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About Stannah Stairlifts

Stannah provides stair lifts to help customers stay mobile and independent as they age in place. The company operates in over 40 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and the Pacific. In the U.S., its offerings include straight and curved stair lift models. Stannah has remained a family-owned and -operated company since it was founded by Joseph Stannah in 1867.

Pros
  • Straight and curved designs
  • Rental option
  • Special model for limited flexibility
  • Available in all 50 U.S. States
Cons
  • Some options vary by dealer
  • No weight limits over 352 pounds

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2019

    My father couldn’t walk anymore. And the stairlift from Stannah saved his life. It’s great. Stannah was the best at what he looked at. It was within his price and they also had a leasing program. When my father and I first spoke about it, he was gonna buy one, but I told him, “Your best bet is try to find somebody that leases it.” So, that’s the route that he went. He uses the stairlift every day, and he likes the swivel effect. When you get to the top of the steps, it swivels out. He also likes the fact that it goes up and down the stairs. It’s simple.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2019

    We needed a stairlift because my mother, who is elderly, came to live with us. I liked Stannah's salesperson. He was upfront and honest. He explained everything to a T, so when the stairlift was installed, I knew exactly how to run it. The installer was here for around three hours. He was on the perfectionist side and he made sure that nothing was ruined on my stairways. He was very good. He gave me instructions on it again and showed me exactly what he had done, and what it was supposed to be in case there was a power failure.

    I like the stairlift and it fits perfectly within our stairwell. My only problem is when it reaches its destination, either to the top or the bottom of the stairs, it doesn’t fully turn and it goes at an angle. And for somebody in a wheelchair, it’s a little difficult to get in without assistance. Nevertheless, my mother had a doctor’s appointment and we had to get her out of the house, down the stairway, and into a chair car. If we didn’t have the stairlift, I have no idea how we would’ve gotten her down the stairs.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Thank you for providing a review of your Stannah straight stairlift. We also like Tony and Joe, our salesperson and installer who came out to visit you. Stannah is a family business, and we pride ourselves in putting the customer first, so if you ever have any questions don't hesitate to reach out to our customer support team.

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    The Stannah Team

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2019

    Stannah is local and that meant a lot to me in case anything happened with the stairlift. My husband and I enjoyed having their rep at the house. She was very nice and answered all our questions. I had a good experience with Stannah. They came when they said they were going to. They gave us rebate options and we could also keep it if we wanted to, which is good because it was expensive to have the stairlift put in. Meanwhile, the young man who installed the stairlift did a great job. He kept it clean, and he showed us how to use it. I bought the stairlift for my mom and it's good for her since she wouldn't be able to do the stairs at this point. Stannah is a good stairlift. I would recommend it if someone was looking for one.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2019

    I was having a knee replacement and a friend had a Stannah stairlift and suggested it to me. The man who came from Stannah was very helpful and very kind. He was a gentleman and he dealt with us fairly. I got a curved stairlift and it fit all right. It's never gonna be hidden anywhere but it’s decent-looking and durable. The installers were very careful, friendly and clean. Plus, they showed me how everything worked. I would not be able to walk up the steps at this point and the stairlift takes me upstairs. It has made my life easier. Stannah is excellent.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2019

    My husband has ALS. A friend recommended Stannah Stairlifts because we can buy directly from them and there’s no intermediary. Their sales rep left me all the information. It’s a very expensive item but we couldn’t be without it. They installed it on the date that we needed it, which was an important date because my husband was coming home from the hospital that afternoon and he wouldn’t be able to get up the steps if we didn’t have it. After we had it for a week, the chair level needed to be raised because my husband had trouble getting out when he got up to the top step. A guy named Richie came and he adjusted it. It has been fine ever since.

    The rubber that gets the chair moving is starting to tear though and a cap on the right arm of the chair falls off. I also don’t like the noise that it makes to remind you that it’s down so nobody trips over it. I understand the point of it but when I get my husband out of the chair and then I have to get him seated someplace else, it keeps making that noise and I can’t attend to it right away. But other than those, everything has been fine.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Hello Karen,

    We have been in contact with the service department to confirm that a service visit has been scheduled to address your issues. We’re glad your stairlift has been a such a benefit to you and if you have any other issues don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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    The Stannah Team

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2019

    I've looked over who was available, who was local and who had a good reputation for a stairlift and found Stannah. Their salesman was very knowledgeable and seemed to be great with it. I got the curved model and they did an excellent job of installing it. It'd be nice though if it was closer to the rail so that there is more room on the stairs but other than that, it's all right. It's also pretty smooth however, I can feel the teeth on the drive when it comes up but that's expected. My wife is the prime user of the stairlift and it has impacted her life considerably. It made things easier for her.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2019

    My husband was having a lot of difficulties getting around. He was 84 and he liked to be outdoors as much as he could. I talked to my friend and she said that she was very happy with Stannah. My son also did some research and he felt that it was as good as any of the other ones, if not better. So I ordered the stairlift based on my friend's recommendation. The stairlift that we purchased goes from my living room down to the basement. We have a walkout cellar, and I have a basketry studio down there.

    When it was installed, we were in the middle of going from the hospital to the nursing home. But I've met two different guys from Stannah because when I called it in to order the stairlift, my son told me which one to get. I just took the bottom number and that was not the one that he had circled. I didn't get the one that turned automatically so I called and paid the extra money and had the totally automatic one put in. My husband never made it home, but I decided to keep the stairlift because I have trouble with my back and my knees. Sooner, I'm going to need it.

    While there was a demonstration of how the stairlift worked, I would like to know if I can disable the beeping when it goes to the bottom of the stairs. There was no beeping when the first guy installed it, but when they came back to put the correct automatic swivel at the top and the bottom of the stairs, he told me there was an alarm system that had to be on it. I would leave it at the bottom of the stairs during the night, and then during the day, I would put it halfway up so that it would charge. The guy that I spoke to told me that I have to leave it on the stairs, part way up because of the trickle charge. If I bring it down to the bottom of the stairs and just leave it there, it keeps going "beep, beep," and it drives me absolutely crazy. My son said to shut it off. I did shut it off but when I turn it back on, it doesn't seem to work quite right away. Other than that, everything is fine. I use it to take the laundry and the groceries down.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Hello Margaret,

    Our deepest condolences to you upon the passing of your husband.

    We are glad that your stairlift has become a beneficial addition to your lifestyle. Our records show you purchased a retractable rail. For safety reasons, these rails were designed not to charge while parked at the bottom of the stairs to prevent a user from inadvertently obstructing the walkway. The beeping is an indicator that the unit is not charging, which could explain the delayed function upon turning it on again. We recommend parking the chair a few steps up from the fully retracted rail to prevent this issue. If you have additional questions or issues please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

    Sincerely,

    The Stannah Team

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2019

    My parents were buying a new condominium and we pre-purchased a stairlift. I took them to the showroom and they were able to decide which one they wanted. We got the straight type Stannah stairlift and when the installer came out, he seemed to know what he was doing. I could tell that he had experience putting it together. He did it with no issues and it was excellent. The stairlift fit perfectly. It's very nice. The stairlift was a good value and Stannah was a good company.

