Expert Stairlift Installation in Mount Clemens, MI

A straight-lift install takes about 3 hours from arrival to cleanup. We bolt the rail to the stair treads — not the wall — so there's no drywall repair and no repainting needed afterward. Curved lifts take 4-5 hours because the custom rail requires more precise anchoring. Outdoor lifts run about the same as straight indoor units. In all cases, we do a full demo with you before we leave and clean up any debris.

No. Our rails bolt directly into the treads, not the wall or the banister — so original plaster, woodwork, and trim on Cass Avenue Victorians or South Wilson Tudors stay untouched. When the lift is eventually removed, you're left with small bolt holes in the treads that a carpenter can fill in 15 minutes. There's no structural alteration to the staircase.

Yes — the rail itself is only 6 inches wide and the seat folds up to 12 inches when not in use. We've installed on staircases as narrow as 28 inches in Mount Clemens's pre-1940 homes. The seat, armrests, and footrest all fold flat, so other family members can use the stairs normally. We measure everything during the free assessment and won't recommend a lift that doesn't fit.

For a straight lift, we can usually install the same week as your assessment — sometimes the next day if inventory matches your stair length. Curved lifts take 2-3 weeks because the rail is custom-fabricated from the laser measurements we take on site. If you need it faster, call Luis directly — he sometimes can accelerate a curved-rail order for urgent situations.

The Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant covers up to $6,800 for veterans with a service-connected disability and $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans. It's a one-time grant, tax-free, and never repaid. The grant covers stairlifts when a VA physician signs off on medical necessity. Mount Clemens veterans typically work through the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center at 4646 John R Street in Detroit — about 25 miles southwest — or the Macomb County Vet Center at 42621 Garfield Road in Clinton Township.

Michigan's MI Choice Waiver program covers home modifications including stairlifts, ramps, grab bars, and widened doorways as Environmental Accessibility Adaptations. To qualify, you must be a Michigan resident 65+ (or 18-64 and disabled), meet nursing-home level of care criteria, and have income and assets within Medicaid limits — which were raised significantly in 2025. The stairlift must be written into your individual care plan. Our team helps coordinate with your MI Choice case manager during the assessment.

Macomb County Veterans Services at 21885 Dunham Road, Suite 3 in Clinton Township (586-469-5315) helps veterans apply for HISA grants and can point you toward additional county-level resources. The county also administers the Community Development Block Grant program, which occasionally funds accessibility modifications for low-income homeowners. We can help you figure out which programs apply during the free in-home assessment.

Yes — many Mount Clemens homeowners combine a HISA grant with the MI Choice Waiver or use HISA to cover part of the cost and finance the remainder at $79/month. For example, if your curved stairlift quote is $9,000 and you qualify for the $6,800 HISA grant, the remaining $2,200 can be financed. We help coordinate the paperwork during the assessment visit — you don't have to figure out the stacking rules on your own.