Common Residential Uses for Platform Lifts
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What Is a Residential Platform Lift?
A residential platform lift is designed to improve accessibility between levels over shorter vertical travel distances within or around the home.
Unlike full residential elevators that typically serve multiple interior floors, platform lifts are often used to address specific accessibility challenges such as entry transitions, raised first floors, or garage access.
Residential platform lifts are commonly selected because they:
- require less space than full elevators
- work well for short vertical travel
- improve wheelchair accessibility
- support access between entry levels
These systems are frequently used in both interior and exterior residential applications.
Garage-to-Main-Level Access
One of the most common residential platform lift applications involves access between garage level and the primary living floor of the home.
In homes where the garage sits below the main entry level, stairs can become a major accessibility barrier.
Platform lifts improve access between these levels while minimizing the construction required compared to larger elevator systems.
These installations are especially common in:
- split-entry homes
- raised ranch layouts
- hillside properties
- homes with below-grade garages
The Cibes Primo platform lift and Cibes Air are commonly used in these types of residential accessibility applications.
