Expert Stairlift Installation in New Britain, PA

A straight lift takes 2-3 hours. A curved lift takes 4-6 hours because the custom rail sections need careful alignment. Outdoor lifts take about 3 hours. We do not cut into drywall or rewire anything — the rail bolts directly to the stair treads. Your stairs stay fully usable during the install, and we clean up everything before we leave.

Yes. We have installed on staircases as narrow as 28 inches in Butler Avenue colonials and Iron Hill farmhouses. The seat and footrest fold up when not in use, leaving about 16-18 inches of passable stair width. For curved narrow stairs, we use a compact rail profile that hugs the wall tighter. At the assessment, Luis measures every dimension and tells you exactly how much clearance you will have.

The rail mounts with bolts into the treads — small holes, about 3/8 inch diameter. If you ever remove the lift, the holes can be filled with wood putty and stained to match. The rail never touches the wall. For homes near Covered Bridge Park with original hardwood, we use padded brackets where the rail meets the floor at the bottom landing.

Yes — we serve all of New Britain Borough and New Britain Township, including the areas along Upper State Road, Creek Road, and New Galena Road. We also go to Chalfont, Doylestown, Warrington, Colmar, Montgomeryville, Dublin, and the surrounding Bucks County communities. Same-day assessments are available within 48 hours of your call.

Yes. The VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant covers up to $6,800 for veterans with service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans. Most New Britain veterans get primary care at the Doylestown VA CBOC at 222 N Main St, Doylestown (about 3 miles north). HISA applications are processed by the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center at 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia. You need a written medical-necessity statement from your VA primary care provider. We handle the paperwork at no charge.

Pennsylvania's Community HealthChoices (CHC) Waiver, administered by the Office of Long-Term Living, covers home modifications including stairlifts when medically necessary to keep a person in their home instead of a nursing facility. You must be enrolled in Medicaid and meet the functional eligibility criteria. The Bucks County Area Agency on Aging at 55 East Court Street in Doylestown (267-880-5700) can help you start the CHC eligibility process.

The OPTIONS Program through the Pennsylvania Department of Aging provides assistance to residents 60 and older who want to stay in their home. Supplemental services can include home modifications when funding is available. Contact the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging to apply. Separately, the PA Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program offers up to $1,000 annually for eligible seniors — not stairlift-specific, but it frees up cash that can go toward the install.

HISA grant approval through the Crescenz VAMC in Philadelphia typically takes 4-8 weeks from application to approval letter. The CHC Waiver process through OLTL can take 2-4 months, as it requires a functional needs assessment and care plan development. Private financing through us takes about 15 minutes — we run the application at the assessment, and most customers get a decision before we leave. There is no early-payment penalty on financing.