Expert Stairlift Installation in Center, TX

Most straight installs in Center take about three hours. Curved installs run four to six hours because the custom rail needs precise alignment. We bolt the rail directly to the stair treads — not the wall — so your drywall and trim stay intact. We test the lift fully, clean up, and show you how everything works before we leave. You can use it the same day.

No. The rail mounts to the stair treads with heavy-duty bolts, not to the wall. That matters in Center's older homes — the 1910s-1920s houses around Pecan Street and the Courthouse Square with original woodwork you don't want touched. When the lift is eventually removed, the bolt holes in the treads can be filled and finished. We never drill into drywall, plaster, or wainscoting.

Yes. Many homes we work on in Center — especially the brick ranches built in the 1960s and 1970s off San Augustine Street and Hurst Street — have carpeted stairs. The rail bolts through the carpet into the solid wood tread underneath. The carpet compresses around the bracket and the install stays clean. We've done hundreds of carpeted staircases across Shelby County.

Yes. The older homes around the Courthouse Square sometimes have stairways as narrow as 29 to 30 inches. Our straight stairlift folds up to about 12 inches from the wall when parked, leaving room for others to pass. We measure everything during the free assessment and won't recommend a lift that doesn't fit. In fifteen years working Shelby County, I've only found two staircases we genuinely couldn't fit.

The application has two parts: the HISA grant request and a medical-necessity statement from your VA primary care provider. Center veterans typically use the Charles Wilson VA Outpatient Clinic at 2206 North John Redditt Drive in Lufkin, about 55 miles southwest. For more complex needs, the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center at 510 East Stoner Avenue in Shreveport is about an hour northeast. We help with the paperwork during your free assessment.

Yes. The STAR+PLUS waiver, managed by Texas Health and Human Services, covers minor home modifications — including stairlifts — when they are medically necessary to keep a qualifying person at home rather than in a nursing facility. There is a $7,500 lifetime limit for minor home modifications. You need to be enrolled in STAR+PLUS managed care and have your service coordinator approve the modification, and we can outline what documentation they'll need.

The Texas Ramp Project serves Shelby County for exterior access needs, and while they focus on ramps they can sometimes connect residents to other home-modification resources. For veterans, the Shelby County Veterans Service Office in Center helps with HISA grant applications. We also offer financing at $79 a month, which fits most budgets without a credit check that penalizes retired income.

The HISA grant provides up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and $2,000 for non-service-connected — and it covers stairlifts directly. The SAH (Specially Adapted Housing) grant is much larger but is reserved for veterans with specific severe disabilities such as loss of limbs or blindness. For most Center-area veterans needing a stairlift, HISA is the right program, and we help you determine which one fits during the assessment.