Without a lift getting to the water involved a noisy, scary, 15 minute drive in a 4 x 4 vehicle on a steep, rough track that disturbed the neighbours. With the lift it’s 4 minutes and the neighbours can’t hear a thing nor can they see it from the water. Everybody loves it.
Lift 55: From the Cottage Yard to the Boathouse Yard.
Lift 48: 4-Person, Cottage to Dock, High off the Ground
There was no way for owners to use this property conveniently without a lift. Lovegrove Construction invited us to design a solution. It turned out there was only one spot at the top where we could place the lift and that, fortunately, worked for building the dock and the cottage.
Lifts 42 and 43: A Two-Lift System Combining a Single Pitch Upper Lift and a 2-Pitch Lower Lift
Lift 33: High & Steep: From the Cottage to the Dock
Lift 32: 260’: From the Cottage Veranda to the Dock
Lift 30: From Cottage to Path to Dock - With A Gorgeous Rock Wall View
We looked at several possible track routes before finding one tucked away from the rest of the property and almost invisible from the water yet is optimally located at both ends. It opens up easy access to the boathouse as well as a previously hidden and beautiful rock wall that is the highlight of the ride.
Lift 27: Cargo/Passenger Lift: From the Parking Area to the Cottage.
From the owner: “Access to our cottage on Lake Huron is down a hill of almost 100 cedar steps. Everything that we bring to the cottage or take away has to be lugged up and down the hill. My husband I had always thought we would wait until our senior years to put in a lift but the fact was that it made more sense to do it now and use it for the next 30-plus years.
Lift 14: Seven Stories To a Valley Floor
Lift 13: A Long Lift Through the Trees
Although this lift rises 80 feet from the lake to a hilltop through a mature forest, we were able to find an ideal line. The upper station is on a natural hillock and provides good access to the cottage. The lower station is a step off the forest floor, framed by two established trees. Amazingly, only one mature tree had to come down.