Thank you so much, Kevin. I really do appreciate you generosity in sharing your insight. I did not get a notification that you responded, so sorry for the delay. I believe the Freelift is called the Freecurve here in the states. It is available and I have received a quote on it. unfortunately I do not think it will work with the 90 degree at the bottom. I believe it will stick out about 4″ too far. I liked the Bruno, but I don’t think it can accomplish the curves we want and the rail is very bulky and unsightly in the eyes of my mother-in-law.
The Stannah rep will be going back to my in-laws house to do a survey and see if they can get the rail inside. He is doing it free of charge because he is confident it can be done, saying the rail can be within 4.7″ of the wall. I think if they wall mount, rather than mount on the landing, on the bottom portion of the track, it may be possible.
If it does not work, then we would choose the hinged model, as we believe going on the inside would be the best solution as far as storing the chair upstairs, aesthetics and allowing furniture to be placed in the area where the chair would travel if it used an outside track. However, you seem to indicate that this may not be a good idea and a probable future point of failure. That is discouraging because we thought it was innocuous aesthetically and could provide a good solution.
Harmar seems to be a copy of the Stannah.
Perhaps we will have to accept that the outside rail may be the only way to go.
The Stannah rep claims that the Stanna Siena 260 is a MUCH better system than the Freecurve. He claims the Freecurve is a MUCH bumpier and less stable ride and that the parts used, and the engineering found in the Stannah is better. Of course I realize he is biased and that is why I come to places like this to engage with people who really know and don’t have much reason to lead me astray. Unfortunately there is not a lot of resources on this subject and most are paid advertisements under the guise of being reviews.
You seem to think that the Freecurve is as good or better than the Stannah 260. Am I correct? What are the benefits and drawback to each in your eyes?
