About Homelift

You can send a request for any of these:

• A chair on a rail along your staircase. See stair lifts.
• A lift between the floors of a house. See home lifts.
• A way up for a wheelchair user. See wheelchair and platform lifts.
• Looking after a lift you already have. See lift service and maintenance.

Not sure which one fits? Read can my home take a lift? or the questions and answers, or describe it in your own words in the form.

1. You send a request.
2. We call you back to talk through your home and what you need.
3. A lift is a job that needs a look at the stairs or the space, so we say so, and the price is confirmed after that.
4. If you decide to go ahead, the price and the work are agreed in writing before anything is installed.

Sending a request is free. No obligation to go ahead.

A stair lift on a straight staircase is one price. A curved one with two turns is another, and a lift between floors depends on the floors, the space and any building work. That is why we won't quote from a web page.

The published figures show it. One South African supplier lists new stair lifts from R45,000 for a straight one up to R95,000 for a curved or outdoor one. For home lifts, no South African installer we found publishes a price, and the overseas exporters' figures don't say what is included. The stair lift cost guide and the home lift cost guide show each figure with its source and date.

• Is the price for the equipment only, or installed?
• Does it include VAT?
• What building work is included, and what is left to you?
• For a stair lift: how much rail and how many turns does it assume?
• For a home lift: does it need a shaft or a pit, and how much floor space on each level?
• What happens in a power cut?
• Who will service it, how often, and what does that cost?

Where a line is missing from a quote, ask. A quote that doesn't answer it is the one to question.

• How many floors or flights, and whether the stairs are straight or curved.
• Who the lift is for, and whether a wheelchair is involved. You don't have to share anything medical.
• Your suburb and city.
• Whether the home is a freestanding house, a townhouse or in a complex or estate. If you rent or live in one, check your landlord, body corporate or estate rules before any work.

None of it has to be exact. "Two floors, straight stairs, for my mother" is a good start.

We use your details to handle your request and to follow up on it. Our privacy policy explains what's collected and how it's used, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The terms of use cover the rest.