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Your Guide To Straight Stairlifts 2025

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How do they fit on the stairs?

Straight stairlifts are designed to help individuals navigate on a straight run of stairs. They are typically driven motorised chair and carriage moving in a linear motion typically on a rack and pinion system. They are an ideal solution if you have limited mobility providing you or a loved one a safer journey up and down the stairs.

Most straight staircases in the UK are 12-13 steps. A Straight stairlift can be fitted to a staircase as long as there are no triangular steps on the stairs with adequate room to get on and off the stairlift at the bottom and top of the stairs. A common thought is that customers think that stairlifts are fitted to the wall and that is NOT the case.Stairlifts are always fitted the the stairs and curved rail systems can sometimes be fitted to the ground floor and upper floors.

What exactly are straight stairlifts?

Frequently Asked Straight Stairlift Questions

What is the average cost for a straight stairlift?

Brand new Straight stairlifts average about £2495 for brand new and reconditioned models £1495. Factors for price difference depend on make, model and features. Extra costs are for stairlift features such as Powered swivel chairs, Powered footrests, manual hinge tracks, powered hinge tracks, Slide tracks and other upholstery colours.

How long does it take to fit a stairlift?

On the day of the installation of the stairlift it will only take a maximum of two hours to install. Most straight stairlifts can be installed next day with the average turnaround for installs done with in 4 days from placing an order. Compare prices here

What Stairlift Alternatives Can I Choose From?

The most common alternative to a stairlift is a Home Lift. However homelifts cost anything between £15,000-£25,000k for the average UK Household.A stairlift would cost a fraction in price.

How much to rent a stairlift?

Some stairlift companies rent straight or curved stairlifts. Companies charge a one off fee and either a monthly maintenance fee, quarterly fee or a yearly fee. Find out more here.

What is the max weight for a stairlift?

Most stairlifts will take a maximum of 18-20stone (114kg-127kg). However there are models that can take either 25 stone or 30 stone. read more on our Heavy Duty Stairlift Page

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