Services/Systems & care

Home lift and platform lift installation in West London

Home lifts and platform lifts: the structural opening, the shaft, the power and the making good, coordinated with the lift supplier.

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4–10weeks of builder's work
Structuredesigned by an engineer
Anylift supplier you choose
Madegood properly afterwards

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Ogival Ltd, registered in England & Wales no. 15191703 · Public liability insured · NICEIC registered electrical work · Gas Safe registered plumbing and heating

A lift is two jobs. The lift company supplies and commissions the car; almost everything else — the structural opening through the floors, the shaft, the pit, the power supply and every square metre of making good — is builder's work. That second job is the one that goes wrong when nobody owns it.

What the builder's work involves

Cutting an opening through a floor is a structural alteration: trimmed joists, steels, calculations and building control.
The pit, the headroom and the shaft tolerances are set by the lift supplier and are unforgiving — a shaft built to the wrong dimension is a rebuild.
Power, lighting and often a phone line into the shaft, plus fire separation where the lift passes through floors.

Lift installation by Ogival in West London

Structural openings, shafts and builder's work for lifts

What's included in a lift job

Our structural team handle the whole of it, so there's no second company to chase and no gap between trades for something to fall through.

Feasibility and position survey
Structural design and calculations
Trimming floor openings
Steel support and padstones
Shaft construction
Pit formation and waterproofing
Power supply and lighting
Fire separation to shaft
Liaison with your lift supplier
Builder's work and attendance
Plastering and making good
Decoration and flooring

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One photo on each floor where you'd want it. That tells us whether the structure and the footprint work.

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At a glance

ServiceLifts
GroupSystems & care
Typically4–10 weeks of builder's work
CoveringWest London
BasedLondon W10

Why Ogival

25 years in London construction
Thirty-one trades under one contractor
Drawings and calculations in-house
A written schedule of works and payments
NICEIC and Gas Safe registered

How we work

Options

The lift work we take on

Home lifts

Through-floor and shaft lifts in houses, with all the structural work and making good.

Platform lifts

Short-rise and accessibility lifts, internal or external, including the pit and power.

Shaft and builder's work

Building the shaft, pit and openings to a supplier's tolerances for their installation.

Making good

Floors, walls, decoration and flooring around the finished installation.

Quickest way to get an answer

Send a photo of the hallway or stairwell.

One photo on each floor where you'd want it. That tells us whether the structure and the footprint work.

No form, no callback queue, no salesman. Emanuel looks at it himself and tells you what he sees — including the times the answer is that you don't need us.

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Thinking about a home lift. Do you do the whole thing?

We do everything except the lift itself — the opening through the floors, the shaft, the pit, the power and all the making good.

You pick the supplier; we build to their tolerances and coordinate with their programme.

Send me a photo of the hallway on each floor and I'll tell you whether the structure works.

Message

A typical exchange. Usually answered the same day.

How it runs

How a lift job runs, stage by stage

Four stages, and you'll always know which one you're in.

01
Feasibility and position
Where it can go, what it does to the rooms above and below, and what the supplier's dimensions require.
02
Structure and consents
Engineer's calculations, building control, and listed building consent where it applies.
03
Builder's work
Openings trimmed, shaft and pit built to the supplier's tolerances, services run in.
04
Install and make good
Supplier installs and commissions; we finish the shaft, the floors and the decoration around it.

Structural openings, shafts and builder's work for lifts

Recent projects

Structural work we've carried out

Openings, shafts and the builder's work that sits around a lift installation.

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Permissions

Structure, fire and consents

Putting a hole through the floors of a house is a structural alteration, and where the shaft passes between floors it also has a fire compartmentation role. Both are building control matters.

Rules change and every property is different. We confirm what applies to yours in writing at the survey rather than leaving you to guess.

Floor openings require structural calculations and building control approval
Fire separation must be maintained where a shaft passes between floors
Listed buildings need consent for openings through historic floor structure
In a flat, freeholder and managing agent consent will be required
The lift itself is certified by the supplier under its own regulations

Budget

How much does a lift cost in London?

We don't publish prices, because a number without a survey is a guess and you'd be right not to trust it. These are the things that actually move it.

Number of floors served

Whether the opening needs steel or trimmed joists only

Pit depth and any waterproofing

Where the shaft sits and what it displaces

Power supply route

Making good and redecoration to the rooms affected

How long does a lift job take?

4–10 weeks of builder's work on site for a typical job in West London, though the drawings, permissions and party wall process before it can add longer. We give you a written programme with the quote so you can see both.

A site visit and a written quote cost nothing, and the quote comes with a written schedule of works so you can see what every stage is for.

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Before you appoint anyone

Four questions to ask before you hire anyone for lift work

Ask them of us as well. The answers tell you more than the number at the bottom of the page — and a contractor who can't answer them quickly is telling you something too.

