Expert Stairlift Installation in Livonia, MI

Straight rails on the standard basement runs in Burton Hollow, Clements Circle, and Coventry Gardens are 2-4 hours on-site. We arrive, measure once more, bolt the rail into the stair treads, mount the chair, test every safety sensor, and walk you through the remotes. Curved rails for split-level landing turns take 1-2 weeks to fabricate after the digital scan, but install day is still under 4 hours. No overnight work, no multi-day disruption.

No. The rail bolts into the stair treads themselves — it never touches your wall, your banister, your paint, or any original millwork. We’ve installed in dozens of colonials across Old Rosedale Gardens — homes on the National Register of Historic Places since 2010 — without damaging a single decorative spindle or newel post. If we ever remove the lift years later, you’re left with a handful of small pilot holes in the tread, nothing else.

Yes, and this is probably our most common install in Livonia. The postwar split-levels in SMB Estates, Clements Circle, and Burton Hollow almost always have a mid-landing with a 90-degree turn on the way to the basement. We digitally scan the staircase during the first visit, fabricate a curved rail that carries you from the main floor to the basement in one continuous ride, and add a swivel-exit seat at the bottom. One ride, zero transfers.

Not with our standard spec. Southern Michigan basements run 65-75% relative humidity in summer — enough to corrode an unsealed motor housing inside two years. Every Livonia install ships with a sealed motor housing as baseline. We also add a desiccant pouch inside the rail cavity on every basement install because the temperature differential between the heated main floor and the cooler basement drives condensation into the housing. No upcharge — it’s standard for Wayne County.

Yes, through the MI Choice Waiver Program. Stairlifts qualify as environmental accessibility adaptations with a typical cap of $6,000 per plan year, stackable across years with approval. Eligibility requires Michigan residency, Medicaid financial eligibility, and a nursing-facility-level-of-care assessment by a Supports Coordinator at the local Area Agency on Aging. For Livonia and western Wayne County, that’s The Senior Alliance at (734) 722-2830. Call them, get routed to a coordinator, and name us as your vendor. We handle the modification justification packet.

The VA HISA grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected, paid directly to us after a prescription from a VA provider. The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit (313-576-3340) serves Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and St. Clair counties and is 25 minutes from Livonia on I-96. We prefill VA Form 10-0103 for you. If you qualify for SAH or SHA grants, those cover significantly more. Most Wayne County veterans have approval within 4-8 weeks.

If a licensed Michigan physician recommends the stairlift in writing (we provide the letter template), the IRS classifies it as a qualified medical expense under Schedule A. Michigan does not have a separate state-level medical expense deduction, but the federal deduction reduces your adjusted gross income, which flows through to your Michigan return. For households that itemize, the full installation cost reduces taxable income. Our office can walk you through whether itemizing makes sense for your 2026 return.

Yes — the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s Property Improvement Program (PIP) offers low-interest fixed-rate loans up to $25,000 for home accessibility modifications. You must be a Michigan homeowner in your primary residence, meet MSHDA income limits (varies by county), and use an MSHDA-approved contractor. Call MSHDA at 517-335-9600 to check eligibility. We also offer 0% APR financing through our own lending partners for qualified buyers if the MSHDA route isn’t a fit.