your layout and replies with sizes.
Design your lift
Choose the kind of lift, answer a few questions and send your design to our team.
Know your lift
A plain-English tour of a hydraulic home lift: ten parts, what each does, and how it moves.
How we build and check your lift
Seven stages and five checkpoints from order to handover, and how you can tell the work was done.
Shaft and pit preparation
Masonry or glass shaft: how each is built, which suits your house, and what the pit and doors need.
Lift door preparation guide
Opening sizes, lintel beams, finished floor level and cladding order, for the builder.
Architect and engineer guide
Pit, headroom, shaft and power references for early layouts, with the sizing tool and drawing request.
Door and landing details
Door types, openings, frames and sills, with details for your wall build-up.
Cabin finishes lookbook
Panelling, glass, steel, wood looks and lighting. Choose a finish that suits the interior.
Home lift buyer checklist
Safety and contract questions to ask any supplier before you sign. Tick them off or print the page.
How much does a home lift cost?
The typical range, what moves the price, and what a quote should include.
Clear scope, clear price
What HLA supplies, what your contractor builds, and how payments follow the work.
Hydraulic or traction: which suits a home?
Pit, headroom, speed, power and warranty side by side, in plain words.
Service, warranty and AMC
Routine care, breakdown calls, warranty and annual maintenance contracts.
Looking for something specific? Tell us what you need and we will point you to it or write it.