Model: 4-Person (750-pound capacity)
Track: 56' long at 37°
Area: Lake Erie
Year: 2018
This is our second lift on Lake Erie and was installed because the owners were finding that they could no longer get to the beach to spend time with their grandchildren.
We protected the steep sandy embankments during the build by working off ladders laid on the hillside. This minimized the damage to the vegetation whose roots are essential to keep the hill stable. The track design actually helps stabilize the slope as the legs are attached to footplates that are pinned into the ground and they are connected together by the track. The total ground coverage is less than 10 square feet compared to a typical staircase that would cover something like 50x4=200 square feet.
The lift fits nicely into one corner of the back yard. Postech Niagra did a beautiful job of building the upper station access platform.
The lift fits beautifully into the existing terrain. We attached the lower button box post to the track and their electrician used the lift to mount a pony panel at the top and an outlet at the bottom. Even though the lift station buttons are protected by silicon “boots” we turned the post so the buttons were on the “leeward” side of the post. No lower station platform was required.
From the water, the track far less visible than staircases and, as the vegetation grows back under and around the lift, it will become less and less visible over time.