Through floor lifts are an increasingly popular domestic mobility aid, helping people to move between floors of their home with high levels of independence. Performing a similar job to stairlifts, there are a number of benefits unique to having a through floor lift in your home to make getting about much easier. So what is a through floor lift, and how can it benefit you by having one in your home?
What is a Through Floor Lift?
A through floor lift is another name for a home lift. A through floor lift is a descriptive term which refers to a domestic lift going through the floor of the home in order to transport a user from one floor to another. Similar to a stairlift, a through floor lift provides an alternative transport option in your home, without the need to clog up the stairs with a rail. Home lifts are also seen as a very beneficial way of moving between floors in your home as a wheelchair user.
Typically, a through floor lift will be able to take you from one floor in your home to another, and due to safety reasons it will only be between two different floors, as the more robust models that can travel between three or more floors would take up a lot of floorspace.
Installation of a Through Floor Lift
The way a through floor lift is installed is a bit different to the traditional stairlift. With a stairlift, the rail is installed along the staircase, with the stairlift being attached. With a through floor lift, installation will typically require cutting a hole between the two floors the home lift will travel between.
If you choose to place your through floor lift in a landing or atrium space then this may not be required, but if you want to travel from the living room on the ground floor straight up to the bedroom on the first floor, then a hole will need to be cut to allow the through floor lift to be installed.
This is all factored into the installation process, and even before installation is confirmed, a home survey is conducted to ensure that the chosen location for the through floor lift is ideal and that it’s safe to take that section of floor away.
During installation itself, the ceiling/floor section between the ground floor and first floor will be removed to ensure the through floor lift can be assembled in the agreed place.
Through Floors Lifts with Multicare
At Multicare, there are a range of different through floor lifts to choose from. We’re a Stiltz partner, which means we’re able to offer the very latest in high tech home lift technology.
With us you can find four different models, the Stiltz Duo Classic, the Stiltz Duo+, the Stiltz Trio Classic and the Stiltz Trio+. The Duo Classic allows you to transport two people at a time, and the Duo+ features a sleek modern design that also allows you to carry two people. The Trio Classic has enough room and weight capacity to transport three people at once (or a wheelchair user), and the Trio+ also allows you to do this with a clean space-saving design.
Contact Multicare today for a free home survey to see if a through floor lift will be the right fit for your house and the perfect mobility solution for you.