Disabled Stair Lift

Are you or is anyone in your family disabled and unable to cope with steps or stairs in any form? If so you maybe even now are looking to install a disabled stair lift and you will bless the day you did.

From the stairs being an almost insurmountable obstacle they will become nothing at all, with the help of the stair lift they will not be a problem any more.

Apart from the misery of possibly not being able to get full enjoyment from your home, perhaps you have had to restrict yourself to the rooms on the bottom level. Or maybe you are struggling on with the stairs.

This is neither safe nor necessary – there is help for this situation.

The installation of a disabled stair lift, you will discover, is quite a simple procedure taking only around a couple of hours or so and will not turn your house upside down whilst the work is being carried out.This work can even be carried out by the householder if necessary.

If your stairs have a curve in them, not only will you have to have the tracks custom made, but the lift is going to cost more naturally and the installation could take 2 or 3 hours longer.

The track will be laid along the stair treads and actually fixed to a number of them.

Most stair lifts make use of the house mains electricity, and some operate using batteries, but now many manufacturers produce these lifts with a battery included as a backup. This is particularly useful and in some cases essential, especially if you are unlucky enough to live somewhere where there are power interruptions on a regular basis.

The battery power means that the passenger on the disabled stair lift will never be stuck halfway up or down the stairs, nor marooned upstairs or downstairs, unable to use the lift during a power cut.

The lifts are quite versatile and can carry a good range of weights ranging from 250lbs. right up to 400 or even 500 lbs. This varies from model to model and is something you need to check on before buying.

If this expenditure is going to cause a problem with your cash flow you could always consider looking for a pre-owned model. I would advise caution about where you buy this, a private sale could give you a really good price but I doubt you could expect any sort of guarantee with this.

If you were to approach a normal supplier I think they would probably have some recycled or reconditioned models in stock. It is well worth asking the question.

Even with second-hand lifts I think you might be able to have the option of a payment plan.

The good thing about buying from a regular stockist is that you are sure to get some length of guarantee.

The installation of a stair lift is seen by institutions like Medicare as a home modification and as such they will not help with any payments for this. You could have private insurance that may contribute some costs, again, it is well worth asking.

On the subject of home modification, this type of installation can increase the value of your home by as much as 10%, this is an additional and very welcome bonus.

Electric Stair Lifts