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    Reviewed Feb. 5, 2019

    Stannah's guy came out right away within appointment and he was very impressive. I'm an engineer and I build clean rooms all over the country, which is the most complicated construction there is so I can tell when someone is doing a good job. He was very well-organized, professional, and knew what he was doing. There were some small issues that I didn't realize before the installers arrived, but everything was taken care of splendidly. The stairwell is tiny and they managed to cram the stairlift in so that it fits us. Neither my wife nor I is small and it works fine. It's a pleasure to ride up and down. The stairlift is very ingenious. We're old people and it is how we get to the basement where the laundry is. We're aging baby boomers and we both need the safety and security of the stair climber. We have a one-storey house but we have a basement.

    The stairlift is very comforting to have. We could've paid less but we like the service. We expected to get it and we got good service. I like what we got and should we ever move to a house with more stairs, we'll put another stairlift in. Also, we would be delighted to give Stannah's name if anybody wants a referral or recommendation, .

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2019

    Stannah Stairlifts was the only one I found that had a local office and local showroom. The stairlift is for my mother. So it is really important that she has a chance to see the actual product. I was very happy with the sale representatives that I worked with. Everyone was very helpful, friendly and professional. The guy who did the installation waited until my mom got there to go over on how to operate it. We had a straight stairlift installed. It has only been there for two weeks and it seems to have very good quality. It fits very well on the stairwell. I have to squeeze a teeny bit if I walk by it at the top of the stairs, but it's very efficient for the space overall. The stairlift helps my mother remain in a place that had two levels of living space.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2019

    I got a straight stairlift from the Stannah and the installation was very nice. The stairlift is a used one but it helps us. I would recommend Stannah Stairlifts. The installers were on time, the representatives were very nice and everything went fine.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2019

    My wife had a stroke and I realized I had to get the stairlift moved on the house. My neighbor had the Stannah and he said he was satisfied, so I called their representative. The reps were very congenial and informative, and they let me know enough of what I had to know about it, so our interactions went well. Then one gentleman came and he did the installation, and he showed me how the stairlift worked. He was good and he seemed to know what he was doing.

    The stairlift I have is the indoor type and I have like a split look. You come into the garage, you go up seven stairs to the foyer, and then six stairs up into the kitchen. So, I had mine put in straight up, and then the other one because it was cheaper that way. It's almost $12,000 for the whole thing new, so I got it split like that and I got a used one to cut down the price. The stairlift fits well into my home and stairwell, and its quality is good. I've got a friend who’s about 300 pounds, and the stairlift is tough. And when I go up and down myself, without using the stairlift, I just push the handles up, which is good. It gives me enough room to get by without getting hurt. Overall, my experience with Stannah has been very good.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2019

    My husband had a stroke and he was finally coming home from the rehab after five months. Since our bathroom with the shower is upstairs, I needed a way to get him there. The other stairlift provider that I checked in with didn't have a buy-back program and I didn't like the quality of their chair. On the other hand, the people from Stannah Stairlifts who came for a sales visit were wonderful and I liked them a lot. They were very efficient and informative. We had Stannah install a straight stairlift for us. Likewise, the installers were wonderful. They were punctual and cleaned up after themselves.

    I like the stairlift that we got. I had a little issue with the foot thing, but they fixed it. In terms of how the stairlift fits our stairwell, it is tight but it works. It has made things much easier for my husband and me and it works out for both of us. I have a heart problem and the stairs knock me out, so I use the stairlift too. I had to have the installers come back, though, and they should be here sometime this week to extend the railing for me. The people at Stannah have been very professional and attentive, and I'm very happy with them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2019

    My husband is disabled, so we purchased a stairlift from Stannah. My experience with Stannah was fine. The process was smooth and the reps were courteous. However, there are a couple of mechanical issues with the product. I told Stannah about it and a guy went out. Part of the problem was that the patented rail extension doesn’t sit correctly. But it doesn’t happen all the time. The guy worked on it, but it’s still doing it. And on top of that, the little round button at the end of the arm to make the footrest go up and down seems to stick.

    It’s easy enough for me to jump into the chair and operate it. But for somebody with Alzheimer’s, that’s a harder job because of the ability to know that you’ve gotta hit the lever and hit the button and put the arms down and then go charge it after. That is a lot of things for somebody with Alzheimer’s to try and keep straight. Most of the stairlift seems really solid, but my husband’s 220 pounds with very bad balance and when he goes to sit down, he plops in it, and I keep wondering if it’s gonna tear the rail out. But the guy assured me when he put it in, it would handle my husband’s weight. Nevertheless, this stairlift is a godsend for my husband to be able to go upstairs and downstairs.

    I have an office on Mill Street in Springfield, and it’s in an old mill building. There are no elevators in that building which makes it arduous to get up to the second floor where my office is and virtually impossible for any elder law clients that I might have coming in. I am going to approach the landlord of the building and suggest he put one of these stairlifts in.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Thanks Linda for your review. We have attempted to reach out to you to schedule a service visit. If you still have concerns about the rail and footrest you can reach out to our service department.

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    The Stannah Team

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2019

    I have an elderly father who needed help on stairs and the sales rep from Stannah told me what they had and what their service was. He came out, gave me an estimate and I told him to do it. It was something that I needed and I wasn’t overly concerned about the cost. Stannah was quick and convenient. Plus, my father is happy

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2019

    We rented two stairlifts from Stannah. On their sales visit they were very professional, courteous and clear. They did everything they said they were gonna do. The process was very smooth and we were very happy with the visit. The installation team who came out to our home thereafter were very good. They didn’t leave any mess or anything and they've put the stairlift in very efficiently. They showed me how everything worked.

    We have the stairlifts indoors. We live in a high-ranch, two-level house so I had to get two short and straight stairlifts. One of our stairs is a little narrow but they all fit fine. I like the fact that the chair turns and the safety features on it. It’s very good quality. It doesn’t feel like something is gonna fall off. Having the stairlifts greatly changed our lives because my wife was stuck in the basement for six days until we got that. She broke an ankle and she wasn’t allowed to walk at all. There aren’t many companies that rent a stairlift and it surprised us that we could. Our insurance company was surprised too when we asked about rental. Stannah has to advertise the rental part more.

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2019

    The stairlift from Stannah was probably the best product of the couple that we had looked at. We had a couple of companies come in and explain their products and what they did. And this one was more expensive, but it was a much better product. It has drastically improved the quality of my sister's life. It's helping her a lot. She can get up and down the stairs as she wants to, doesn’t need to have one of her siblings or her children actually come over and help her up the stairs at the end of the day, or down the stairs at the beginning of the day. My sister is loving the stairlift.

