Texas Statewide Coverage

Stairlift installation across all 254 Texas counties

Registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for electrical work, bonded, insured, and the only crew that covers Houston slabs, Hill Country ranches, Panhandle dusters, and Rio Grande Valley colonials at one install rate. Serving Texas families since before the state passed its 2017 Homeowners Accessibility Tax exemption.

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1,542 Texas cities served
249 Counties covered
19 yrs Serving TX homeowners
4.80 TX customer rating
Coverage

We install in every corner of Texas

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15+ Years Serving Texas
1,500+ Installations Statewide
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About Texas

What Texas homeowners actually need from a stairlift installer

1,542 cities served
249 counties
22,833,299 residents
12.9% age 65+

Texas is five climate zones that collide inside a single state border. Houston and the Gulf Coast (Galveston, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, Brownsville) sit in the hurricane funnel and run 95°F at 85 percent humidity for six months of the year. San Antonio, Austin, and the I-35 corridor hit 100°F+ on 50 days a year and get thunderstorm-driven golf-ball hail most springs. The Hill Country (Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Boerne) adds extreme temperature swings and hailstorms that wreck unsheltered outdoor components. The Panhandle (Amarillo, Lubbock) gets -5°F winter cold snaps and 70 mph dust-laden straight-line winds. And El Paso sits on a high-desert 3,800 feet with brutal sun UV that cooks plastic seat covers inside two summers.

The Houston metro staircase is the slab-on-grade two-story with a straight 13 to 15 tread flight off the entry foyer. Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland, and The Woodlands all run the same pattern, and the rail fits cleanly. What the Houston install actually requires that national chains miss is a flood-escape seat — homes inside the 500-year flood plain (much of Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria counties) got wiped out during Harvey, and any seat motor installed below the base flood elevation has to be removable so the homeowner can carry it upstairs ahead of a storm. We ship a quick-release seat bracket on every install below BFE at no extra charge.

Dallas–Fort Worth and the North Texas metroplex are split between 1980s–2000s suburban two-stories (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen) with easy straight-rail installs and older Dallas and Fort Worth bungalows and Tudors with winding stairs that sometimes need a curved rail. El Paso and San Antonio run heavily toward single-story ranches where the install is often an outdoor porch lift rather than interior. The Hill Country and Central Texas have a distinct mix of 1920s limestone farmhouses and modern luxury tract where the stairs are oversized — 40+ inches wide — and need a wider seat footprint than the standard spec.

Built for the Texas climate

The single worst thing you can do to a stairlift in Texas is leave it factory-default. Our TX fleet ships three standing upgrades on every install as baseline spec: a high-humidity, high-heat lubricant rated to 140°F operating temperature (Houston and Corpus Christi interiors regularly hit that inside a sun-facing stairwell), UV-stabilized seat upholstery rated for 2,000+ hours of direct Texas sun exposure, and a sealed weather hood on every outdoor install to handle Gulf Coast hurricanes and Hill Country hail. Homes inside the FEMA 500-year flood plain in Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Jefferson, and Galveston counties get a quick-release seat bracket standard so the seat motor can be carried upstairs ahead of a storm — that single $45 bracket saved more lifts during Harvey, Imelda, and Beryl than any warranty we've ever paid out. Panhandle installs (Amarillo, Lubbock, Pampa) get a cold-weather battery because the dry-cold -5°F January nights on the Llano Estacado are outside a factory battery's spec.

Licensing & Permits

Texas has no statewide residential contractor license — this surprises out-of-state callers constantly. What Texas does regulate, through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), is electrical work and HVAC work. Any dedicated electrical circuit for a stairlift must be done by a TDLR Master Electrician or supervised by one. Verify at tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch before you sign.

  1. TDLR Electrical License (when wiring is involved)

    Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation requires all electrical work on a dedicated stairlift circuit to be performed by a licensed Master Electrician or by a Journeyman/Apprentice supervised by one. The business doing the work must also hold a TDLR Electrical Contractor License. Verify both the company license and the individual master electrician at tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch. An electrical permit is pulled through the local city building department — Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and El Paso all require one for a new dedicated circuit.

