Expert Stairlift Installation in Lake Wales, FL

Our house in Avondale was built in 1948, and the stairs are steep and narrow, maybe 30 inches across. My wife has Parkinson's and the upstairs bathroom was becoming impossible. Luis came out, measured everything, and had the straight rail installed in under three hours. The seat folds up tight against the rail so I can still walk up beside it. He adjusted the footrest angle so she can get on and off without twisting her hip. Six months in and it hasn't hiccuped once.

I live in a two-story over in Caloosa Lake Village, and my stairway turns 90 degrees at a landing halfway up. The curved-rail quote from another company was $13,000. Luis came in at $9,600 after the laser measurement and had the rail fabricated in 10 days. The install took about four hours. The rail hugs the turn tight, no wobble, and the seat parks at the top landing out of the way. He showed me how to charge the battery and what the beep codes mean. No surprises on the invoice.

We're in a single-story near Crystal Lake but the front porch has six steps up from the driveway, and my father couldn't manage them after his hip replacement. Luis put in an outdoor unit with a cream-colored seat that matches the house trim. It's been through two Florida storm seasons now, and the seat cover hasn't faded, the rail hasn't rusted, and it runs smooth even after a full day of August rain. My dad uses it twice a day and says it's the best money we spent on the house.

My mother lives alone in a 1925 bungalow a block off Lake Wailes. The staircase is original heart-pine, beautiful but treacherous with her neuropathy. I was worried the install would chew up the wood. Luis pre-drilled every bracket hole, used flush-set screws, and matched the rail color to the banister stain. The rail is barely noticeable from the living room. He spent an extra 20 minutes showing her how to swivel the seat at the top, since she was nervous about the dismount. Now she goes up and down three times a day without a second thought.

We bought a new build in West Lake Wales, two stories, carpeted stairs, standard width. I called Luis thinking we'd need a curved rail because of the mid-landing, but he measured and showed us it was actually two straight flights with a flat platform in between. He put in one straight rail covering the full run from first floor to the upper landing in about three hours. Saved us several thousand dollars by not over-engineering the solution. The seat swatches matched our carpet so well you have to look twice.

I'm in a wheelchair after a spinal injury and my home near Bok Tower has stairs to the bedroom level. Luis recommended an inclined platform lift instead of a stairlift, flat black deck with yellow safety edges, folds up against the wall when not in use. It carries me and the chair up a 14-foot straight run, smooth start and stop, no jolt. The platform is rated for 600 pounds and the ramp edges lock automatically at the top and bottom. My wife can still walk the stairs normally because the folded platform only sticks out about 14 inches.