When the need for a stair lift arises, a family often scrambles to become educated quickly about brands, dealers and prices. Many of todays homes have the bed rooms and bath rooms upstairs. Faced with the choice of moving or having a family member sleep in the living room, many consider getting a stair lift as an alternative.
1) How is the track attached to the walls?
Answer: The stair lift track is not attached to the wall. The track for the stairlift is fixed to the stair tread.
2) I have a landing midway up the stairs. Can a stairlift go around corners?
Answer: There are straight stair lifts and curved lifts. Straight stair lifts cost usually 70-75% less than curved lifts. The curved lift is a custom made machine that is much more complicated than a straight stair lift. Many people install 2 straight stair lifts and spend less than half as much as they would on a curved one.
3) Does Medicare pay for a stair lift? Will my insurance company pay for a lift?
Answer: Medicare will not pay for a stairlift. Some insurance companies will pay for a lift, you will need to call your insurance company to find out if your policy will cover it. In most cases, they will not pay.
4) How can we lower the cost of purchasing a stair lift?
Answer: Consider purchasing a machine over the Internet. Internet dealers often have lower overhead that traditional stores. To get the greatest savings, ask a family member of friend to do the installation. Many of the lifts sold today can be self installed, typically saving $400-$600 in professional fees.
5) There are very many web sites 35-60 that sell stair lifts and it all looks hopelessly confusing. How do I choose?
Answer: The web is crowded with many sites that sell stair lifts and there is often conflicting information given. Almost all of the stair lifts sold online are manufactured by 2 companies, Summit Stairlifts and Acorn Stairlifts. The Summit is made in America and is sold under a few different brand names. The Acorn is made in England and is sold under different brand names as well. When choosing which dealer to purchase from, consider what kind of service you will get from him.
6) Which one do you sell and why?
Answer: At Accessibility4Less we only sell the Summit brand stair lift for self installation. It is very easy to install, clients have reported installing it in an average of 3-4 hours. It can be installed by anyone with a few simple hand tools and a drill. It is also easy to maintain. It does not have a circuit board or any computer chips to go bad, it uses relays rather and microprocessors. Practically maintenance free, it needs a few shots of lubricant every few months.
Competing brands that have mother boards, microprocessors and computer chips are often problematic and require professional repairs. (Replacing a mother board on an Acorn unit will cost about $500 in parts and $200 in labor).
7) Why don't you advertise your prices?
Answer: Many manufacturers have minimum advertised prices. If a dealer posts a price online that is below the established minimum competitors report him to the manufacturer.
Our stair lift prices are typically far below the required minimums. In order to stay out of trouble, we issue discount coupons
John Sargent is an Expert in the field of accessibility products. He is the owner of http://www.Accessibility4Less.com John is also the founder of RampNOW.com John is a leading expert on bath tub lifts and stair lifts. He can be reached at 800-315-6892 from 8AM - 10PM Central time.
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