Fullerton's old mill rowhouses near the Dent Hardware site were built with narrow, turned staircases, exactly where a curved rail keeps you safely upstairs instead of a move. We fit both straight and curved rails here without touching original woodwork, and if your lot runs toward Jordan Creek, call us and we'll check the basement landing for damp before we quote.
Why a stairlift installed in Fullerton, PA is planned around the way this specific community lives, not stamped out from a one-size-fits-all template.
Fullerton sits along the Lehigh River and its Jordan Creek tributary in southern Whitehall Township at about 375 feet elevation, adjoining Allentown to the south, a riverside setting typical of the Lehigh Valley's floodplain-adjacent mill towns.
Source ↗Fullerton developed as a company town around the Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works, with dense working-class housing supporting over 1,500 mill workers and their families by 1883; the Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex was listed on the National Register in 1986.
Source ↗The Lehigh Valley Mall (146 stores) anchors Fullerton's modern commerce after the historic railcar-wheel and cement-industry economy declined; median household income was $43,048 with 7.3% poverty as of the 2000 census.
Source ↗Every home is different. Here are six recent installs from Lehigh County. Tap any project to see the full gallery, tech specs, and the story behind it.
Fullerton runs along the west bank of the Lehigh River in Whitehall Township. The MacArthur Road corridor is twin-home territory: brick fronts, 13-foot straight staircases with carpeted treads typical of 1950s-1960s builds. The village core around Fullerton Avenue and Church Street has older 1930s-1940s Pennsylvania-vernacular homes with narrow, steep staircases and occasional mid-stair winders. Mickleys and Egypt to the north hold mid-century capes and post-war ranches. Hokendauqua along the river has tighter urban lots with front-door stairs exposed to freeze-thaw. West Catasauqua adjoins to the northeast. HOAs are rare in Whitehall Township, so most installs don't need a variance because the rail bolts to the treads, not the wall.
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Stairlift Types
Most common · From $2,800
The default for Fullerton twins along MacArthur Road and the post-war capes in Mickleys. 3-hour install on carpeted treads, no wall damage, battery-backed for ice-storm outages.
vs Curved: 3x less expensive and installed in one visit. vs Home elevator: 10-15x less cost and no construction. vs Moving bedroom downstairs: Keeps your home exactly as it is.
Custom-built · From $9,000
Built for the 1930s-1940s village-core homes on Fullerton Avenue with mid-stair winders and steep turns. Laser-measured on site, delivered in 3 weeks.
vs Straight with landing break: One smooth ride instead of transferring seats. vs Home elevator: Half the cost, no construction permits, no shaft needed. vs Moving: A fraction of what selling and relocating costs.
Weatherproof · From $4,000
Freeze-thaw-rated IP55 housing for Hokendauqua porches and riverside homes with exterior stairs that take salt and snow five months a year.
vs Standard stairlift outdoors: Won't rust, seize, or void its warranty. vs Exterior ramp: No permits, no concrete work, no lost yard. vs Home entry renovation: Installed in a single day.
Up to 600 lb · From $5,050
Reinforced motor and 22-inch seat for heavier riders. Common request for steel-mill retirees needing support after knee or hip surgery.
vs Standard stairlift: Extra capacity and wider seat for maximum comfort. vs Custom furniture lift: A fraction of the price with faster install. vs Home elevator: Much lower cost with the same weight confidence.
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How jobs tend to go for Fullerton homeowners, where about 12% of residents are 65 or older. Drag to scroll, or use the arrows and dots below.
Brick twin on MacArthur Road, 1958 build, carpeted straight stair. Luis was in and out in 3 hours, pulled the township permit for us, and the first inspection passed on the spot. The battery test after install was the only thing that took longer than he quoted, and that was by five minutes.
1938 Fullerton Avenue home with a winder turn at the mid-stair landing. Two other companies said it couldn't be done without ripping out the balustrade. Luis specced a custom curved rail that tracked around the winder in two splices. The historic banister stayed intact.
Service-connected vet, the HISA grant paid $6,800 toward my install. Luis walked the paperwork through the Allentown clinic on Hamilton Boulevard. Approval took about six weeks. Chair was in my Mickleys cape four days after funding cleared.
Riverside home in Hokendauqua with front porch stairs that freeze over every January. Luis specced the outdoor unit with the freeze-thaw seal and a heated rail lubricant. Ice storm hit in February, power out 28 hours, and the lift still worked on battery when I needed to get my wife inside.
My father-in-law is 310 pounds, retired from Mack Truck. Luis brought the 600 lb heavy-duty model, wider seat, reinforced motor. Install on our Egypt split-level took 4 hours. Six months later the motor still starts smooth even under full load.
We're in West Catasauqua, tight urban lot, narrow stair. Luis brought the slim-rail model, installed a wheelchair platform on our ground-floor entry steps since my mother can't transfer. Flat deck, yellow safety edges, she wheels on and off without help.