    The rep stressed the safety and the quality of the product, as opposed to trying to detract from other products. And the gentleman who did the install really made sure that my sister felt comfortable with it before he left. He stressed the different safety features and made sure she was able to work with it. I would recommend Stannah.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Thank you for your review Larry. We’re very happy to have helped your sister regain her independence at home. If you ever need anything, we’re just a call away.

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    The Stannah Team

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2019

    I was having great difficulty going up the stairs. I liked the internet presentation of Stannah Stairlifts over other stairlift providers. I got the straight stairlift from them, 15 stairs with the movable bottom part. Their salesman was good and then the workman was good too. I've had the stairlift for a month now and it made going up and down very much easier.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2019

    I’m 83 years old and just getting a little worn out. I’m still able to go up and down the stairs and I’m still able to do things. I wanna keep doing things that I’m doing as long as I can. The Stannah stairlift was given to me by a friend. They lived in a town here in Suffield, then they moved to South Carolina and then they went to Florida. They had a house up here and they were gonna sell the house. Their daughter said that if I wanna hire the stairlift people to remove the stairlift there then install in my house, that I could have it for whatever it would cost to do it, so I did it.

    The installer from Stannah was great. He knew exactly what he was doing and went right to work on it. He’s a real asset to the Stannah team. He also demonstrated how the stairlift works. It’s fairly simple, straight up and down. It doesn’t go around any turns or anything. The quality of the stairlift is excellent. It's a wonderful thing. It has made my life easier and has given me security just going upstairs.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2019

    I have a very difficult stairway that's bold and straight. It looks more like the kind of stairway you would find in a boat coming up from the lower deck to the upper deck. It's flat, steep and no backing on the stairs. But after 45 years, I'm used to it, so I've never had any accident on the stairs. I'm going to need a stairlift, however, probably within the next five years, so getting a stairlift seemed to be the right thing to do. Having one also made my son feel more secure since I had this experience of a fall.

    The rep from Stannah was terrific. Whenever I had a question and I called, the wait time to hear back from her was always less than an hour. The overall quality of the build seems great. I watched the installation all day and everything was professional. No kids have come in and bumped on it. It has just been me. The unfortunate thing is that the stairlift is here. And since it's here, I'm much more prone to use it than to walk up and down the stairs which is too bad because I should be doing that. I don't wear my Fitbit going up and down the stairs, but I miss out a bit on the exercise. But that's all right.

    Stannah has got that stuff together. They know what they're doing and their representatives are trained well. They are usually dealing with older people and they know how to handle that. It's a specific quality of personality you have to have. If people are crotchety, they have to know, "How do you soothe people like that?" Most of us don't wanna ever be old, but when someone comes in and installs a stairlift, they're like,"Oh, I guess I am old. Still, my experience with Stannah has been excellent and I couldn't be happier. The Stannah stairlift works.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2019

    Of all the people that I talked with, I liked Stannah Stairlifts best. I liked their product, their presentation, and what they do. I liked everything about them. My husband was having a problem getting up and down the stairs, and we had a straight stairlift installed. There was no pressure during the sales visit. Jonathan was wonderful. He was very interested in me, and why we wanted the chair and what we were looking for.

    I wanted to go and see the stairlift. I wanted my husband to be able to sit in it and make sure it was good for him, but he fell out of the shower before I was able to do that, so we never got that opportunity. In the end, we bought it in good faith. The installer, Jacob, was a sweetheart. Whenever he talked to me, he stopped what he was doing, he got off his knees, looked me in the eye, and we had a conversation. You don’t know how infrequently that happens these days. The product is great. Jacob did not leave the house until he knew that I felt confident about running that chair.

    I love everything about the stairlift. I love the way it looks. It’s not overwhelming. I’m very fussy. I live in a condo, and the lift is unobtrusive. It does a great job. I have recommended Stannah. They train their staff very well. They know what’s important when they’re out talking with potential clients. The client is the one that you need to concentrate on. They didn’t have their phones out, which almost everybody does today.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2019

    We do some work for Stannah, so I knew about the company. I emailed my contact, and he sent a sales rep, Joe. He was very nice. My mother-in-law moved in with us recently and he was very patient with her and explained to her what the chairlift was gonna do. He took the measurements. We have kind of a narrow stairway, so he figured out what would fit, and he gave me three options. We picked the one we wanted, and he scheduled the installation a week and a half later.

    My mother-in-law can use it all by herself. She has become kinda the family expert on it. When new people come to the house, she demonstrates it for them. But the best part is she’s not climbing up and down stairs when I’m not around so I don’t have to worry about her having a broken leg at the bottom of the stairs. I would definitely recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2019

    I did some research and I also found someone who had an installation from Stannah done for their parents like a year ago, and they’ve been very happy with it. Everybody at Stannah was very informative and professional. We appreciated the installation as well. But we had a missing piece that wasn’t on the truck, that someone is coming to install later this week. Nevertheless, the quality of the stairlift is great.

    It’s kind of an unfortunate situation. We had it installed for my mother who was moving in. There was no other way to really get her into the house. It was from the basement to the kitchen. She was in her 90s but she had passed away. We had the installation done on the middle of December, and she was here like a week. We used it once for her. So, I’m kind of in a quandary as to what to do about it. We haven’t had it that long or used it. I know that they will buy it back, but at 30%.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2019

    I called a few other people I knew in the area that had put stairs in for their parents, and they recommended Stannah. The sales rep was terrific and very nice. He explained everything in detail and answered all my questions. A straight inside stairlift was installed, and it fits into the stairwell perfectly and is very unobtrusive. The installation team was very clean and presentable. They were very thorough, explained how it was gonna be and they answered all my questions. We like the convenience of the stairlift. Its remote is helpful and handy to bring down at night. It’s really helped in our quality of life.

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2019

    Compared to other companies, Stannah seems to have it all above them at this point. We liked their price as well as the time of installation, quality of product and the previous reviews online. The salesperson sold us the product and looked at the installation location, priced it out, and gave us the warranty information. The service people were here on time, worked very neatly and confidently answered our questions. Overall, we’re very happy with the installation and the product to this date. We're very happy with how it fits into our home. It doesn’t take up the entire stairway. We have a 180-curve in the stairlift which was what I wanted and we use it once every couple of weeks. So far, it’s functioning very well. My wife has issues with her leg and uses the stairlift for the basement so she can do the laundry easier.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2019

    Everybody from Stannah was very nice and professional. My wife picked out a stairlift and the installation was very efficient and everything was fine. The stairlift feels sturdy and the price was pretty fair. It squeaks a little bit though. I have leg weakness and having the stairlift has improved my life. I don’t use it every time I go up and down the stairs. But there are certain times I need it and when I need it, I need it.

