Expert Stairlift Installation in Southlake, TX

Most straight-rail installs take about 3 hours — Luis arrives, mounts the rail to the treads, plugs in the unit, tests everything, and cleans up. Curved rails take 4-6 hours because the rail is custom-fabricated after a 1-hour laser measurement visit a week earlier. Outdoor lifts on stone entries — common in Carillon and Estes Park — run about 4 hours including weather-sealing. Platform lifts take a full day. We leave nothing behind except the lift itself.

No. The rail bolts directly into the stair treads, not the wall or the drywall. For hardwood — common in Timarron and Coventry Manor — the bolt holes are small and located on the tread surface. For carpeted stairs like many homes in Clariden Ranch and Shady Oaks, we bolt through the carpet into the tread beneath. If you ever remove the lift, the holes are fillable and the treads stay intact. No wall patching, no repainting required.

Yes. Older homes in neighborhoods like Shady Oaks and Chimney Hill — many built in the 1980s and 1990s — often have stairs with a single 90-degree turn or a mid-landing. Luis laser-measures the exact radius of the turn, and the rail is bent to match at the factory. The install takes about a week from measurement to completion. The rail hugs the wall without blocking the stairway for other family members walking up and down.

Under the federal Fair Housing Act, homeowners associations cannot deny a reasonable modification for a resident with a disability. This applies to indoor stairlifts — which Southlake HOAs never question anyway since they're inside the home — and outdoor stairlifts, which are permitted as accessibility modifications. We've installed in every major Southlake subdivision, including Timarron, Coventry Manor, Carillon, and Monticello Estates, without HOA issues.

Yes. The VA Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) grant provides up to $6,800 for service-connected veterans and $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans with a 50% or higher disability rating. It's a one-time, tax-free benefit — never repaid. You'll need a prescription from a VA doctor stating the stairlift is medically necessary. We help with the paperwork and coordinate with the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic at 2201 SE Loop 820 or the Dallas VA Medical Center at 4500 South Lancaster Road.

STAR+PLUS, Texas's Medicaid managed care program for elderly and disabled adults, can cover stairlifts as a minor home modification through its Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) program. Eligibility requires a nursing-facility level of care and enrollment in the STAR+PLUS waiver. The modification must be deemed medically necessary by your care coordinator. We work with your STAR+PLUS service coordinator to submit the prior authorization. Not all requests are approved, so plan for that.

The Amy Young Barrier Removal Program, administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, provides one-time grants of up to $22,500 for home accessibility modifications — including stairlifts — for qualifying households with a person with a disability. Household income must not exceed 80% of the area median income. It's a grant, not a loan, so there's no repayment. TDHCA contracts with local nonprofits to process applications, including organizations serving Tarrant County.

Generally, no single funding source can be combined with another for the same expense. However, if the HISA grant's $6,800 doesn't cover the full cost — for example, a curved stairlift at $9,000 in a Coventry Manor home — the remaining $2,200 can be paid out of pocket or through our $79/month financing. Your STAR+PLUS service coordinator or Amy Young program administrator can advise on stacking rules for their specific programs. We itemize the invoice clearly so you can submit it to whichever program you're using.