Expert Stairlift Installation in Auburn Hills, MI

Straight rails run 2 to 4 hours on-site. Luis arrives, confirms the laser measurements, bolts the rail into the stair treads, mounts the chair, tests every safety sensor, and walks you through the remotes. Curved rails take 1 to 2 weeks for digital scanning and fabrication, but install day is still under 4 hours. No overnight workers, no multi-day disruptions to your Auburn Hills home.

No. Michigan treats stairlifts as removable equipment rather than structural modifications, so no building permit is required from Auburn Hills or Oakland County. If a dedicated electrical circuit is needed — common in the older Indian Village bungalows with original 1920s wiring — our licensed electrician pulls the electrical permit through the county and handles it. We manage all paperwork.

Yes, and this is the most common curved-rail install we do in Auburn Hills. The 1960s and 1970s split-levels along Shimmons Road and through Shadow Woods almost always have a mid-landing with a 90-degree turn. Luis digitally scans the staircase on the first visit, fabricates a curved rail that carries you from the entry to the upper bedrooms in one continuous ride, and adds a swivel-exit seat at the top. One ride, zero transfers.

Every outdoor install in Auburn Hills ships with freeze-rated lubricant, UV-stabilized upholstery, and an IP55-sealed motor housing that keeps out snow, ice, and moisture. The battery backup runs the lift during power outages — common during Michigan ice storms. Indoor installs in the older Shimmons Road and Indian Village homes use corrosion-resistant rail coatings to handle the basement-to-upper-floor humidity gradients common in Oakland County.

The HISA grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected, paid directly to us. Your closest VA facility is the Pontiac VA Clinic at 44200 Woodward Avenue, Suite 212, Pontiac, MI 48341 — about 10 minutes from Auburn Hills. The parent facility is the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center at 4646 John R Street, Detroit. Get a prescription from your VA primary care provider, and we prefill VA Form 10-0103 the same week.

Yes. Area Agency on Aging 1-B serves Oakland County and provides home modification assistance for adults 60 and older through the MI Choice Waiver. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority also offers the Home Repair and Accessibility program with grants and loans for accessibility modifications including stairlifts. Contact AAA 1-B at (800) 852-7795 or the MSHDA helpline to begin the application. We handle the vendor paperwork once approved.

Yes, through the MI Choice Waiver program — this is Michigan's specific HCBS program, not generic HCBS. Stairlifts qualify as environmental accessibility adaptations under an approved plan of care. You must be a Michigan resident, financially eligible for Medicaid, and assessed at nursing-facility level of care. Contact Area Agency on Aging 1-B at (800) 852-7795 to start the eligibility assessment for Auburn Hills residents. Name us as your provider and we handle the authorization paperwork.

Michigan does not have a separate state deduction, but the federal IRS classifies a physician-recommended stairlift as a qualified medical expense under Schedule A. If you itemize, the installation cost above 7.5% of your adjusted gross income reduces your taxable federal income. We provide a physician letter template at your assessment so Auburn Hills homeowners have the documentation ready before install day.