Do you have a straight staircase?

Do you struggle to climb the stairs in your house? Do you have a straight staircase? Well then a straight stairlift might be the solution to your mobility problems.

There are a range of stairlifts available which allows you to be sure that you will be buying the right one for you. This includes stairlifts suitable for straight, curved, and outdoor stairs, as well as those for people that struggle bending their knees. The stairlift addressed here is the most common; the straight stairlift.

A Straight Stairlift

The straight stairlift is for just that, people with stairs that are straight. It has many features which makes it easy and extremely safe to use.

Some of the features that address safety issues when using a straight stairlift include dual electronic and mechanical braking systems, limit sensors and 24 volt DC operation. The braking systems ensure that there is absolutely no chance of the stairlift freefalling towards the bottom of a flight of stairs. Limit sensors are positioned on the footrest of the stairlift and ensure that if the stairlift senses an obstruction, it will come to a stop to avoid any accidents taking place. Also, the 24 volt DC ensures safety is maintained when using the stairlift because it avoids using mains electricity. This makes sure that if there is a mains power cut, the stairlift will still take you safely and smoothly to the top or bottom of the stairs without getting stranded half way up the stairs.

So all in all, a straight stairlift allows you to travel up and down your stairs easily, safely and comfortably.

Do you have a curved staircase?

Do you have difficulties when climbing the stairs? Do your stairs make you feel like a prisoner, trapped in your own home? Do you have a curved staircase? If your answer to these questions is yes, the solution could be a curved stairlift.

A Curved Stairlift

Even though walking up and down the stairs may seem like a simple task; it can be made really difficult if someone has even slightly reduced mobility. This is why a curved stairlift might be the sensible option.

Stairlifts come in all different shapes and sizes, including stairlifts for straight, curved, narrow and wide staircases, and even those for outdoor steps. Stairlifts can even be personally designed and manufactured for the customer in order for it to fit their stairs and needs exactly.

Curved stairlifts can be specifically designed for curved staircases and provides the ultimate in versatility. And before you worry about it not being as tried and tested as much as stairlifts for straight staircases think again!

Curved stairlifts have many of the same features as straight stairlifts, including easy to use controls, a swivel seat, a secure seat belt and smooth start and stop action. The curved stairlifts also has the added extra of being able to tackle staircases that are curved.

So, all in all the curved stairlift has all of the same features as a straight stairlift, just simply with the added extra of being able to tackle tricky curved staircases, so much so in fact that the curved stair lift will even tackle spiral staircases.

Struggle with the stairs? Struggle bending your knees?

Do you have stairs in your home? Do you struggle getting up and down them? Are they narrow or do you struggle bending your knees? Answered yes to most or all of these questions? Then a perched stairlift might be exactly what you need.

Perched Stairlift

Perched stairlifts allow people who either have narrow stairs or people that struggle bending their knees to get the help they need when ascending or descending their stairs. These stairlifts enable people who cannot, or find it uncomfortable to, bend their knees sufficiently to allow them to sit down on a normal straight stairlift to stand or perch on this stairlift so that they have as comfortable journey as possible up and down the stairs.

Perch stairlifts include many of the same features as the straight and curved stairlifts; however, they allow people to stand up to travel up and down the stairs. This may not sound like the safest way to travel but the perch stairlift has been designed with the users’ safety as the top priority. This means that features were included in the perch stairlift for example a seatbelt to ensure the user is securely fastened to the stairlift while it is in use.

The perched stairlift also has the same comfort and safety features as both straight and curved stairlifts, including wireless remote controls, rack and pinion drive, soft start and stop technology and whisper quiet operation. These features enable the perch stairlift to be both comfortable and functional in homes.

So don’t worry if you have problems bending your knees, or have narrow stairs, simply ask about perched stairlifts.