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    Response from Stannah Stairlifts

    Thank you Adam for taking the time to provide a review. We’re glad your stairlift is working well for you. We have attempted to reach out to you to schedule a service visit. If you are still concerned about the squeaking you can call our service department. We might be able to give you a solution over the phone, but if we can’t, we’ll have a technician come and help you.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2019

    Considering our age, we decided we were gonna get a stairlift. It was becoming apparent that either we’d have to do a lot of remodeling downstairs or we should get one so that we can continue to use the upstairs rooms the way we like to. I have a colleague who got Stannah to put in a stairlift for them and they liked the service. Stannah also has daily ads in the Globe sports section and you can’t see those day after day without it imprinting on your mind. Things were very good during their sales visit and the guy that came had a good pitch. He didn’t beat around the bush. He answered all of our questions and was very accurate on the things he told us as it turned out. He was pleasant and forceful, a good salesman.

    The installation guy was also wonderful. He figured out a couple of things that needed doing in terms of providing safety buffers at the bottom and top, and what he could do, and created those for us. He was extremely pleasant and he explained everything, all the safety features. And he did the installation in an expeditious way. The whole thing took him around five hours and he did a very good job. So far, the stairlift is working fine and we’ve used it more than we thought we might. We used it also to cart Christmas decorations up and down from the storage closet and various things along that line. We’re very pleased with it. I would recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2019

    My stepdaughter felt that I needed a stairlift because I had been in the hospital and I had trouble walking. Everybody at Stannah was fine. I got a straight stairlift and it was installed in an hour and a half. I've had it for six weeks and while I don’t use it that much and I still use the stairs, it’s a help for the future.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2019

    My husband needed some relief from going up the stairs as he was having a hard time. My neighbor across the street had a stairlift by Stannah and she had a very positive experience. She gave me the information, but I called a couple of other companies as well. The difference between the people that I spoke to on the phone and the people that I spoke with at Stannah was like night and day. I also did a lot of research, and the quality of Stannah's product surpassed that of the others from what I gathered. Even though Stannah is actually more money, it's well worth every penny you pay for. It has a 10-year warranty when the other companies give you only one.

    Their reps were wonderful and they were one of the reasons why we decided to purchase. The gentleman came to the house to speak with me about it, and there was no pressure. He was very personable and knowledgeable, and he answered all my questions. I didn’t ever hear, “Well, if you sign with us today…” which is always irritating. My husband was in the hospital at the time that he came out, and he gave me his card and told me to call him if I or my husband had any questions. My husband came home unexpectedly, and the rep arranged for our stairlift to be put in quickly. I was quite surprised that he was able to do that. Those are the things that mean a lot.

    We went with the straight stairlift that's for indoors, and the chair part swivels at the top of the stairs. So, when you get up, you’re not on the edge of the stairway and you’re facing the wall in the hallway. The person who came to install it was wonderful. He had it up and running and he taught us how to do it. My husband has balance issues as well so the swivel at the top makes a huge difference. I feel much more secure with him getting out of that chair, standing in the hallway, rather than teetering on the edge of a stair. As for the sturdiness of it, you get in it and you're going up the stairs, and you don’t feel like, “Is this gonna make it?” Stannah is the company to go with, and we have not been a bit sorry. I would highly recommend them to anybody.

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    Hello Sharon,

    Thanks for your kind words. We're glad you had such a great experience with our representatives and installers! Stannah has worked hard to ensure the highest safety standards and we maintain a strict process from design through installation. We're glad that this has helped you and your husband feel safe and secure at home. If you ever need anything, we’re just a call away.

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    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2018

    My husband has Alzheimer's and he can't walk. A stairlift is a necessity so we purchased one from Stannah. However, the step for going where you put your feet didn't work. So, I called the company and Benny, the serviceman, called back. He was prompt but he could have been a little more polite. He asked why I didn't know how to work it and why I didn't read the manual. I told him I wasn't here when it was installed. He also said, "Oh, you can fix that yourself, blah blah blah." I did fix it. He walked me through it but he was abrupt. My only problem with the stairlift was it doesn't turn automatically, which I wasn't aware of when I bought it. I just bought it online that's why I didn't realize that it doesn't change. Apparently, you have to pull up a lever and then my husband has to turn, which is difficult for him. Nevertheless, the stairlift takes him up and down.

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    Thank you for your review. We’re sorry that you felt the serviceman was abrupt. We always try to be courteous. We’ll make sure we address it so that in the future you have more positive experiences. We do have a power swivel option that automatically turns the chair to face the landing as you hold the hand control. This comes at an additional cost, but can be retrofitted to your stairlift. If you would like find out more about this option you can call our service department.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2018

    We went with Stannah since my father had used them before, and everything was good during the sales visit. The rep answered all my questions, and she was pleasant. There was a little confusion on where to put the stairlift, so the installation guy had to come back again 'cause he had the wrong parts. It works well, though I feel that we should move it to the other stairs. Still, he also answered all my questions.

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    Andrea, thanks for your review. We’re sorry that there was some confusion with the installation but we’re happy that your stairlift is now working well. If you’d like to move your stairlift to another staircase or explore other solutions give us a call and we’ll be happy to help.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2018

    We saw an ad for Stannah and I originally got them in about two years ago for a quote. But we didn't need the stairlift right away and when the time came that we did need it, I went back to them since they were very nice on our first meeting. When my mom and I used the stairlift, it seems to be working fine. It also seems very nice.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2018

    I have arthritic knees and I fell down the stairs three times. I saw Stannah's advertisement and they seemed to have a good deal when we called. Their stairlift looked like it was a good investment. The gentleman from Stannah was very nice. He came to the house and explained everything. Then the guy who came to install knew what he was doing. He put together the straight indoor stairlift in no time and we had a beautiful experience with the installation. The stairlift made it easy for me to walk up and down the stairs. It has also saved me from falling in any way. Stannah did a very good job here and I'm very happy with them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2018

    I can't walk and I needed a stairlift. My wife had a pleasant experience with Stannah's rep during the sales visit and she said that he was very personable. We had straight stairlifts installed and they fit our home beautifully. We have two stairlifts. One with five steps going up to the bedrooms and another one with five steps going down from the kitchen to the playroom. There were two men who did the installation. The one who did the upper one seemed to know precisely what he was doing but the one that did the lower one installed it, but it needed adjustments and it wasn’t operating absolutely perfect. She said he was a lovely man, but he didn’t seem to be as knowledgeable as the other one.