  2. No statewide residential contractor license

    Unlike most states, Texas does not license general residential contractors at the state level. This means the real verification for a stairlift installer is: (1) does the company hold general liability insurance (ask for a COI), (2) are they registered with the Texas Secretary of State or Comptroller (sos.state.tx.us), and (3) do they hold the TDLR electrical contractor license if they self-perform wiring. Cities like Houston and Dallas have local registration requirements — Houston requires a General Contractor Registration through Houston Permitting Center. Ask about both on the written quote.

  3. Building permit (essentially never)

    Texas follows the IRC, which treats stairlifts as equipment rather than structural modifications — the rail bolts into existing stair treads without touching joists, headers, or walls. No Texas municipality we work in requires a building permit for a standard stairlift install. The exception is historic district review in Galveston's East End Historic District, San Antonio's King William District, Fort Worth's Fairmount, and the Austin Hyde Park National Register District, if the install is exterior-visible. We handle the historic review application at no charge.

  4. HOA approval — Texas Property Code Chapter 202

    Texas Property Code 202.018 specifically addresses accessibility modifications — HOAs generally cannot unreasonably refuse a stairlift installation for a resident with a documented medical need. Master-planned communities like The Woodlands, Cinco Ranch, Stone Oak, and Horseshoe Bay have architectural review committees that require notification; we provide the Chapter 202 documentation packet at no cost to smooth approval.

Funding & Financial Assistance

Texas programs that help pay for your stairlift

Real programs, real agencies, real phone numbers. We don’t sell leads to funding brokers — we list the actual state and federal paths and help you apply to the ones you qualify for.

STAR+PLUS Waiver Texas STAR+PLUS Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS)

Medicaid managed-care HCBS benefit — approved by MCO service coordinator

Covers: Minor home modifications including stairlifts, up to the STAR+PLUS minor home modification cap

  • TX resident, age 65+ or adult with disability
  • Financially eligible for Texas Medicaid
  • Assessed at nursing-facility level of care
  • Stairlift must be in the individualized service plan

Timeline: MCO service coordinator assessment typically 30–60 days from initial call. Payment goes direct to provider upon approval.

We are an enrolled STAR+PLUS provider contracted with the major Texas MCOs including Amerigroup, Molina, Superior, UnitedHealthcare, and Cigna-HealthSpring. You contact HHSC, get your MCO service coordinator assigned, and name us — we handle the authorization paperwork.

VA HISA Grant Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (federal)

One-time federal grant, not a loan

Covers: Up to $8,150 for service-connected disabilities, up to $2,000 for non-service-connected

  • Enrolled in VA health care
  • Prescription from a VA provider stating the modification is medically necessary
  • Home is the veteran's primary residence

Timeline: Typical turnaround: 4–8 weeks from VA prescription to approved payment.

Texas has the second-largest veteran population in the country at 17.7% of residents — roughly 1.4 million veterans. With Fort Cavazos (Killeen), Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Bliss (El Paso), and NAS Corpus Christi on top of six major VA medical centers, HISA is our single busiest funding route in TX. We pre-fill VA Form 10-0103 and work directly with HISA coordinators at all six VA systems.

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Houston) · South Texas Veterans HCS (San Antonio) · VA North Texas HCS (Dallas) · Central Texas VA HCS (Temple) · El Paso VA HCS · West Texas VA HCS (Big Spring)
Houston: 713-791-1414 · San Antonio: 210-617-5300 · Dallas: 214-742-8387

Texas Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans and 65+ Texas Homestead Exemption — Age 65 and Disabled Persons + 100% Disabled Veterans Exemption

Annual property tax reduction

Covers: Not a direct stairlift grant, but the tax savings offset the cost — 100% disabled veterans pay zero property tax on primary residence

  • Age 65+ or 100% service-connected disabled veteran
  • Own and occupy Texas primary residence
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts · County Appraisal Districts
Varies by county — contact your County Appraisal District Program website →
Frequently Asked

Texas stairlift questions answered

Straight answers from a crew that actually installs in Texas every week.