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Straight Stairlift, Standard Use
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| Your option | Upfront cost | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|
| Stairlift Installation Best value Professional install by All American Stairlifts, Fullerton PA | $2,800 – $15,000 One-time | $2,800 – $15,000 Lifetime use |
| Moving to a single-story home Selling, buying, closing, moving costs in the Lehigh market | $50,000+ Plus relocation stress | $50,000+ Loss of community ties |
| Assisted living facility Lehigh County average, private room | $4,500/mo Recurring | $540,000 And rising annually |
| In-home caregiver (8 hrs/day) Licensed home health aide, Florida market rates | $6,000/mo Recurring | $730,000+ Before wage increases |
| Home elevator installation Requires shaft construction, permits, months of work | $25,000 to $50,000 Plus renovation | $28,000 to $55,000 Includes maintenance |
Sources: AARP Cost of Care Survey 2025, Genworth Cost of Care Study, and Pennsylvania Department of Elder Affairs. Figures reflect Fullerton metro averages.
Most Fullerton homeowners qualify for at least one of these programs. We help you apply at no cost.
Up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and their surviving spouses. One-time, tax-free, no repayment.
Eligibility: Veterans & surviving spousesHome & Community-Based Services Waiver may cover up to 100% of installation for income-qualified residents.
Eligibility: Medicaid + medical needWith a doctor's letter of medical necessity, the full cost is deductible on Schedule A as a qualified medical expense.
Eligibility: Taxpayers who itemize0% and low-APR plans through our lending partners. Soft credit pull, instant approval, no prepayment penalty.
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Straight-rail lifts in the older mill rowhouses near the Dent Hardware area usually cost less than curved-rail units, since most of those staircases run a single flight without a landing turn. Homes closer to the newer development by Lehigh Valley Mall sometimes need a curved rail if the stairwell was built with a turn, which raises the price. We give an exact number after seeing the stairs in person, not over the phone.
It can. Lehigh County residents at lower incomes may qualify for Pennsylvania's OPTIONS Program through the county Area Agency on Aging, which runs on a sliding-scale co-payment, so two Fullerton households with the identical stairlift could still end up paying different amounts out of pocket.
Generally yes, and they work fine on the straight staircases common in the older company-town housing stock. Curved staircases need a custom-bent rail, which usually rules out a reconditioned unit since that rail is built to one specific stairway's turn.
Most straight-rail jobs in the older mill housing near the Dent Hardware Company Factory Complex take a few hours, since the walls in these houses are solid, but the staircases themselves are simple single-flight runs. Curved-rail jobs, more common in homes with a landing turn, take longer because the rail gets custom-fabricated first.
No. The rail mounts to the stair treads, not the wall or the banister, so the original trim in these late-1800s worker houses stays untouched. That matters here: a good share of Fullerton's homes date back to the Lehigh Car, Wheel & Axle Works era.
Sometimes. Fullerton sits along the Lehigh River and Jordan Creek at about 375 feet elevation, and homes closer to that low ground occasionally have a damp basement landing. We check the bottom of the track and the landing condition before installing rather than assume it's dry.
Yes. Community HealthChoices (CHC) covers stairlifts as a home adaptation for enrolled Medicaid members, with the amount authorized case-by-case by your CHC Managed Care Organization rather than a fixed dollar cap. The Independent Enrollment Broker line is 1-833-735-4416.
The Lehigh County Whole-Home Repairs Program, run through the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, can cover up to $50,000 per owner-occupied home for accessibility and repair work, and a stairlift qualifies. Contact Mike Handzo at (484) 821-2203 or [email protected]. Separately, Lehigh County Aging & Adult Services offers a caregiver-support home-modification grant, but it caps at $2,000 lifetime, so it's worth pairing with the larger program rather than relying on it alone.
The VA's HISA grant covers structural alterations up to $6,800 for a service-connected condition, or $2,000 if it's non-service-connected, but that money is for the structural work, not the chair itself. The stairlift device is typically covered separately through VA Prosthetics with no fixed dollar cap when it's medically prescribed. Call 1-877-222-8387 to start that conversation.
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Fullerton Stairlift Specialist · 15+ yrs
I've worked both sides of Fullerton: the old mill rowhouses near the Dent Hardware site with their tight, turned staircases, and the newer places closer to Lehigh Valley Mall out toward the rest of Whitehall Township. The company-town blocks almost always need a curved rail because those stairwells were built narrow on purpose to save space. Riverside lots on the Jordan Creek side can also mean a damp basement landing, so we check that before quoting anything.
Fullerton winters test stairlifts in a way Florida installs never see. Salt carry-in from the sidewalk coats the rail in a film by February, and the battery pack has to hold charge through a 36-hour ice-storm outage. Every unit we install here gets a lubricated rail seal rated to -20°F and a battery tested at the end of the install. Outdoor units on Hokendauqua porch stairs get the full freeze-thaw housing upgrade as standard.
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