Lift hire for your cabin in Kvitfjell

When the cabin is tallest on the wrong side

From the car park the cabin looks low. Walk round to the downhill side and you are suddenly standing under a wall two and a half storeys high, with a terrace, large windows and a gable facing out over the valley. That is the wall that needs staining, and that is where it is steepest.

Here it is rarely enough to look at height alone. The lift often has to stand some way down the slope or off to the side, and then outreach counts at least as much. Draw a simple sketch, or use the height and outreach chart, before you call.

A tracked lift is the first choice on the hillside

A tracked lift runs on rubber tracks over gravel, heather and lawn, and it can stand on a slope where a wheeled lift cannot get support. The 12-metre model levels itself, so the platform stays level even if the ground does not. For the tallest cabins we have an 18-metre tracked lift with outriggers.

If you need to reach over a terrace or an extension to the wall behind, an articulating boom is an alternative. It needs firmer ground, but gets round obstacles a straight boom cannot.

If the cabin has a flat plot in front and a driveway with a firm surface, a trailer lift can do the job. That applies to fewer cabins here than in flatter areas.

Solar panels, roof windows and flashings

More and more people are fitting solar panels on the cabin roof to avoid running a generator or to cover some of their power needs. With a lift, the electrician and installer can work from the platform instead of walking on a steep roof with slippery roofing.

The same goes for roof windows that need replacing, chimney flashings that have started to leak, and snow guards that need refixing after a heavy winter. These are jobs where a ladder against the eaves is a bad idea.

Carpenters working on several cabins in the area often hire the lift for a period and move it between jobs. Mention this when you order, and we will find a lift that is easy to move.

Fifty kilometres takes a bit of planning

The lift comes from Lillehammer, so it pays to combine jobs. If you are staining, clearing gutters and changing a light, do it all in the same rental period. Agree with a neighbour if you want to share the lift, so you avoid two trips.

The hills up from the E6 are long and steep. If you are towing a trailer lift yourself, the car must be up to it. Read the guide on car and trailer. We always deliver tracked lifts with our own transport, and you get instruction once the lift is in place.

In winter the road must be ploughed and gritted all the way. In spring there may be weight restrictions on roads during the thaw, so check with the road owner before you order.

Tell us this when you call

Where the cabin is, how high the wall is at its highest point, how the ground slopes and what the surface is. Mention any barrier or code lock, and whether the driver can turn at the cabin. A couple of photos of the driveway and the downhill side save us a lot of questions.

If you need a lift down in the valley instead, on a farm or a commercial building, see lift rental in Ringebu. Call +47 948 87 000.