Ask us right now

01
Ask whether they have built to a lift supplier's tolerances before
02
Ask who is responsible if the shaft dimension is out
03
Ask what making good is included, room by room
04
Agree who coordinates with the lift supplier's programme

What clients say

Word of mouth, written down.

Left by Ogival customers on MyBuilder and TrustATrader

I have used this company for years for many different jobs including painting my whole house, tiling my bathroom, laying flooring, astroturfing my garden and putting up fences. Very knowledgeable, professional and polite. If you want a company that care, I'd stick with Ogival.

★★★★★Repeat client, MyBuilder

Ogival has a friendly and professional team. Our new bathroom looks great and we're very happy with the choice of products used and the quality of their work.
★★★★★New bathroom, MyBuilder

Great communication, polite workers and excellent tidying up afterwards. Definitely recommend.
★★★★★Painting and maintenance, MyBuilder

They were professional, polite, easy to get hold of and easy to deal with. They did a great deal of work for me including building an internal wall, moving a bathroom, carpentry, electrics and plumbing, they re-rendered my balcony, relaid the decking and repainted the whole flat.
★★★★★Full flat refurbishment

I have used this company for years for many different jobs including painting my whole house, tiling my bathroom, laying flooring, astroturfing my garden and putting up fences. Very knowledgeable, professional and polite. If you want a company that care, I'd stick with Ogival.
★★★★★Repeat client, MyBuilder

Ogival has a friendly and professional team. Our new bathroom looks great and we're very happy with the choice of products used and the quality of their work.
★★★★★New bathroom, MyBuilder

Great communication, polite workers and excellent tidying up afterwards. Definitely recommend.
★★★★★Painting and maintenance, MyBuilder

They were professional, polite, easy to get hold of and easy to deal with. They did a great deal of work for me including building an internal wall, moving a bathroom, carpentry, electrics and plumbing, they re-rendered my balcony, relaid the decking and repainted the whole flat.
★★★★★Full flat refurbishment

He replaced eroded bricks and once the wall was dry replastered ready to decorate. Work was delayed because he uncovered wet rot in the ceiling joists. He fixed the cause of those leaks. Throughout this saga Ogival has been professional, reliable, extremely thorough and honest.
★★★★★Exterior leak repairs, MyBuilder

I found them really helpful and honest. They went out of their way to help. They also finished on time and left the place spotless.
★★★★★Renovation, TrustATrader

I decided to go with them as I liked their ideas and Emanuel knew what he was talking about. He made floor to ceiling units, redecorated my room and laid laminate flooring. I have no hesitation in recommending them.
★★★★★Bespoke joinery, TrustATrader

Good finishing.
★★★★★Mohammed D., MyBuilder

He replaced eroded bricks and once the wall was dry replastered ready to decorate. Work was delayed because he uncovered wet rot in the ceiling joists. He fixed the cause of those leaks. Throughout this saga Ogival has been professional, reliable, extremely thorough and honest.
★★★★★Exterior leak repairs, MyBuilder

I found them really helpful and honest. They went out of their way to help. They also finished on time and left the place spotless.
★★★★★Renovation, TrustATrader

I decided to go with them as I liked their ideas and Emanuel knew what he was talking about. He made floor to ceiling units, redecorated my room and laid laminate flooring. I have no hesitation in recommending them.
★★★★★Bespoke joinery, TrustATrader

Good finishing.
★★★★★Mohammed D., MyBuilder

Read them in full on MyBuilder, TrustATrader and Houzz.

Where we work

Lift installation across West London.

Lift builder's work across West London, in period houses and mansion block flats where the structure and the consents matter as much as the lift.

Ogival, W10 5DW
Everyday patch, within 10 miles
Regular work, 10 to 20 miles
By arrangement, out to 30 miles

Where we do this most

Outside this? Ask anyway. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right firm for the journey.

Questions we get asked

The things people ring up about.

The questions that come up on the phone most often, answered the way we'd answer them on site.

Do you supply the lift itself?

No, and we would be wary of anyone who says they do both without naming the manufacturer. You choose the supplier; we do the structure, the shaft, the services and the making good, and we coordinate with them.

Do I need planning permission for a home lift?

Internally, normally not, though you will need building regulations approval and, in a listed building, listed building consent. A managing agent or freeholder will also need to agree it in a flat.

How much room does one need?

Modern home lifts need surprisingly little footprint but are strict about pit depth and headroom. We measure against your chosen supplier's drawings before anything is agreed.

Can a lift go into a period property?

Often yes. The constraints are the floor structure, where the opening can land in each room, and consent if the building is listed.

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A site visit and a written quote cost nothing. If the job isn't right for us, we'll say so and point you somewhere better.

Free, no-obligation site visit and written quote
You deal with Emanuel, not a sales rep
A written schedule of works and payments before anything starts
Covering Kensington, Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham

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