Expert Stairlift Installation in Watauga, TX

Most straight stairlift installs in Watauga take 3-4 hours. Curved installs take a full day. We bolt the rail to the stair treads, not the wall, so there is no drywall damage and no repainting needed. The only tool marks are small bolt holes in the treads. We clean up completely before leaving.

No — stairlifts in Watauga do not require a building permit. They are classified as temporary home modifications that can be unbolted and removed without any structural change. That means no city paperwork and no waiting for approval.

Yes. Many Watauga homes built in the 1970s and earlier have staircases as narrow as 28 inches. We use the Slimline rail for these cases. The rail folds up to about 12 inches from the wall when not in use, leaving the walkway clear for other family members.

We install across Tarrant County — Watauga, Keller, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, Fort Worth, Bedford, Colleyville, Southlake, and beyond. Luis lives locally and can usually be at your home within a day or two of your call for the free assessment.

Yes. The VA HISA grant provides up to $6,800 for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and up to $2,000 for non-service-connected veterans rated 50% or higher. Watauga veterans apply through the Fort Worth VA Outpatient Clinic at 2201 SE Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76119. You need a prescription from a VA physician stating the stairlift is medically necessary. The HISA grant is a one-time, lifetime benefit — tax-free and never repaid.

Texas STAR+PLUS is the state's Medicaid managed care program for adults with disabilities and seniors. It covers minor home modifications — including stairlifts — when a physician certifies medical necessity. To qualify, you must be a Texas resident enrolled in Medicaid, meet income and asset limits, and require the modification to stay safely at home instead of entering a nursing facility.

The Amy Young Barrier Removal Program, run by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, provides one-time grants of up to $22,500 for home accessibility modifications. The grant is open to Texas households that include a person with a disability and have income at or below 80% of the area median income. The application goes through a local TDHCA-approved provider.

Tarrant County does not run its own home modification grant program, but the Tarrant County Veteran Services Office at 100 E. Weatherford Street in downtown Fort Worth helps veterans prepare HISA applications and gather the required medical documentation. They can also direct you to local non-profits that occasionally fund accessibility work. Between the VA HISA grant, STAR+PLUS, and the Amy Young program, most Watauga residents have at least one funding path available.