    She said that the installation was absolutely perfect once they're done and there was no clean up on anything necessary. Everything operated at that moment as she expected it to. However, my wife said that the stairlift doesn't always respond immediately. She used it herself on occasion. If she sits in, she has to wiggle a little bit, then there’s a click, and then it goes on. Sometimes, it just goes immediately, it kinda hesitates then she has to shuffle a little bit. With the stairlift going up to the bedrooms, she said she’ll hear a scraping that sounds like metal against metal as she turns it around to get off on an occasion. She's wondering if that isn’t aligned properly also. Other than that, I like that the stairlifts work and they made our life a lot easier.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2018

    Janet has some medical issues. We've checked out some stuff online and then we decided on Stannah. The gentleman during the sales visit was very nice, pleasant, and he covered everything we needed to know. We had another appointment with the different companies later on that day, which we ended up canceling and going with Stannah. We got a straight stairlift with the drop panel in the bottom from them. The installation experience was perfect. The installer was on time and he was done in less time than expected. Also, the quality of the stairlift is very good. It's quiet and seems to be sturdy and reliable. Having the stairlift has been a life changer for Janet. It was a very difficult issue getting up the stairs, but she's up and down with no problem now.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2018

    I have steep stairs to the washer and dryer. I heard Stannah has a good reputation and I got them to install a straight stairlift for me. The installation was a good experience but the guy talked so much. It was too much information and I would’ve preferred that he didn't talk so much. The stairlift fits great into my home and its quality is excellent. It's very helpful and I like it a lot. Now, getting up the stairs is great. I've a terrific experience with Stannah. If you're considering to get one as well, then do it.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2018

    I am 80 years old and as one gets older, one needs some assistance going up and down the steps. I looked at three stairlift providers, had them come out and talked to them. All salesmen from all three companies that I interviewed were very pleasant and helpful. I also read about the experience, read about overloading mostly and Stannah was, by far, the most reliable. The facts about experience with the equipment, availability of service and speed with which they respond to a request for a service sold me on them. And although I’ve only had these chairs for a few weeks, that has also been my experience.

    I had two stairlifts installed. One is straight and one is curved, with which we had minor issues with the way they were installed but the response was immediate.

    They were very competent and the people who came out were very forthcoming with information about what specifically was wrong. They explained to my full satisfaction what they were doing to remedy the issues and I’m very, very, very impressed. The guy who installed the straight one was new so he flubbed a couple of things which caused me to ask for the guys, who came in later to install the curved lift, to take a look at what was happening to the straight one. They spent a lot of time undoing some of what the first guy had done and remedying that. But they were not defensive about it and said that he’s new. I understand why he may not have done a perfect job, but they sure fixed it and now it’s working perfectly.

    The stairlifts are of excellent quality and they fit perfectly into my home. They’re not cheap though. The core methods of Stannah's appeal to homeowners is instead of moving, why don’t people adapt their home to their needs. For a while there, I was getting a lot of pressure from wife and children to move to a single story dwelling. But it’s a lot more complicated than adapting the home to one’s needs, and the lifts have made a tremendous difference. So, it’s no longer a household, to move from one to another. It has made it a lot easier to access a garage which is at the basement level. So, instead of tending to leave cars outside, we now tend to always garage them, especially for my wife who’s even more impaired than I am. It has meant a radical change in comfort, so it’s well-worth the expense. The expense is negligible if you compare it to the cost and hassle of moving and changing location at one’s advancing age.

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2018

    I waited almost 1 yr to write this review as I wanted to use the stairlift before commenting on the product. I need it as I am an amputee (leg and hip). Curved stairs etc. Olympic Elevator Company of Redmond, Washington did all the work measuring (twice) shooting in all the data points etc. They explained what needed to be done by us prior to the installation. A couple of weeks later they came back and installed the lift showed me how to service the unit and answered any questions we had as well as letting us know we could call with any time with other questions. They were PROS. The unit is working great up to now and I think it will continue to do so. Thanks for everything.

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2018

    My elderly mother-in-law came to live with us and she has some severe mobility problems. Since Stannah was local to us here in Rhode Island and we've read good reviews, we took a chance with them. The salesperson we worked with was very nice. She gave the whole rundown and all the different options. It was a very pleasant experience. The person who installed the straight stairlift was fantastic as well. He knew what he was doing and he got it all done within a couple of hours. he also stayed with us until we felt comfortable using it. Without this stairlift, there would’ve been no way that my elderly mother-in-law would be able to come live with us. And she was already having her own mobility issues at her house, so this was a lifesaver.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2018

    My wife was sick for a long time and it was time for her to get assistance in climbing the stairs. Since I heard very good opinions about Stannah from other people, I decided to purchase a stairlift from them. The reps I worked with were very professional and very responsive. I got the straight indoor stairlift and its installation was all done in time. The stairlift that was installed was very helpful to my wife while she was still alive. It was very good.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2018

    I needed help going up the stairs. The salesman from Stannah Stairlifts who was here was very honest and nice, and I was very happy with him. I got a straight stairlift from them which goes 14 steps straight up. The installation team did a very, very good job and explained everything to me. I was very pleased with them. So far, the stairlift works and it fits fine into my stairwell. It was a very good experience with Stannah.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2018

    My husband was in a wheelchair. He broke his hip and he couldn’t walk on it for weeks and months. A friend that had Stannah referred us to them and we got the chairlift when my husband came home from rehab. The first measurement wasn't correct and they wouldn't install the chairlift unless it was correct. So, the reps went back to their warehouse and got the correct piece for that measurement. Then, they came back and they worked diligently. We had two options for electrical plugins. And one, I have to put on by a switch. So, they changed it around and put it on something else that just goes on automatically. They were in and out as fast as could be and they even helped me carry something down the stairs. I can’t say enough nice things about them.

    The only little problem we have is the chairlift that’s going from my front door down to the basement. We screwed up the footrest and it doesn’t wanna work on the button. But it’s not a huge issue. It’s nothing devastating and the chair works just fine. I like everything about it, especially in the location it’s in, it’s not an easy location to install.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2018

    My wife had a stroke which made me decide to get a stairlift. I had a guy come in to give me information and a quote. He was excellent, very professional and thorough. I liked him. I bought the straight stairlift and it fits very well into the home. The installation went very well. Stannah is a very good stairlift. I like that when it gets to the top or the bottom, the chair automatically turns 80 degrees.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2018

    I’ve had a stairlift for 17 years that I bought from another supplier that decided not to work anymore and I missed it a great deal. I went online and researched stairlifts and Stannah called me back. Their sales rep was very friendly, not pushy, very helpful, and answered all our questions. The installer was very good. He showed me how to use everything, answered all my questions, and was very helpful as well. I love my Stannah stairlift. I like the ease of using it, and it works very well.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2018

    We had a Stannah stairlift when we were living in Plymouth over a year ago. My husband was very sick with myasthenia gravis and he came back from rehab and could not walk. However, he only used it for three months when I was renting it. He got much worse and we had to leave, and he passed away in February. I was very satisfied with Stannah Stairlifts and it’s the only one that I know of that you can rent for six months. I’ve looked into three different companies, but you have to buy it. With Stannah, whatever you pay for the rent, which is half the price, would go towards the full price if you decide to buy it after six months. You also have the option to rent by the month, which is not a very good idea, or to buy it.

