Most stairlift installations run perfectly smoothly and pose no problems at all. However, others can be trickier. If, for example, your relative’s stairway features a door at the top or bottom, it could become blocked by the rail of a conventional stairlift. Fortunately, the top UK stairlift manufacturers have designed stairlift models to get around this issue…

At UK Stairlifts, we’ve fitted many stair lifts over the years. Stairlifts broadly fall into two categories – straight or curved. Straight stair-lifts are relatively straightforward to fit and the whole job can be done and dusted in around an hour.

People who have trouble getting up and down the stairs often consider alternatives to stairslifts. These people often think about making dramatic and sometimes expensive alterations to the way they live, like moving to a bungalow or stopping using the upstairs of their properties. Sometimes, it can help to remind them that a stairlift, or stairway lift, is a better and more-economical solution…

At UK Stairlifts, we’ve been in the residential stair-lifts business for many years, and there are several questions that new stairlift users and potential users ask over and over again…

Over the last few decades, stairlifts have become a firm fixture in the UK’s mobility marketplace. They provide the elderly and people with mobility problems the opportunity to remain in their own homes, without substantial modifications.

So, stairlifts offer people the opportunity to keep their independence. But which one is right for your relative? After all, everyone has different circumstances.