Quick stairlift query

dangers

My MIL is in need of a stairlift as she is struggling with the stairs.

My query is that the stairs are internal within the house (garage on one side, living room on the other). Can a stairlift therefore be put in, or do they have to be attached to an external wall?

Many thanks for any replies.

nigem

My parents have a Stannah that goes up the bannister side of the stairs. Also went round a bend so I cant see that you will have a problem.
HTH

bennyboy3

hi
Don't immediately go and buy a stairlift. These can often be provided by local authorities free of with a hefty grant. Usually an occupational therapist assessment is required . Dont know where you stay but worth a check

googler

Any that I've seen have been attached to the stair treads, and not the wall.....

Biggles

I believe, as Googler says, (and I have had to look into these things) the normal (only?) method of fitting is to the treads.

nearlyrich

They have a rail that runs up one side of the stairs, if you NEED one the local authority may be able to help but they will probably try to put you off applying if they can.

dangers

There's been a lot of useful information here - thanks everyone. Hopefully we can now look into it a bit further.

barbinabox

This is a little bit off the subject but hope it may be of help.
There is a long waiting list for stair lifts from social services in our area (merseyside) Buying new from recognised firms like stannah or acorn is expensive but we bought one as my father in law needed help immediately. When he later moved into a nursing home we found difficulties finding a new home for the stairlift as it had to be removed before the house was sold. The firm we had bought it from offered a very low buy back price. There are independent mobility shops around who were either not interested or who had more than they could cope with. We ended up giving ours away to a friend of a friend. Please have a good look around and check out ebay or freecycle or the likes before paying out a lot of money.

Mojisola

Don't buy one until your MIL has had an assessment by an OT. They will tell you what type of lift she needs and help you when you are facing the salesmen. We had a really bad experience with Acorn - it was like having an aggressive double-glazing salesman in the house! We bought a Minivator lift which has all the extras the OT said Mum needed and it cost a lot less than an Acorn one.

Her stairlift is screwed into the treads - nothing touches the wall - but we did have to take the handrail off on that side.

Added: Mum was assessed at an Independent Living Centre - https://www.ilp-ltd.co.uk/. Find out if there's one in your area. They have been very helpful with all sorts of things to make her home safer.

They also link to https://www.disabledgear.com/

tich2

private message sent. Let me know if you need anymore help.

muskoka

pm sent also