    I have bad knees and I’m having knee surgery. I have a second floor, so I have to go downstairs for the laundry and to go outside. The stairs are killing me with my knees. I have bone on bone on both knees and the stairs are the pits. The interactions I had with the sales representatives, both in Plymouth and here, were excellent and the installers are very pleasant to work with. If I have any problems, they are right on it. It was just one guy and he was training another one, and he was an extremely good teacher. As a teacher myself, I picked that up very fast. It took him a little longer to install, but it didn’t matter to me and I paid the same.

    I would tell my friends not to buy the stairlift if they are not sure if they wanna keep it and to just go with Stannah and rent. They can rent a secondhand one which is almost new. They can’t even tell that it’s secondhand and it’s half the price, so if they really look and do their homework, they can save a lot of money. Stannah is family-owned and they’ve been in business for almost 70 years, and they don't push you. I also had Acorn before and they were very pushy and aggravating and they kept calling even after I told them that I got another one. The people at Stannah don’t push you and they give you the options. They’re not aggravating people and they’re very nice to work with. No matter who the salesperson was, I had the same experience in both. They were really good.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2018

    Compared with another stairlift provider, Stannah had a better price and a better package with the warranty, so I went with them. The guy who came out was very personable and interesting to talk to, and everything was fine during the sales visit. Thereafter, the guy who put the stairlift in was great. He was very professional and informative.

    It sucks that I have to have a stairlift, but it helps. I have arthritis in my hips and I needed that support. My good hip is not absolutely good, so the stairlift really makes my day easier. I also don't have to worry about falling down the stairs any longer. We have a colonial house and we have ceramic tiles at the bottom of the stairs. I don't miss hitting that floor. If I knew somebody, I'd be happy to recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2018

    My dad said everything was very smooth with Stannah with the sales visit. However, we were quoted one price, but in the end, the price was $900 more for an extra part that we needed. They are a business and we try to understand, but that was a little difficult for us. We had the straight stairlift installed and the installation went fine. The stairlift has been working fine and has been a big help. My dad was short of breath and couldn’t make it up the stairs. Now, he can get up to the second level of the house without any trouble. It’s a great piece of equipment.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2018

    We recently moved to a house where laundry is downstairs and my husband has a workshop downstairs as well. Neither one of us is able to climb the stairs very well. The Stannah salesperson came and we liked her. She did a very good job. She wasn’t pushy, but she was factual and very helpful. One guy came to install and he was very good, very neat, efficient, and didn't take very long. He also gave us both the lesson on how to ride the stairlift. We got a basic straight stairlift and it’s a great convenience. It’s well performing and very quiet, which is nice. The quality seems fine too. If you have a need for a stairlift, I recommend that you talk with someone from Stannah. We were very happy with our experience with them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2018

    My wife has lost the ability to walk on stairs, so I had to have a way to get her up and down the stairs. The sales rep from Stannah was very good and very thorough. He answered all our questions and wasn’t pushy. He was a good person. Then, the installation team did a good job. They were very professional and it was done the way it was supposed to be done. The stairlift gets my wife up and down the stairs and it’s easy to use. We’re very happy with it and it does everything that we want it to.

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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2018

    My mother is almost 95. And she got to a point where it was very difficult for her to go up and down the stairs. I called the company where my father’s stairlift in Connecticut was from, but they couldn't do it because they wouldn’t be able to service it adequately. So, they gave me the name of Stannah and they highly recommended them. When I called Stannah, their rep was very professional. He quickly set up an appointment and he was there within a day. The installation process was great. They came at 8:00 o’clock in the morning and they were done by 1:00 and they cleaned. The guy was very nice and he showed us how to use it. My mother uses the stairlift to go down the stairs, and she likes it. It’s a lot of fun for her.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2018

    I had a stroke and Stannah came up when I went online for a stairlift provider. The sales visit has been an all positive experience. I got a straight stairlift and it fits very well into my home. The overall quality is very nice too. Having the stairlift gives me so much freedom and it’s very safe. I have a very positive experience with Stannah.

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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2018

    We needed a stairlift as someone in our house has been having difficulty going up and down the stairs. Stannah offered a good price for the product they had and I felt confident that they would fit the stairlift within the timeframe that they promised. The rep whom I spoke with was very informative and forthcoming. She was available for any additional questions and I felt comfortable relying on the answers she gave.

    I purchased curved indoor and straight outdoor stairlifts from the company. Thereafter, their installers came exactly when promised and did the work very quickly. They cleaned after themselves perfectly too and explained what I needed to know. Since getting the stairlifts, I've found that they are as compact as they could go. We needed it to fit the inner curve of our staircase so we kept the width very tight. It works smoothly and it fits our needs. I definitely recommend Stannah Stairlifts.

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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2018

    The people at Stannah are very responsive. When I called, people answered and responded and telephoned. In addition, one of the other companies that have visited us said that they could not put the rail along the wall. They'd have to do it along the banister, and that it would have to be curved at the end, which was something that was off-putting to us. When Stannah said that was not the case, it was very important to us.

    The sales rep was very good, forthright, and came when he said he would. The things that he told us were accurate. Also, the installation people were polite and did the job in an expeditious way. So far, my experience with Stannah is excellent and the stairlift is easy to use. Although, if I could eliminate some of that beeping when it goes up and down, I'd like to do that. It's a safety function and it's not necessary. Overall though, the stairlift is a quality product, and I don’t anticipate any problems.

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2018

    My mother-in-law moved in with us and she has got a mobility problem, so we looked into buying a stairlift so she can go from the first to the second floor. I saw a lot of Stannah advertisements and we read about it with the book they sent us. They had a representative come out and it sounded like what we wanted. During the sales visit, the guy was very knowledgeable and had the answers to all our questions. He showed us exactly how it worked and the finances. When he left, we didn’t have a single question other than deciding if this was what we wanted.

