Expert Stairlift Installation in Sterling, CO

Most straight installs in Sterling take about 3 hours; curved rails take 4–5. Luis handles everything — mounting the rail to the treads (not the wall), securing the seat, connecting the battery backup, and testing. There's no drywall work and no rewiring; the lift plugs into a standard outlet. In Downtown Historic District homes with plaster walls we're especially careful — the brackets never touch the wall surface.

No. The rail mounts to the stair treads with bolts — not to the wall or banister. On hardwood, common in Country Club Hills and older Sterling homes, we use precise pilot holes. On carpeted stairs, like many newer Sage Pointe homes, the bolts go through the carpet into the subfloor. If you ever remove the lift, the bolt holes are small and easy to fill. We've never had a tread crack or split.

Yes. Many early-1900s homes in Sterling — especially around the Downtown Historic District and 4th Street — have staircases as narrow as 30–32 inches. Our straight and curved seats fold up to take only 12–14 inches when parked, and the rail sits close to the wall. Luis measures every staircase before ordering, so we confirm the fit before install day. We haven't met a Sterling staircase we couldn't fit.

Yes. Every stairlift we install has a DC motor with battery backup. The battery runs the lift for about 6 hours of normal use after a power cut — enough to cover a typical plains winter-storm outage — and recharges automatically when power returns. Given Sterling's ice storms and high winds that can knock out rural lines, this is standard on every unit, not an upgrade.

Yes, through the HISA (Home Improvements and Structural Alterations) grant. Service-connected veterans can receive up to $6,800 — enough to fully cover a straight stairlift — and non-service-connected veterans up to $2,000. Sterling veterans apply through the Sterling VA Clinic at 100 College Avenue (Northeastern Junior College, Hays Student Center) or the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center at 1700 North Wheeling Street in Aurora. Luis helps with the prescription and paperwork at no charge.

Yes — through Health First Colorado (Colorado's Medicaid) under the EBD (Elderly, Blind, and Disabled) Waiver. The Home Modification benefit provides up to a $14,000 lifetime maximum for accessibility changes, which covers stairlifts. You'll need a case manager to add the waiver and schedule an in-home occupational-therapy assessment. Each stage can take 30+ days, so start early. Logan County's Area Agency on Aging can help with the application.

Logan County doesn't run a dedicated stairlift grant, but the EBD Waiver through Health First Colorado is available to eligible Sterling residents and covers stairlifts, ramps, and doorway widening under its $14,000 lifetime cap. Many Sterling families stack the VA HISA grant, the EBD Waiver, and our $79/month financing to piece together full coverage. We walk you through every option during the free home assessment.

Yes — $6,800 for service-connected veterans, and it never has to be repaid. The HISA grant is a one-time, tax-free benefit, not a loan, covering medically necessary home modifications including stairlifts. The application needs a prescription from a VA physician and a completed VA Form 10-0103, submitted to the facility where you receive care. For Sterling veterans that's typically the Sterling VA Clinic on College Avenue. We handle the paperwork as part of our service.