Homebuilding & Renovating

BEHIND THE DESIGN How to add a lift

Creating a forever home is important. As you age and become less active, the last thing you want is to lose access to parts of your home or, worse still, to have to move. In the UK we have an ageing population, which won’t be able to be cared for in state care homes, so a lot of future care will need to happen at home. Installing a lift in

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