Do I need a permit to install a stairlift in Texas?
Essentially never for the install itself. Texas follows the IRC, which treats a stairlift as equipment rather than a structural modification — no joists, headers, or walls are touched, so Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and El Paso building departments all exempt stairlift installs from the building permit schedule. The two exceptions are: (1) installs that require a new dedicated electrical circuit, which need a local electrical permit pulled by a TDLR Master Electrician, and (2) exterior-visible installs on historic-register properties in Galveston's East End, San Antonio's King William, Fort Worth's Fairmount, or the Austin Hyde Park District, which need historic commission review. We handle both at no charge.
How do I verify a stairlift installer is legitimate in Texas?
Texas has no statewide residential contractor license, so the checks are different from other states. First, verify the TDLR Electrical Contractor license at tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch if any wiring is involved — this is the only state-level license that applies. Second, ask for a current Certificate of Insurance showing general liability coverage of at least $1 million. Third, check the Texas Secretary of State and Comptroller websites to confirm the business is registered and in good standing. In Houston specifically, verify the General Contractor Registration with Houston Permitting Center. Any installer unwilling to provide those three items should not be hired.
Does Texas STAR+PLUS actually pay for stairlifts?
Yes — stairlifts fall under Minor Home Modifications inside the STAR+PLUS HCBS benefit, approved by your MCO service coordinator based on the individualized service plan. The cap varies by MCO and care plan. Qualifying hurdles are financial Medicaid eligibility and a nursing-facility level-of-care assessment by HHSC. Turnaround from first call to approved install runs 30 to 60 days. We are enrolled with all major STAR+PLUS MCOs (Amerigroup, Molina, Superior, United, Cigna-HealthSpring) so once your service coordinator names us, we handle service authorization end to end.
Will Houston flooding or Gulf Coast hurricanes damage a stairlift?
Yes, which is why any install below Base Flood Elevation in Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Jefferson, Galveston, or Chambers county ships with a quick-release seat bracket as a standard baseline on our Texas fleet. The bracket lets the homeowner lift the seat motor off the rail in 30 seconds and carry it upstairs or evacuate with it ahead of a storm — the motor is the single most expensive component on the lift. The rail itself is stainless and gets reinstalled after the water recedes. This spec saved more lifts during Harvey, Imelda, and Beryl than any warranty claim we've paid out. National chains do not ship this bracket by default and most Houston customers never hear about it.
Will a stairlift fit a Hill Country limestone farmhouse or a San Antonio ranch?
Usually yes, but the two types need different assessments. Hill Country 1900s–1940s limestone farmhouses in Kerr, Gillespie, Blanco, and Bandera counties often have steep 8-inch-rise stairs with narrow 30 to 32 inch widths — our narrow-stair mount kit fits clear widths as tight as 28 inches. San Antonio ranches are generally single-story, which means the client is usually asking about an outdoor porch lift for a raised entry rather than an interior stairlift. Both are common installs for us and neither carries a surcharge over standard metro pricing.
I'm a Texas veteran — how do I get the VA to pay?
Start at your primary VA facility: Michael E. DeBakey VA (Houston), South Texas Veterans HCS (San Antonio), VA North Texas HCS (Dallas), Central Texas VA HCS (Temple), El Paso VA HCS, or West Texas VA HCS (Big Spring). Request a HISA consult — Home Improvements and Structural Alterations — with your primary care team. A VA provider writes a prescription stating the stairlift is medically necessary. HISA covers up to $8,150 for service-connected disabilities and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected. We pre-fill VA Form 10-0103 — bring the signed prescription and we handle the rest. Texas has 1.4 million veterans, Fort Cavazos and Joint Base San Antonio run the largest active-duty retiree pipelines in the country, and if you are a 100% service-connected disabled veteran you also pay zero property tax on your primary residence under the Texas Homestead Exemption.
Do you cover the Panhandle and the Rio Grande Valley?
Yes — every one of Texas's 254 counties. Panhandle installs in Amarillo, Lubbock, Pampa, and Dumas ship with a cold-weather battery standard because -5°F winter cold snaps on the Llano Estacado are outside factory spec. Rio Grande Valley installs in McAllen, Brownsville, Edinburg, and Harlingen get the humidity and UV spec standard, and we offer bilingual install coordination for Spanish-speaking families. Drive time adds a day to scheduling on the most remote Big Bend and Trans-Pecos routes (Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Culberson counties) but there is no rural surcharge — same install rate as Houston or Dallas.
Texas Coverage

Ready for your Texas home assessment?

Free in-home visit within 24 hours anywhere in the six major Texas metros — 48 hours in West Texas and the Panhandle. A licensed TX installer measures your staircase, walks you through the options, and writes a quote honored for 30 days. No deposit, no obligation, no pressure. Most Texas families go from first phone call to working lift in 9 to 12 days — 18 to 22 days for a curved rail.

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