opinion of them. This is for a straight staircase of fourteen steps.
UK ONLY, and PLEASE - No silly Thora Hird jokes!
Many thanks in advance.
2007-02-23 21:47:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
SORRY - I should have said I've naturally done ALL of the websites already. I'm asking for EXPERIENCE and OPINIONS - NOT how to get one !
2007-02-23 22:11:52 · update #1
I recently made enquiries from several firms. The first one phoned twenty minutes before their rep was due to turn up for an appointment made a week earlier to ask if they could change it... and I soon crossed THEM off the list, and after several other vain efforts to get quotes, just ONE of the companies not only e-mailed me by return with their lowest price (enabling me to use it as a guide) but then followed it up by post, and when I made a phone call to them, they kept the appointment despite having to travel a long distance and then face all the parking problems we have round here! On top of that, I was then given a quote which matched what they had given me previously, so take your time and if they can't even keep an appointment to quote, just think what their other service might be like and go for somebody else.
2007-02-28 01:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by Richard E 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Stannah are as good as any, but dont rely too much on their 'buy back' scheme. A relative had one fitted ( only a standard 13 step straight one, which would have fitted a thousand other homes) at a cost of a bit over £2000 and unfortunately the relative died after only a couple of months, hence the stairlift was just like brand new.... and Stannahs buy back price ........£450.....?????
2007-02-28 13:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without seeming to promote the company I work for (though a different department - Railway Lifts). Stannah have the name for reason, they offer the service and reliability, not necessarily the cheapest but certainly one of the better types available.
Oh and for the record Thora gave Stannah the cheapest advertising ever, it was to a competitor she lent her name, not us
2007-02-24 11:16:29 · answer #3 · answered by superliftboy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My wife had one installed two years ago. She has MS and cannot traverse stairs. We had it installed so she can go to the basement with the kids. Without it, there's no way she could go downstairs. Best thing we ever did. Good luck
2007-02-24 07:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by tim r 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Both my Dad and my (great)-aunt had a Stannah, and they seemed to work fine. I've no experience of other brands.
2007-03-02 15:15:09 · answer #5 · answered by selractrad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get one approved by Medicare, Or it's UK counterpart. If it's not certified, you cannot deduct it, or make a claim for reimbursement.
2007-02-24 06:02:39 · answer #6 · answered by sgthaw 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my stepmum has one as she has MS, obviously they are handy when you find it difficult to go upstairs.
ring around and get quotes for them as they vary in price.
my stepmums was £1,100 but it was reconditioned. new ones are up to £2,000.
there is a company in blackpool that sells them and fixes it for you or look in your yellow pages for your local shop.
2007-02-24 05:53:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Spoilsport...Not even just one Thora Hird joke ?.....
2007-02-24 05:51:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
if your very disabled there's no better way i dont use one but i know someone who does and they regard it as part of the furniture
2007-02-27 16:23:47 · answer #9 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.stannahstairlifts.co.uk/default.asp?rw.cm=Overture_UK,PPC,lift+stair+stannah
try the link i had one of these no probs .,
2007-02-24 05:50:45 · answer #10 · answered by minty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