New disabled stair lifts can be expensive. This has resulted in people exploring the reconditioned market. Interest in reconditioned disabled chair lifts has been further fuelled by auction sites such as eBay. Reconditioned disabled stair lifts often pop up on eBay for prices as low as £150. These disabled chairlifts, though, tend to have missing parts and are very old. Imagine you’ve bought a new house and are stuck with a disabled stairlift – it’s so much easier to put it on eBay than to face removal and disposal of the disabled stair lift yourself…

Renting a disabled stair lift could be a good move if someone in your household has had an accident and has temporarily lost the use of their legs – perhaps they’ve broken both legs and have to recover over a period of a few months. If you or a relative are at home with a virus or some other debilitating illness like glandular fever (mononucleosis). This won’t last for ever, but it will mean you have very little energy. A handicap chair lift can help you get around the house…

When buying disabled stairlifts, people are moving towards DIY installations. It’s a fashion that is not always discouraged by disabled stair lift dealers, who tell the client that installation is easy and that it will save them money. However, unless you know what you are doing, installing your own handicap stair lift can be very dangerous. Some organisations have voiced concern about the situation, including the British Healthcare Trades Association. The BHTA has said that disabled people might be risking their lives by installing their own chair lifts. A BHTA representative said, “DIY stairlifts are an accident waiting to happen”…

Installing a disabled stairlift can be a complicated business that should be left to professional installers. Where space is desperately needed, the stair lift is usually installed on the staircase itself. However, when space is plentiful, the disabled stairlift can be installed on the wall…

Handicap stairlifts or chair lifts can be very liberating and can improve the lifestyle of your relative. Here at UK Stairlifts, we’ve a wide range of handicap chair lifts to choose from. Getting the right handicap stair lift for individual needs is important, though. Here are a few things to bear in mind…