
Platform lifts
Wheelchair Porch Lifts in Lebanon, PA
Lebanon's rowhomes have the highest stoops in our service area, five or six steps straight to a narrow sidewalk, which is exactly where a ramp will not fit and a vertical platform lift will. We have installed two platform lifts in Lebanon, and with more than 4,400 residents over 65 in the city and a median household income under $50,000, the conversation is always about the lift that solves the stoop for the least money.
Lebanon stoops and the lift that fits them
A 36 inch rise at the ADA slope is 36 feet of ramp, and the rowhomes between Cumberland Street and the old steel ground do not have 36 feet of anything out front. A Multilift on a pad beside the stoop takes about 5 by 6 feet, rises straight to the door, and leaves the sidewalk clear. Where even that is tight, the rear alley entrance often has room, and a lift there serves the kitchen door. North Cornwall, South Lebanon, and West Lebanon townships have post-war ranches with a raised porch, decks off the kitchen, and garages a few steps below the main floor, all of which take the same lift. Cornwall and Annville add older stone homes with a high porch and a yard that is mostly slope.
WellSpan Good Samaritan sends people home in chairs every week, and a lift drawing at the first visit lets the pad and circuit start before the discharge. The Lebanon stairlift page covers the stairs inside and the Lebanon ramp page the entries where a ramp does fit.
Why Lebanon chooses us for a platform lift
Two lifts in Lebanon already
Rowhome stoops that no ramp could solve. We know where the pad goes and which way the gate swings.
The lower cost lift that works
A Multilift on a pad is the answer for most stoops. We do not sell an enclosure the sidewalk does not need.
Same route as the stairlifts
We are in Lebanon County most weeks, so a visit and a service call fit quickly.
Our own installs
Recent platform lifts near Lebanon
Our own installations in and around Lebanon. When we have fewer than three in town, nearby work fills in.
Residential platform lifts for Lebanon homes
Savaria Multilift: screw drive, 750 lb, 48 to 72 inches, self-supporting tower, outdoor rated, with a gate at the top landing and a fold-up ramp at the bottom. The lift for most Lebanon stoops. Savaria V-1504: hydraulic, 750 lb, for rises above 6 feet, open or enclosed. Savaria Prolift: an enclosed cab for an indoor split level. Harmar Highlander II: a residential screw-drive lift quoted when its sizes fit a home better. Battery backup is available on all of them. The vertical platform lifts page compares the models, and what a vertical platform lift is covers the basics.
Vertical platform lift cost in Lebanon
For a Lebanon stoop the lower cost configuration is usually the right one: an open Multilift on a pad beside the steps, a gate at the top, no enclosure, because the rider is outside for ten seconds. That keeps the lift price at the lower end, and the site work is a small pad and a circuit, quoted on its own line. A taller rise or an enclosure moves the number up, and we say so before you decide. Everything is in writing within 24 hours of a free visit. There is no state permit for a residential lift in Pennsylvania; the city or township may require a building permit for the pad, and we handle it. Financing is available. Under about 30 inches of rise a modular ramp is usually the lower cost answer, and we price it beside the lift when it is close. The FAQ has the brackets, and the vertical platform lift cost post explains the factors.
Installed in a day on the Lebanon route
We measure the rise, set the landing positions and the gate swing, and give you a drawing for the pad, a level reinforced slab about 4 inches thick, and the dedicated 120V 20A circuit. Your contractor or ours does that prep, then we install the lift in a day, test it with the rider, and walk you through the controls and the manual lowering. Lebanon is about 45 minutes from our shop in Etters, and we group Lebanon County visits so we can usually name two or three upcoming days. Platform lift service calls are a flat rate plus mileage, never hourly.
Drive time and scheduling
Lebanon is about 45 minutes from our shop in Etters, PA. We group visits by area, so a free consultation in Lebanon is usually available within a few days, and a residential platform lift is installed in a day once the pad and circuit are ready. Nearby towns we cover from the same route: Cleona, Annville, Cornwall, Myerstown, Palmyra, North Cornwall Township, South Lebanon Township.
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Also in Lebanon
Everything we do in Lebanon: stairlifts, home elevators, platform lifts, modular ramps, and repair. The platform lifts page lists every town we cover for this product. Or get a price now with the online stairlift quote.
Straight answers
Platform lifts in Lebanon: common questions
How much does a porch lift cost in Lebanon?
Low to mid five figures installed for most residential lifts. An open Multilift beside a stoop sits at the lower end; more height or an enclosure pushes it up. The pad and circuit are quoted separately so you see both numbers.
Can a platform lift fit beside a Lebanon rowhome stoop?
Usually yes. A Multilift takes about 5 by 6 feet on a pad beside the steps with a gate at the top. Where the sidewalk is too tight, the rear alley entrance is often the answer. We look at it in person.
Why not a ramp?
Above about 30 inches of rise a ramp gets long: 36 inches of stoop means 36 feet of ramp at the ADA slope. Most Lebanon rowhomes have nowhere to put that. Under 30 inches we price the ramp.
Do I need a permit for a home wheelchair lift in Lebanon?
Not a state permit; residential lifts are exempt in Pennsylvania. The city or township may require a building permit for the pad, and we handle it.
How long does installation take?
One day once the pad and circuit are in. We give you the drawing at the first visit so that prep can start right away.
Ready to talk about Lebanon?
Call and tell us about the home. We are in Lebanon and Lebanon County regularly, a free in-home visit usually fits within a few days, and the written quote follows within 24 hours.