Residential Lifts | Domestic Lifts and Home Dumbwaiters (2024)

For 150 years we have been making life easier by moving people and their goods between floors. Our home lifts make the convenience and practicality of a lift in the home a realistic option.

We all love a little luxury in our homes, especially lifts designed to make life flow a little easier. At Stannah, we have a broad range of luxury home elevators that can move people and goods over two or more floors. Our elegant residential lifts enhance your home and your life.

Here's an overview of our wide range of domestic lifts in the UK:

Compact homelifts

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These small house lifts are ideal for movement between two floors. Carrying up to two people ‘through-the-floor’, the cabin neatly fits in the aperture when ‘parked’ – giving you space free to enjoy – with larger models acting as a wheelchair lift for the home.

Through-floor home lift prices start from £15,000 (including building works).

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Executive homelifts

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Our modern residential elevators provide movement over two floors or more, with ample room for up to five people or someone using a wheelchair. These lifts for private homes not only future-proof but also add value and enhance your home.

Executive home lift costs from £19,000 (excluding building works).

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Butler lifts

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Our butler lifts help you move household items between floors – indispensable for elegant townhouse living. Enjoy the easy movement of catering on different levels and wow dinner guests with your very own dumbwaiter.

Butler lift prices start from £7,000.

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What to consider when choosing residential lifts and elevators

Properties come in all shapes and sizes - and so do domestic lifts. For a new build, a residential lift can be part of the architect’s plans and can fit seamlessly as part of the project. In an existing home, the lift needs to work around the home's layout and space. When choosing the best residential elevator, you need to decide whether the lift will take people or goods, how many floors the lift will travel, and what space you have to fit a lift in– this all helps you narrow your search.

  • For new developments, particularly for multiple plots, speak to the residential elevator company to decide the type of products you're likely to want within your development.
  • For an existing home, get a survey, or discuss with your chosen lift supplier to establish the most suitable product.
  • What finishes are required when choosing the lift's style? From glass lifts for houses to more standard residential wheelchair lifts with a choice of walls, door options, and flooring options, a residential lift is a sleek and stylish addition with plenty of options– not to mention a life-long practical choice for a modern home.
  • Whichever residential home elevators are chosen, it's installed and ready for use within a few days after the builders work. The possibilities of home lifts are endless, whether a home dumbwaiter from the kitchen to the dining room or a lifestyle home lift to take homeowners, family and guests around a home. It simply comes down to the space available and what you need to move.
TypesDescriptionTypical ApplicationMoves


Cabin Platform lifts

Similar to a passenger lift with sliding automatic doors with headroom and pit requirementsGrand houses with multiple floors and new large custom-built homesUp to 5 people
Platform liftsThese lifts enable up to five people to travel between several floors with a choice of door optionsExisting/refurbished large to medium-sized properties or new build developmentsUp to 5 people
Through-floor liftsThese lifts allow up to two people to travel between the ground and first floorExisting smaller houses where space is limited and travel between the ground and first floor only is requiredUp to 2 people

Service lifts

A residential dumbwaiter that enables food, groceries, and other goods to be transported between floors New and existing houses with 3 or more floors, often where the kitchen, garage and/or dining area on different levelsGoods only

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