Expert Stairlift Installation in Soddy-Daisy, TN

Most straight installs in Soddy-Daisy take about 3 hours. Curved rails take 5–6 hours because of the custom fabrication and more complex mounting. Outdoor units and platform lifts typically take about 4 hours. We arrive with the rail, mount it, and leave your home exactly as we found it — except with a working stairlift.

No. The rail bolts directly to the stair treads, not the wall. We don't touch your drywall, plaster, or trim. Whether you have original hardwood treads in a Dayton Pike cottage or carpeted stairs in a Shady Grove split-level, the brackets go through the tread surface to the structure underneath. The rail can be removed later, leaving only bolt holes in the treads.

Yes. Many of Soddy-Daisy's older homes — the coal-company houses along Dayton Pike and cottages in the original Soddy town center — have staircases as narrow as 28–30 inches. Our compact straight rails fit most of them. If a staircase is too tight for a standard seat, we discuss alternatives at the assessment. Luis hasn't yet found a Soddy-Daisy staircase with no solution.

Every stairlift we install has DC battery backup. The chair runs on batteries that recharge from a standard wall outlet when the lift parks at its charge point. During an outage — common in Soddy-Daisy during summer thunderstorms and occasional winter ice — the battery runs the lift for about 6 hours of continuous use, which covers several days of normal up-and-down trips.

Yes, through the HISA (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations) grant. Veterans with service-connected disabilities can receive up to $6,800; non-service-connected veterans up to $2,000. The grant is one-time, tax-free, and never repaid. Applications go through the Chattanooga VA Clinic at 6098 Debra Road, part of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. You'll need a VA physician's prescription and a completed application; Luis helps prepare the paperwork at the assessment.

Yes. Tennessee's CHOICES program, administered through TennCare, covers minor home modifications — including stairlifts — when medically necessary. CHOICES serves adults 65 and older and adults 21 and older with physical disabilities. You must be enrolled in CHOICES, and the work must be approved as medically necessary. The process starts with your TennCare managed care organization.

The Tennessee Housing Trust Fund, administered by THDA, funds accessibility modifications for low-income elderly and disabled homeowners through local partner agencies. The Tennessee Technology Access Program (TTAP) can also help with assistive-technology funding. These programs are income-qualified and availability varies by funding cycle, so apply early.

Original Medicare (Parts A and B) does not cover stairlifts — they're classified as home modifications, not durable medical equipment. Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans offer a supplemental home-modification allowance, but coverage varies; check your Evidence of Coverage. For most Soddy-Daisy families, the best funding paths are the VA HISA grant for veterans or TennCare CHOICES for eligible residents.