Lift rental in Dokka

Timber buildings and wood-based industry

Forestry has long been important to Nordre Land, and you can see it in the buildings. There are many timber houses, and commercial buildings where timber is stored or processed. Warehouses and production halls often have high ceilings, with roof beams, lighting and extraction that need attention.

For indoor jobs we have electric scissor lifts from 7.5 to 12 metres. Outside on a gravelled area, an outdoor scissor lift is a better fit, as it has larger wheels and copes with uneven ground. Ask whoever runs the site where forklifts and timber lorries drive, so the lift is not in the way.

In dusty halls, you should blow or wipe the lift clean before it is returned. Sawdust in the wheels and on the platform makes the machine slippery to stand on.

Houses in the centre and along the river

In and around Dokka centre there are detached houses, smaller apartment buildings and commercial buildings. Many of the houses have timber cladding that needs painting every few years, and gutters that need checking after the winter.

A trailer lift is the most common choice here. It stands steady on its outriggers and reaches a two-storey house without any trouble. If you are unsure how to set it up, you can read the guide on how to use a trailer lift before you start. You also get a run-through when the lift is delivered.

Near the river and the fjord the ground can be damp. Put boards under the outriggers if the ground gives when you press a heel into it.

The cabin areas in the mountains

West and north of Dokka the land rises towards the mountains, with cabin areas around Synnfjell and Spåtind. Typical cabin jobs are staining log walls, new snow guards, chimney flashings and fitting solar panels.

The roads into the cabin areas are often narrow and steep, and the plots tend to be on sloping ground with rocks and heather. A self-levelling tracked lift gets where a trailer cannot stand. For tall cabin walls with a terrace in front, our 18-metre tracked lift can reach over the terrace and in to the wall.

Tell us what the road is like when you order: whether there is a barrier, how steep the last hill is and whether there is room to turn with a trailer.

The farms in Torpa and along Randsfjorden

Out from Dokka there are rural communities with farms on the hillsides. There are barns and farm buildings with tall walls and large roof areas. For buildings like these a short lift is rarely enough. A trailer lift of 16 to 21 metres gives enough height for most barns.

Farm tracks can be soft in spring while the frost is leaving the ground. Arrange delivery for when the ground can bear the weight, or let the lift stand in the yard where the ground is firm.

Ordering and delivery to Nordre Land

The lifts are kept at the depot at Hovemovegen 33 in Lillehammer, which is open on weekdays from 07:00 to 16:00. Most people in Nordre Land have the lift delivered with our own transport, and instruction is always included.

Call +47 948 87 000, tell us what you need to do and where, and we will find a lift that suits the job.

If you have several jobs nearby, for example two cabins in the same area or both a house and a barn on the same farm, it is a good idea to say so when you order. The lift can then be moved between the sites within the same rental period, and you do not have to order transport twice.