Chair Lifts Overview

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• A chair lift is a chair attached to a track that is mounted on a stairway.
• Sizes usually fit people up to about 250 lbs.
• There are a few models that will fit a larger person.
• Seats fold to give space for home stair users to pass by the chair.
• Tracks are attached to the stairs...not the wall.
• Review stair lift comparisons.

Chair Lift Dimensions

• Most chairs fold and take up about 14" of the stairway.
• The rail takes up about 5-10" of the stairway depending on the model selected.
• Plug in style or battery operated still rely on power to operate.
• Most chair lifts extend beyond the top step a few inches.
• If you have a door right at the top of your stairs then the exact model selected is extremely important.
• At the bottom of the stairs....the rail goes to the floor...so that the chair lift seat goes to a satisfactory level to transfer.
• Stopping the track and chair short of the bottom landing is not a good idea because this makes the seat higher and more difficult to get on.