Should I Choose a Straight or a Custom Curved stairlift?

One of the most important aspects of stairlift installation is the rail. Your staircase will need either a straight or a curved rail to be installed.

At Florida Stairlifts Inc, one of our consultants will come and visit you to give your staircase a comprehensive survey and assess which type of rail is suitable.

Although our stairlifts have been designed to work with most staircases, there are some rare occasions where installation of a chairlift will not be possible.

If this is the case we will not sell you one – your safety comes before our sales figures. We will however try to suggest alternative solutions even if we cannot supply them through our company.

Whether you have straight or curved stairs, our rails are attached to the stair treads, not the wall, and can be fitted to either side of the stairwell – depending on the results of the survey.

Choosing the correct stairlift solution will ensure that you can safely use the stairlift or lifts for years to come and maximize the space available for other staircase users.

We have included some different examples of staircases below to help determine what type of staircase your home has.

The staircase types are broken out into three groups, one of these will suit your needs:

Straight stairlift only
Straight stairlift or custom curving stairlift - depending on the users specific requirements.
True custom curving stairlift solutions only

Straight Lift Applications:

Images 1 and 2 depict straight staircases.

Our straight rail stair lifts are made from slim attractive aluminum extrusions and come in various finishes to suit your decor.

Image 1 Image 2

Straight chairlift staircase Straight stairlift staircase with landing

Two Straight stairlifts or a custom curving lift Application (if the user cannot transfer from one lift to the other):

Image 3 shows a curved staircase with a quarter landing.

This situation would suit two straight stairlifts on the left side of the staircase when looking upstairs or one curving stairlift on either side of the stairs.

Staircase with quarter landing

Image 4 shows a curved staircase with a half landing.

This situation would suit two straight stairlifts on the right side of the staircase when looking upstairs or one curving stairlift on either side of the stairs.

Staircase with half landing