COMPACT HOME LIFTS
Reliable, Affordable and Easy to Install Lifts.
Australia’s most popular small home lifts
How Our Home Lifts Work
Discover why so many Australian’s are choosing Compact Home Lifts.
Compact Elegance
The Elegance Home Lift is the perfect alternative to a stairlift or conventional hydraulic lift. Capable of taking two passengers between average size floors in under 30 seconds, the Elegance Home Lift offers freedom and flexibility that cannot be matched.
Compact Elegance (Plus)
The Elegance (Plus) Home Lift is our innovative wheelchair lift and is perfect for the less mobile. Larger than the standard Elegance Home Lift but still compact, the (Plus) can fit a standard-sized wheelchair and is ideal for users with walking frames.
Customer Testimonials
Meet retirees Lynda and Jim from Indented Head, a small coastal township located on the Bellarine Peninsula. Lynda contacted Compact Home Lifts after she had a hip replacement and navigating the stairs at home became too difficult. Fast-forward five years and the couple have managed to stay in the home they love and can confidently recommend their home lift to others.
It’s so rewarding to see the difference our home lifts make in the life of our customers. Hear from Norman, a Clyde North resident who purchased a Compact Elegance Plus for his son.
SMALL FOOTPRINT
Our lifts can be installed almost anywhere with a footprint option of less than 0.8 m².
ENERGY EFFICIENT
Our residential lifts are extremely energy efficient and plug into a standard 10amp power outlets, like any other household appliance.
VERY QUIET
Compact lifts are quieter than conventional home lifts and many stair lifts on the market.
SELF-SUPPORTING
Our unique and intelligent design eliminates the need for load bearing walls making our home lift simple and easy to install.
QUICK INSTALLATION
With no lift shaft required, it makes the installation process simple. A standard retrofit application takes under 2 days.
SELF-CONTAINED DRIVE
Our lift drives are neatly contained within the elevator itself and are therefore hidden from view.
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Where can you purchase our lifts?
We provide our industry leading home lifts throughout Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory.
Get in touch with our friendly team of professionals for a free quote or for
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WHERE CAN I PLACE MY LIFT?
Our compact home lifts allow for unrivaled flexibility in terms of placement. Due to the size of our lifts and unique dual rail support system, our lifts can be placed throughout the home. We can even install our lifts in some closet spaces.
DO YOU REQUIRE LOAD BEARING WALLS?
No, our unique dual rail system creates a completely self-supporting structure. The weight of the entire structure and lift are in compression through the rails into the floor of the home. The Compact Home Lift does not add any extra burden on a home thanks to this clever system.
WILL I NEED BUILDING WORKS?
Unlike conventional lifts, our range only requires the appropriate ceiling aperture to be cut out and trimmed by a professional builder. This is minimal work and will most likely only take a builder a single day to to complete. We also have our own in house building service and can recommend registered builders for your specific project.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO INSTALL?
Our home lifts are fitted by a professional network of authorised dealers and contractors. Once the basic building works are completed, we can often have your Compact Home Lift installed and operational in under 2 working days.
HOW SAFE ARE YOUR LIFTS?
Our lifts are some of that safest of their kind on the market and boast the following safety features:
Top and bottom safety pans
When the lift is moving, two safety pans are in place to ensure nothing is obstructing the lift. This means that if an object (e.g. a child or pet) was to potentially obstruct the lift as it travels, the lift would simply stop before making contact and only be able to move in the opposite direction.
Full height light curtain (half door option lift)
The full height light curtain is located at the entrance to the lift. This acts as a sensor and ensures nothing crosses into or out of the lift as it travels. This prevents any dangers to passengers and also people outside the lift. In the event the light curtain is crossed, the lift will stop and will not move until the obstruction ceases.
Hold-to-run press button controls
Our lifts are fitted with hold to run press button controls, ensuring that the occupants are in total control of the lift at all times. This also creates a point of contact between the passenger and the lift whilst it is in motion.
Swing Door
Our lifts are fitted with a hinged door (this comes in both half-height and full-height varieties) that provides a physical barrier whilst the lift is in use. The door locks will only release when the lift arrives safely at the floor of choice.
Weight limit sensors
If the weight limits of our lifts are ever exceeded, the weight limit sensors will not allow the lift to travel.
Out of balance sensors
If the lift for whatever reason is ever out of balance, a number of sensors will detect this and prevent the lift from travelling.
Fall arrest mechanism
Due to our unique drive system, all the weight in the lift is carried on two steel cables. In the unlikely event that these cables were to break or go slack, the patented fall arrest mechanism inside the lift will activate and not allow the lift to move. This ensures the absolute safety of all occupants.
Over Speed Governor (OSG)
Over speed governor triggers if lift travels quicker than 0.15m/s, ensuring a safe speed is maintained.
Battery Backup
Our lifts have a emergency battery backup in the event of a power failure.
Travel Sensors
Travel sensors on the highest and lowest levels are in place to guarantee the lift stops where it should.
Phone Access
A cleverly concealed mobile phone comes standard with each lift, as required per the Australian Lift Code.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE POWER GOES OUT?
In the event of a power outage, our lifts are equipped with a battery backup facility. This comes standard and will allow the lift to safely descend to the lowest level of the home and allow the passenger(s) to exit.
HOW MUCH NOISE DOES THE LIFT MAKE?
Unlike most other residential lifts on the market, our product don’t use noisy hydraulics, vacuum systems or loud mechanical equipment. Our lifts use a unique electric motor drive system which is very quiet. You can see how quiet our lifts are at one of our showrooms in Melbourne or Sydney.
Australian owned and operated, Compact Home Lifts have been providing Australians with the highest quality residential elevators for almost 10 years. As seen on TV our innovative lifts have an exceptionally small footprint and are renown for their state-of-the-art safety features. Featuring a German engineered motor our premium products come backed by an industry leading 7-year warranty (T&Cs apply). Our range includes the Compact Elegance and Compact Elegance Plus. No matter the need in terms of mobility and access, we have you covered.
All our products can come GST exempt if the purpose of the home lift pertains to mobility issues. Our friendly team can guide you through the process in terms of applying for an GST exemption. Our cleverly designed lifts are easy to install and only take 1-2 days to install once we are on site. Contact our team for a free quote on consultation today – we’re here to help.
