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Straight Stairlifts

Is it going to be a straight stairlift?

A straight lift is the most popular - and the most economic. All stairlifts these days fit to the stairs - never the wall - and as most modern ones are slimline there is always plenty of room for others to walk past it. It is remarkable just how quickly one can be fitted so there is no mess, no fuss and the fact that they plug in to a convenient power socket, which can be a few yards away doesn't cause the need for electrical work. 

If the stairlift track cannot get through your door and on to your stairs in one piece - it comes in two sections. Even if there is a door way at the bottom of the stairs - the lift's track can have a 'hinge' part section which lifts easily out of the way when not in use. This way no one can trip over it and nor does it block the opening of a door. 

When the hinge is in the 'up position' the lift is parked a couple of steps up (or indeed at the top of the stairs) and a simple remote control calls it when needed. The remotes are very easy to use. Some have just a red and green button. Red goes up and green comes down .... or just remember 'red for bed'. And don't forget that your remotely operated stairlift is also a tool with which to send the washing up and down - or is even an ideal method a breakfast in bed delivery! 

I promise you - and reports I get all the time confirm this - a stairlift will make you laugh... and one does not need to be a doctor to know what is indeed one of the best medicines in the history of mankind. A certain renowned large stairlift company has even produced its own cartoon website that will bring a little amusement into what many needlessly consider to be a depressing exercise - buying a stairlift.. See ..click here to laugh..... On a serious note - young visitors (grand children or great-grand children and perhaps even older grown up family members) can have a ride on your new 'vehicle for safety' - but a chair lift is not a toy - so please make the rules and keep folk in order. The key can always be taken out and hidden if necessary!

You don't need to judge from my comments here what type of stairlift is needed. The correct impartial and free advice I can arrange a survey - or further discussion on the telephone - will help you.

The subject of ‘which stairlift’ can at first appear to be a complicated one – but rest assured that my guidance and direction will make it so simple. Surprisingly, the installation of a straight lift takes less than one hour. Curved stairlift systems may take a few hours - say a morning or an afternoon.

If you have any questions ASK ME

To conclude on who actually makes stairlifts – we have the following (listed in alphabetical order) British manufacturers –

Acorn Stairlifts (which now incorporates Bison Bede)
Brooks Stairlifts (which is in fact Acorn)
Liftable-Cumbria Stairlifts
Meditek Stairlifts
Minivator Stairlifts
Powerdrive Stairlifts
Stannah Stairlifts

Contact me or call Freephone 0800 007 5050 8am to 11pm and you will be making the first sensible step to find out what in my opinion is the right direction in which to go. 

Kind regards

Doctor Neil Stirling MB ChB.

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