Expert Stairlift Installation in St. Clair Shores, MI

Straight rails are 2–4 hours on-site. We arrive, verify measurements from the assessment, bolt the rail into the stair treads, mount the chair, test every safety sensor, and walk you through the remotes before we leave. Curved rails take 1–2 weeks to fabricate after the digital scan, but install day is still typically under 4 hours.

No. The stairlift rail bolts into the stair treads — it’s self-supporting and never contacts your wall, banister, paint, or original millwork. We’ve installed in dozens of 1950s–1970s colonials and brick ranches in St. Clair Shores without altering a single original detail. If the lift is ever removed years later, you’re left with small pilot holes in the tread wood — not the spindles, not the newel post.

Yes — basement stair installs are extremely common in Macomb County ranches and account for roughly 30% of our St. Clair Shores work. The rail bolts to the treads the same way as a main-floor stair install. The main variable is headroom clearance at the top and bottom of the run. We confirm clearances with a laser during the free assessment.

Indoor humidity near Lake St. Clair is the reason we don’t ship standard motor housings to this area. Sealed housings are standard on every St. Clair Shores install. We also schedule a 12-month follow-up service call after every install to check battery health and motor seals before the second humid season.

Yes. Under the MI Choice Waiver, stairlifts qualify as environmental accessibility adaptations with a home modification cap typically around $6,000 per plan year, stackable across years with approval. Eligibility requires Michigan residency, Medicaid qualification, and a clinical assessment at nursing-facility level of care through your Area Agency on Aging.

The VA HISA grant covers up to $6,800 for service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected — paid directly to us after a prescription from your VA provider. For Macomb County veterans, the nearest VA facility is the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit. We prefill VA Form 10-0103 and coordinate with the Detroit VAMC directly. Approval typically takes 4–8 weeks from prescription.

Yes. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s Property Improvement Program offers fixed-rate installment loans up to $18,000 for income-qualified homeowners. Stairlift installations qualify as accessibility modifications. You must be a Michigan homeowner using the home as your primary residence and meet MSHDA income limits for Macomb County.

Yes — three lending partners with 0% APR for qualified buyers and fixed-rate plans from $79/month. Application is a soft credit pull (no score impact), takes about 4 minutes, and approval is typically instant. Many St. Clair Shores families combine financing with the IRS medical deduction.