Expert Stairlift Installation in Lombard, IL

A straight rail install in Lombard takes about three hours from arrival to cleanup. Curved rails take four to five hours because the custom-bent rail needs precise alignment at every turn radius. We bolt the rail directly to the stair treads — no drywall work, no rewiring, no structural changes. The lift plugs into a standard 120-volt outlet near the stairs. Most Lombard homeowners go about their day in another room while we work.

No. The rail bolts to the treads with lag screws — it doesn't touch the walls at all. When the rail is eventually removed, the screw holes in the treads are small and easy to fill with wood putty. For Lombard's older homes — like the 1920s bungalows near Lilacia Park or the 1950s ranches in Highland Hills — there's no impact on original woodwork, plaster, or trim.

Yes. Many Lombard Cape Cods and older bungalows have staircases as narrow as 30 inches. Our straight-rail seats fold up to 12 inches when not in use, and the rail itself is only 5 inches wide — so a 30-inch stair still leaves 13 inches of walkable clearance. Luis will measure your exact stair width at the assessment and tell you the clearance before any work begins.

Absolutely. We laser-measure every curved staircase on site. The scanner captures each step's rise, run, and turn radius in about an hour. That data goes to the fabrication shop, where the rail is bent to match your exact stair geometry. Delivery and install take about three weeks from measurement day. The rail follows the inside or outside curve — whichever gives you more landing space.

Yes — through the HISA grant (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations). Service-connected veterans can receive up to $6,800; non-service-connected veterans up to $2,000. It's a one-time grant, tax-free, and never repaid. The nearest VA facility is Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital at 5000 South 5th Avenue in Hines, about a 15-minute drive from Lombard. The DuPage County Veterans Assistance Commission in Wheaton (630-407-5655) can also help with the application.

Yes — Illinois' HCBS Persons with Disabilities Waiver, administered by the DHS Division of Rehabilitation Services, covers environmental accessibility adaptations including stairlifts. To qualify you must meet Medicaid financial eligibility, have a disability expected to last 12+ months, and meet nursing-facility level-of-care criteria. The Persons who are Elderly Waiver is the parallel program for age 60+. Vendors must be enrolled Medicaid providers before work begins — work done first isn't reimbursable.

Yes. The DuPage County Veterans Assistance Commission provides temporary financial assistance to eligible veterans and can sometimes cover home modification costs on a case-by-case basis. For non-veterans, DuPage County Senior Services can connect residents to the HCBS PD Waiver and Elderly Waiver. The IHDA Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP) grants up to $50,000 per household for accessibility repairs — Lombard homeowners apply through an IHDA-approved local administrator.

You start at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital — the prosthetics department handles HISA applications. You'll need a prescription from a VA primary care provider stating the stairlift is medically necessary, plus a quote from us. The DuPage County VAC office in Wheaton can walk you through the paperwork. Processing typically takes four to six weeks. The grant pays the provider directly — you never handle the funds. For service-connected veterans, the maximum is $6,800; for non-service-connected, $2,000.