    We got a curved stairlift and it fits perfectly into our home. We can still have access to the stairs if she’s riding it. It is not in the way at all. Our stairs are wide enough and we can come and go. The installation team explained everything that they were doing, test drove it and it stayed well. She rode it up and down. The quality is very good and if somebody was looking for it and needed it for a similar reason we needed it for, I would highly recommend it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2018

    My daughter's house has quite a long staircase and I can't do stairs. I happened to be looking through the Globe one morning and I saw Stannah Stairlifts had a big ad, so I called. I was hoping to have it installed September 1st, but the contractors took two months to finish what they were supposed to do and I didn't get the chair until the end of October. Their sales reps were great though. I had to have them come back a few times to show me how to use it and they had no problems doing that. I just got to know the stairlift well and now, I go up and down. The stairlift is straight and then it curves on the top of the stairway. It fits in perfectly. Although the cost was a little high, it was worth it. It works great and I'm very pleased.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2018

    I had chosen a company out of Denver but they didn't have a showroom nearby, so I went with Stannah. The sales visit was very good. They explained what they were about and the background on their company. It was good enough for me. Then, one gentleman came out for the installation and he was perfect. The stairlift fits fine into the stairway. I got it for my elderly father and the Stannah stairlift is convenient for him. He's getting up in years, so it's very good for him health-wise and energy-wise.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2018

    I have problems with my back and legs so I sought a stairlift. I liked what the reps from Stannah had to say. They were very informative and nice. I purchased a straight stairway from them which fits fine in my stairwell. Their installation team showed me how to use it. However, the half seat doesn't want to stay half folded. Still, since getting the Stannah stairlift, going upstairs has been much easier.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2018

    Stannah is absolutely reliable and I had a very good experience with them. My husband has Parkinson's disease and he can't get up and down the stairs. We needed a stairlift and somebody gave us their old Stannah stairlift. All I needed to do was get it put in. The Stannah rep came in and I had a wonderful impression on him. He measured the stairlift, checked it, told me exactly that it's in perfect shape and that it couldn't be changed facing the other side and then all I would need are batteries and a longer track. The installation went beautifully and the quality of the stairlift is excellent. I like that my husband can now get up and down the stairs.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2018

    I have aortic stenosis which is a narrowing of the heart valve that causes shortness of breath. So, after walking up six or seven stairs, I could feel it. I have a landing at the ninth stair but I decided to follow my father's advice years ago. He said there's a time to save and a time to spend. I celebrated my 90th birthday on October 17th and the Stannah stairlift was a present I gave to myself. Helga, a very long-time friend of mine who lives in Newton Centre had Stannah do her stairlift a number of years ago. Her mobility problems are much more serious than mine but I could see how her quality of life improved. She was very complimentary and very happy to hear that I followed through. Stannah is a company that has been around a long time and they’re doing something right if they lasted this long.

    A technician came for the installation and he was very knowledgeable and congenial which was a good combination. He had it up very quickly. It was a first-rate procedure and I am definitely pleased. Especially since most men and women my age have short-term memory loss which is why my wallet and my house keys have been in the same place every day. Before the stairlift, if I forget something, I gotta climb upstairs and I would try to avoid climbing up but now, I'm like a little boy with a new toy. When my twin grandchildren came over, the first thing they wanted to do was ride up on the lift. The stairlift goes straight to nine steps and then there's a landing and it takes a very sharp left turn. I get off them and I walk up the final four steps. That has not been a problem but me and my younger son would like to know what the charge would be to extend it all the way.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2018

    I get breathless climbing stairs and I'm never quite sure if my legs and feet are gonna function properly so I needed a stairlift for myself. Two of the providers were in my neighborhood and then, the rep from Stannah came out to my house. She told me to read the reviews of Acorn which I did and I also read Stannah’s reviews. Even though it was twice as much money, I decided to go with Stannah. The installation went very smoothly. Two guys seemed intent on getting it perfect and making sure everything was correct all the way around. It fits perfectly in my home and the quality is good.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2018

    My father is a World War II veteran and 91 years old. But Stannah didn’t give any discounts for veterans or senior citizens. I was a little taken back by that. And they were very expensive. Two years ago, Acorn had given me an estimate for $3,000 and that was for a brand-new unit. But we needed the stairlift and Stannah was a reputable place. They were all very nice and wonderful too. The salesperson came and told me how it works. I also went for a trial run and the lady at the office was very nice. We decided to purchase the new unit and the installation took five and a half hours. The installers certainly knew what they were doing and they did a beautiful job. It was neat and clean. They also didn’t leave until I understood how everything worked. And they said if I had any questions or especially when my father got home and wanted another demonstration, to call the salesperson.

    There was one thing that the salesman didn’t bring to my attention though. They tell you how to swivel the chair and that’s all well and good when you’re healthy and you’re able to get up and down. But when you’re at a certain age and you’re using a walker or a cane to begin with, swiveling the chair is one thing. Getting up and then hanging on to something is another thing. My father is 91 and he just broke his hip. He uses a walker to begin with. It’s not easy for him to get up from that chair and just go. He has to hang on to something and I didn’t realize that myself when we were talking about it with the salesman. I might have to put a safety bar alongside the wall for him to grab on to when he lifts himself up. That's my concern but that's something we'll have to deal with and that aside, everything went well.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2018

    My wife fell and broke her hip and it was hard for her to walk, so we purchased a stairlift. We liked our previous Stannah stairlift a lot and we went with them again. I called Stannah and talked to somebody who came out, looked at our stairs, and made a proposal. We got the straight model. I really appreciated the salesperson who was very informative and told me about the warranty. He told me about the post-sale services, which I may have to take advantage of. So, I was really very pleased with the whole sales process.

    The sales visit and the process leading up to the installation was very easy. The reps that I spoke with were very professional and it was great dealing with them. The installation took half a day and didn't take long. The guy that put the stairlift in was very straightforward, professional and good. My wife likes the stairlift greatly. She used it yesterday and it worked fine. It's definitely worth the money and I'm happy with it. We're very happy with our overall experience with Stannah.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2018

    I have a very bad arthritis and had an accident. I’ve been in pain, and when I wanted to go out to go to the doctor and whatever I was asked to do, I couldn’t go down the stairs. I would also look and get dizzy. I felt like I was in prison. I saw Acorn on TV and it doesn't look too clumsy. When I told my husband about it, he went down on the internet and he said that they have bad ratings. He also said that people did not have nice things to say about them so we should forget about Acorn. He then kept looking until we found Stannah. At the same time, I kept saying that we have to do it. He was dragging me out of the front door on concrete and I wasn't ready. He knocked us both down. That moment we knew we had to eventually get a stairlift.

    My husband tried Stannah and the salesman we worked with was very nice. I related to him. He explained everything, like what it was gonna do and that the installer was gonna come and stay here until I was ready to use it. The installer did stay because it was kinda scary. I was on the stairs, I was in a lot of pain, and I could also very easily break my neck. So, he stayed until I felt comfortable getting in and out. He kept repeating it.

    So far, I'm perfectly happy with the stairlift. You could also send your groceries up using it. I used to drag up the groceries from the level downstairs and it was heavy dragging just the milk alone. Now, I could just put everything on the chair. The stairlift is kinda clumsy though, but we send it downstairs so it’s less in people’s way. I would recommend Stannah to anybody. It is giving me the freedom to get the hell out of the house. And both the gentleman who sold it to us and the gentleman that installed it were delightful people. They did a very good job.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2018

    Stannah was fantastic. I couldn't be any happier with them. The other one was Acorn. I inquired online and they harassed the hell out of me. They were calling me 50 million times a day, not leaving messages and leaving messages. It annoyed so much that I decided not to go through with them. On the other hand, when I contacted Stannah, they were out within a week and had everything done. They did a fantastic job installing, explaining and following up with us.

