Expert Stairlift Installation in Colorado Springs, CO

Straight rails are 2–4 hours on-site. Curved rails for split-levels and landing turns take 1–2 weeks for fabrication, but install day is still usually under 4 hours. The Briargate and Northgate subdivisions with wide, modern stairs are our fastest installs — often under three hours. Old Colorado City and Ivywild homes with settling foundations and narrow stairs can add an extra hour for shimming and calibration.

Yes — and this is a common call from the west side. Old Colorado City, Ivywild, and the hillside homes along the Manitou corridor sit on sloped lots where foundation movement over a century has shifted stair geometry. We shim the rail brackets to compensate for uneven treads and calibrate the motor speed profile for the actual stair angle, not the angle on the original blueprint. Two other companies may tell you the stairs need rebuilding first. In most cases, they don't.

Yes. Fort Carson family housing (managed by Lend Lease under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative) allows accessibility modifications under ADA and the Rehabilitation Act. We coordinate with the housing office for approval and restore the unit to original condition when you PCS or no longer need the lift. Active-duty families can also use HISA if the service member has a qualifying disability rating. We've installed in Carson housing more than two dozen times.

No. The Regional Building Department treats stairlifts as equipment, not structural modification. The rail bolts into your existing stair treads — no framing, no load-bearing work. If we need to pull a new dedicated electrical circuit in an older Old Colorado City or North End home, that requires a separate electrical permit through the city. We pull and close the permit on your behalf.

HISA is our most-used funding path in Colorado Springs — we process more HISA grants in El Paso County than any other single funding source. You need a prescription from your VA provider stating the stairlift is medically necessary, enrollment in VA health care, and the modification in your primary residence. The grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected disabilities and $2,000 for non-service-connected, paid directly to us. The VA clinic at 25 North Spruce Street can initiate the prescription; the Eastern Colorado VA HCS in Aurora administers the grant. We prefill VA Form 10-0103 and walk it through the system.

Yes — the non-service-connected HISA grant is $2,000, which typically covers a significant portion of a straight-rail install. You still need VA enrollment, a VA provider prescription, and primary residence. Many Peterson, Schriever, and USAFA retirees in the Briargate and Falcon corridors combine the $2,000 HISA grant with the IRS medical expense deduction and our financing to bring the remaining out-of-pocket to zero or near zero. We run the numbers during the free assessment.

Yes, through the Elderly, Blind and Disabled (EBD) Waiver under Health First Colorado. Stairlifts qualify as home modifications with a $14,000 lifetime cap. Eligibility requires Colorado residency, age 65+ or 18–64 with blindness or physical disability, Medicaid-eligible income, and nursing-facility level of care assessment. Contact the El Paso County Single Entry Point (SEP) agency to start the assessment. We coordinate with your SEP case manager and handle the authorization paperwork.

Yes — and this is common. A curved rail runs $9,000 to $15,000 and the service-connected HISA grant covers $6,800, leaving a gap. We offer three lending partners with 0% APR for qualified buyers and low fixed-rate plans from $79/month. Application is a soft credit pull, takes 4 minutes, approval is usually instant. Many Colorado Springs military families combine HISA plus financing plus the IRS medical deduction to cover the full cost with minimal monthly impact. We run every combination during the free assessment.