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Answers About Mobility And Accessibility Equipment
Plain writing about how this equipment works, what it costs, what it does not do, and how to choose between the options. Written for anybody researching it, whether you buy from us or not.
Stairlifts
Can a Stairlift Be Removed? What Happens When You No Longer Need It
The rail fixes to the treads rather than the wall, and it comes off. What removal actually involves, and what the stairs…
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Choosing Equipment
Two Staircases, One Problem: Do You Need Two Stairlifts?
Basements, split levels and three-story houses. When a second lift is worth it and when it is the wrong spend.
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Aging in Place
Bariatric and Heavy-Duty Stairlifts
Most stairlifts stop at 300 or 400 lb. What exists above that, what changes in the machine, and the questions nobody asks…
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Costs & Funding
Stairlift Warranties and Service Plans, Compared
What a headline warranty usually covers, what it usually does not, and the three questions that tell you whether a service plan…
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For Caregivers
Stairlift Troubleshooting: Six Things to Check Before You Call
Most call-outs are one of six things, and four of them you can fix in a minute. What to check, and what…
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Choosing Equipment
Stairlift Models Compared: Capacity, Rail, Width and Lead Time
The figures that actually separate one model from another, taken from the manufacturers rather than from a sales sheet, with the ones…
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Children of Aging Parents
Paying for a Stairlift Over Time
Financing, paying outright and family arrangements compared. What to ask before signing anything, and the questions that reveal a bad deal.
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Choosing Equipment
Buying a Stairlift Online, or Fitting It Yourself
Both look like a saving and both usually are not. The specific reasons, without the scare tactics.
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Children of Aging Parents
Will the Rail Be in the Way? Living With a Stairlift You Do Not Use
The objection that stops more purchases than price. What the rail actually takes up, and what to do about the two real…
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