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Default Residential Stairlifts

TroutFisher wrote:
This is for anyone who has one or researched installing
one.......Need
feedback.

What is the average cost for a good quality stairlift to be installed
in
an existing home? A simple 9 or 10 feet vertical run, with no turns.
I'm thinking 3 to 5 thousand but I could be way off.

Are they worth the money? Maintenance requirements? Operational
reliability?


That about covers the mid-range. You can go 2-3x up, maybe 3/4x down.

They're worth it if they're needed. Reliability is in this case in what
few I've seen/been around (maybe half-dozen(?)) seems reasonably good
but I'd say it definitely is related to initial cost (until you get to
the really high-end models that have a tremendous amount of cosmetics
built into them like the custom matching woodwork, etc., ...

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