UK Stairlifts

How do stairlifts work?

Residential stairlifts operate on an aluminium track that is fitted onto the treads of the stairs – not the wall, although sometimes to the wall as well in the case of wheelchair-platform stairlifts. A motor fixed to the stairlift pulls the stairlift up and down the tracks. The rails for residential stairlifts in the UK are usually made from extruded aluminium. The rails can weigh 65lbs or more and are attached to the steps with metal cleats…