A lift for your cabin at Hafjell

The jobs waiting for a lift

The most common reason people call us about Hafjell is staining. Log walls and bargeboards dry out in sun and wind, and the gable is rarely something you want to reach from a ladder. With a lift you can do the whole wall at an even height, and you stand safely while you work.

After staining come gutters that have cracked in the cold, snow guards that have come loose and chimney flashings that leak. Some want to fit solar panels or a new roof window, others just want to change the bulb in the outdoor light on the ridge or straighten the aerial.

If a tree has grown too close to the cabin, the lift can give you a safe working height for pruning. The actual felling of larger trees is best left to people who know what they are doing.

Check three things before you order

First, the road. Many cabin areas have narrow gravel roads with tight bends and steep climbs, and some have a barrier with a key fob or code. Let us know, so the driver knows what to expect and you do not have to wait down at the barrier.

Then the space by the cabin. Where can the lift stand, and is the ground firm there? Lawn and moss over soft ground cannot always take a trailer with outriggers. You then need boards under the outriggers, or a tracked lift that spreads the weight.

Finally, the height. Measure from the ground to the highest point you need to reach, and think about how far from the wall the lift must stand. A terrace or a projecting roof means you need more outreach than you might think. The height and outreach chart helps you work it out.

Trailer lift or tracked lift?

If the cabin is on a flat plot with a firm driveway, a trailer lift is the simplest. It is quick to set up, and a 12 or 13-metre one reaches up to most cabins with a loft.

If the plot slopes, or the lift has to cross lawn and heather to get to the wall, the tracked lift is better. It goes where a trailer cannot, and the 12-metre one levels itself on rough ground.

If you need to reach over a large terrace or an extension to the wall behind, an articulating boom lift may be right. It bends over the obstacle instead of going straight out.

A short drive means you can collect it yourself

The smallest trailer lifts can be towed by an ordinary car, and it is not far from Hovemovegen to Hafjell. But the hills up to the cabins are steep, so the car must have enough power and be approved for the weight. Check the guide to cars and trailers before you come.

We drive the tracked lifts and the larger lifts up with our own transport. You get instruction either way, whether you collect or we deliver.

Choose days when the cabin area is quiet

During the winter holiday, Easter and the summer holidays the cabin areas are full, the roads busy and the neighbours at home. Those are bad days to park a lift on a shared road. Weekdays in May, June, August and September are usually easier.

It works in winter too, but the access must then be cleared of snow and gritted, and the spot where the lift will stand must be cleared down to firm ground. It is not enough for the snow to look hard.

If the cabin is in Øyer down in the valley, or you will use the lift on a farm or a house in the village, see lift rental in Øyer.