Reply To: Help! Need advice to choose a stairlift for my inlaws in US

[kevin]

April 2, 2021 at 6:10 pm

Sorry couldn’t edit my reply here’s the full version
That gives a clearer idea of the layout.
If cost is a major issue then you may consider fitting an infill box on the first landing to create a flat area and have a pair of straight lifts which would probably be about half the cost of a curved lift, obviously the lower lift would have to be either hinged or a slide track. Straight lifts will offer better reliability in general terms. It would just depend on the users ability to transfer safely between lifts.
Have you also looked at through floor/ home lifts again we are going up in cost but it is something that may at least add value to a property when the time comes to sell, in the UK a stairlift kind of boxes a property as suitable for a specific age group so estate agents will normally suggest getting them removed and there’s no real resale value as the rail is bespoke to the staircase.
If a curve lift is the only option to be considered then I would be looking at a lift like the Thyssen/Access Flow X if it’s available in the states