Porch Lifts
Porch Lifts for Residential Accessibility in Vancouver
A porch lift, also known as a vertical platform lift, is the perfect solution for individuals who need safe and reliable access to raised areas in their homes. Whether it’s accessing a raised deck, porch, or even a set of steps inside your home, a porch lift provides an easy and efficient way for those using wheelchairs or scooters to navigate these spaces.
Why Choose a Porch Lift?
Porch lifts offer a practical, space-saving alternative to ramps, ensuring that you or your loved ones can move between different levels of your home without difficulty. These lifts are designed to withstand both indoor and outdoor environments, making them ideal for accessing porches, decks, and raised floors inside your home. Best of all, they can be customized to meet your specific needs.
How Porch Lifts Improve Home Accessibility
If you’re having trouble accessing elevated areas of your home, such as porches or decks, a residential porch lift could be the perfect solution. Our porch lifts are designed for both indoor and outdoor use, providing an innovative, practical way to enhance your home’s accessibility without major renovations.
Porch Lift Installation Services in Vancouver
At Total Home Access, we specialize in the professional installation of porch lifts across Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Our team will guide you through the entire process, from choosing the right model to installation and maintenance. We’re committed to helping you find the perfect porch lift that enhances your home’s accessibility.
Get reliable access to your porches, decks, or raised floors, inside or outside your home! Call us today for a free consultation at (604) 435-0512, and let us help you find the best solution for your home’s accessibility needs.
Features & Benefits of Porch Lifts:
Versatile Use
Porch lifts are ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. They are ideal for for accessing decks and porches safely in all types of weather, including our Canadian winters.
Highly Capable
Porch lifts are rugged and durable and capable of lifting up to 750 Lbs up to 14 feet.
Aluminum & Steel
Porch Lift Installations in BC
We are proud of our work! Take a look at the various vertical platform lift (porch lift) installations we have done throughout B.C. Vertical platform lifts are custom-fit specifically for your home! Contact us today to find out if a porch lift is right for your home.
How does a porch lift work?
Platform lifts have a large screw or hydraulic cylinder running the full height of the tower and the user presses the up or down switch to operate. The most common configuration is a straight-through, but in/out on the same side and 90-degree configurations are also available.
Why use a porch lift and not a ramp?
In order to meet codes and provide optimum safety for someone in a wheelchair, a ramp may be required to be 12 inches long for every one inch it rises. To get to a porch four feet high, you may need to install a ramp 48 feet in length to meet code!
Are porch lifts difficult to operate?
Not at all. A control panel on the platform has an up and down switch. Running the lift is as simple as pressing and holding the switch until the user reaches the top or bottom landing where the lift will automatically stop. The lift shuts off if the operator takes their finger off the control, enabling the operator to maintain total control of the lift.
With an outdoor install, is there any chance of getting shocked if it is raining?
No, you won’t get shocked. Porch lifts are completely safe to use during or after rainfall. All equipment has been tested for safety in rain and wet conditions to ensure complete safety.
Are porch lifts hard to install?
Not for our trained and certified installers. There is some prep work that must be done on site prior to installing a porch lift; a concrete pad must be poured to support the equipment and a travel wall is required to ensure a safe ride.
