Lift rental in Otta

The centre, commercial buildings and traffic along the E6

In the middle of Otta, commercial buildings, blocks of flats and public buildings stand close together, and much of the traffic through the valley passes right by. Lift jobs here are often signs and façade lighting, windows on the first and second floors, gutters and roof maintenance on buildings right up against the pavement.

When there is little space in front of the building, a scissor lift or a compact trailer lift is usually easiest to get in. Inside shops and warehouses by the station area and along the E6, electric scissor lifts are used for fitting lighting, ventilation and cable trays, with no exhaust indoors.

If the lift stands on the pavement or in the street, you often need permission from the municipality or the road owner. This also applies for short periods, and it is good to have it in place before the lift arrives.

Detached houses on steep hillsides

Many of the housing estates around Otta lie on the hillside up from the valley floor. That gives a fine view, but makes setting up harder: the driveway slopes, and the garden behind the house is often a storey lower than the road.

A trailer lift has outriggers that are adjusted individually, so it stands steady even if the ground is not flat. If the terrain gets too steep or soft, a 12-metre tracked lift is a good alternative. It runs on tracks over lawn and gravel and levels itself before you go up.

Cabins towards Rondane

East of Otta the road climbs towards Høvringen and Mysusæter, with cabins and mountain lodges on the edge of Rondane. Up there the typical jobs are roof maintenance, staining tall gable walls, fitting snow guards and clearing trees that hang over the roof.

Cabin roads can be narrow and steep, and in winter they may not be ploughed all the way. So check the road and the set-up area before you order, and preferably schedule the job for the snow-free season. If you are wondering whether your car can tow the lift up, read the guide on car and trailer.

Sjoa, Heidal and the villages of Sel

Outside the centre, Sel is a municipality of farms, smallholdings and scattered houses along the valley sides. In Sjoa and Heidal there are many older farmhouses, and it is common here to replace cladding, stain barn walls and re-lay roofs on outbuildings.

Farm roads are often gravel with a steep final climb up to the yard. Before you collect the lift, it is wise to look at where it will stand: ideally on flat, firm gravel, not on the edge of an embankment or right over a manhole. Allow plenty of time the first time the lift is set up, especially if you have not used a trailer lift before.

Collect in Lom or have it delivered

In Lom we keep equipment at Gausdal Landhandleri: the Dino 135TB and Dino 180XTB trailer lifts, a scissor lift, a mini excavator, a plate compactor and scaffold trailers. The Lom depot has its own number, +47 941 71 111, and is open Mon–Fri 07–17 and Sat 09–15.

If you need something bigger, such as a boom lift, an articulating boom lift or a tracked lift with longer outreach, we drive it up from the main depot in Lillehammer. Everything can be delivered with our own transport, and you get instruction when the lift is collected or delivered.

Which lift suits the job?

What matters is the working height, how far out you need to reach and what the lift will stand on. Tell us how high the roof or wall is, whether it is steep or soft where the lift will stand, and whether there is power nearby. Then we will find a lift that suits, whether it is in Lom or has to come from Lillehammer.

Many choose a trailer lift because it can stay for the whole rental period and be moved around the house as you go. For a short job inside a building, a scissor lift can be quicker to get started with.