Everything to plan a lift, in one place.
This page gathers the guides and tools HLA publishes for architects, owners and builders. Use the lift shaft sizing tool for a shaft size in minutes, read the guides on cost, shaft building and hydraulic versus electric lifts, or use the buyer checklist. For a written quote, tell us what you need and we reply the same or next day.
Guides and tools
Lift sizing tool
Shaft size and a scaled plan
Request a drawing
AutoCAD, PDF and BIM files
Design your lift
Six steps, sent to our team
Know your lift
Ten parts, in plain words
How we build and check
Seven stages, five checkpoints
Shaft and pit preparation
Masonry or glass, and the pit
Door preparation guide
For the builder, before the doors
Architect and engineer guide
Pit, headroom and power
Buyer checklist
Questions to ask before you sign
What a home lift costs
The range, and what moves it
Clear scope, clear price
Who does what, who pays when
Hydraulic or traction?
Side by side
Service, warranty and AMC
Care, warranty and contracts
Looking for something specific? Tell us what you need and we will point you to it or write it.