    I have two little ankle-biter puppies so I kept them locked in my room with me while the technician was installing the stairlift. It was as quiet as it could have possibly been and it was done in a timely manner. I expected an all-day affair but it was done relatively quickly. The technician also explained to more than one of us how to move with care. He answered the questions we had and gave us a little magnet thing for the fridge in case we have a problem, which we did. We couldn't figure out something and when we called them, they answered the question and it was fixed right away. It was great. A wider staircase would have been better for me because when the stairlift stops at the top, there's not a lot of leeway there for anybody who is trying to go by. But the stairlift itself is fantastic. I don't have any complaints about quality or durability so far.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2018

    I had a good experience with Stannah Stairlifts and the person I dealt with was good. The stairlift we got from them was for my husband and myself. The reps were fine and knew everything about the stairlift. We had a lovely experience with them. The installation team was very good. I had to call the dealer that we purchased the stairlift from and they were very good on the service call. They answered our question and were able to help us over the telephone, and we got the stairlift to function again, although it had not stopped working. But now, they may have to come over because I'll discuss it with them. We are going to call them to take care of something that we think is the matter with the stairlift.

    Other than that, the stairlift is doing its job exactly as we had wanted. Right now, we're very pleased at not having to step down steps and having our knees scream at us for help. Our Stannah stairlift is wonderful and it's adding a few years to our life. I would recommend it. We're telling our friends how happy we are and glad that we got the stairlift after our sons had tried to get us to do it for three years. They were insisting on it, so we gave in and it worked out well.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2018

    The Stannah stairlift looked like a nice piece of equipment and I needed it for my husband. He was coming home from the hospital and the salesperson got me an earlier appointment. He did everything he could and was excellent. The installation was a four-hour commitment and the team was excellent. We have a straight rail and everything worked out fine with the stairlift. The people we dealt with at Stannah were very nice and I was very happy. The product is also a very good system and we enjoy it. It's convenient. If we didn’t have that, my husband couldn’t walk up the stairs. I’m really satisfied with it.

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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2018

    My husband is ill so we got a stairlift. I researched a little online and Stannah was the first stairlift provider that caught my eye. The sales rep was really good and he explained that we could rent the stairlift as opposed to buying it if we thought it would be short-term use. That made sense to us because my husband has terminal cancer, so that's what we did. Stannah told us ahead of time how long the installation would take. They also told us what we needed to set it up as far as the electrical and that they could provide that if we didn't have it. Then a young man came one day and put the stairlift in. He was clean and fast, and he explained how to use it.

    The quality of our stairlift is really good and I definitely recommend it. It's much more than I expected. It's nice that it's so portable that we can put the arms up because it's on the stairway and I walk up and down the stairs, so even if he's on a different floor I can still use the stairs without it being a hassle. In addition, the cost was fair and the service was great.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2018

    The representative I dealt with on the sales visit wasn’t very knowledgeable about the chairlift and he was puzzled much. But I liked the salesman and Stannah's rating on the internet. I purchased a straight stairlift and it fits fine into our home. I would recommend this chairlift.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2018

    Considering our age and looking at the price wasn’t gonna go down, we decided we might as well get a stairlift right then. We were planning ahead and I went out and got estimates. Stannah had a very solid product and gave me the better value for my money. I was also fortunate in that I happen to know somebody who had this brand so I could actually go there and see it. The person that I dealt with at Stannah was also very specific about the product and the process of installation. So we had a very good idea of what we were getting before we got it.

    The installers were very helpful in explaining what they were doing and why they were doing it. The end product of the installation is somewhat intrusive just by the nature of it. But they made it as unintrusive as they could in the way the track is installed. Plus if we have guests, we can send the stairlift by remote up to the top. So the chair itself is not taking up space. Stannah was expensive and the price could have been cheaper. But we’re happy with it all the way around. At this point, we feel that it’s a very solid piece of machinery. In fact, I have recommended Stannah to others. They were very good and they did exactly what they said they could do.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2018

    Stannah Stairlifts has been in business for a long time and they were very prompt about getting me a quotation. It was very interesting though because one of the things that I was not happy about and I considered a black mark against them was they did not have anybody local in my area. But I found out in my checking around that there are a few fly-by-night operations that are guys who must be working out of their garage. The stairlift is a kind of a device that you don’t want a company or an installer that’s not doing it so often. It turned out that a friend of mine has an Acorn at his house in Queens and has been having a hard time getting somebody to service it.

    One of the companies that I considered came very promptly and did whatever they do, but it took them eight days to get me a quote. I was in business long enough that I could smell the problems between the lines. However, Stannah was very prompt in calling back. There was also a person answering the phone, not an answering machine, and I got the quotation immediately after they arrived. They were prompt in all the areas. Their guy showed up early for the look-see and showed up early for the installation. You can’t go wrong with those.

    We had a straight stairlift installed and we have a wide enough staircase that, with this chair and everything down, we can still walk by it. The only thing that I don’t care for so much is the vinyl seat covering. It has come off twice. It was not very well-designed and it would be nice if that was improved in some way. The color fits right in because our colors happen to be close to the unit’s color. The installer did a very nice job installing the stairlift and did a very thorough coverage of the things to look out for, and I was pleased. I was interested that the unit had a rack-and-pinion drive instead of a worm drive, but since it has a sectional track, it makes slightly different noises at different sections of the track. There is something not perfectly aligned, but it seems to be running fine. It has gone up and down at least 20 times.

    The Stannah stairlift has allowed my wife to go back upstairs again. We have a master suite upstairs and for a while, she was unable to do the stairs and we had moved into our guest room down below. She wanted to get back upstairs and the stairlift has allowed us to stay in our home. I have not needed a service call and that’s the only place where I had questions since they don’t have a local office, but since the fellow who came to do the measuring and the fellow who did the install were early, it gave me a bit of good feeling about them showing up if I have a service issue. The other issue for me is we have power outages much more regularly than anywhere else and the battery thing isn’t a good piece of the design of the unit. Still, Stannah has been doing the chairlifts longer than anybody else and they’re pretty together. I thought Stannah was the best and, so far, I have not been disappointed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2018

    We have had a Stannah stairlift for about 18 years. Towards the end, we had a few issues but we had no complaints with it at all. We ordered a new one about three months ago. We didn't even look elsewhere because we loved our other one. We took a unit out on a six-month rental and then we were gonna buy it after the six months. The man who came and sold it to us was very nice. They were very cooperative and everything was wonderful.

    However, this unit is absolutely nothing like the other one I had! First of all, the stairlift is made with what appears to be rinky-dinky plastic. The seat before was somewhat cushioned but with this one, there's no cushioning at all. Fat people are not the only ones that use these. A lot of these things are used by people with diseases. My husband has multiple sclerosis and if you have a neurological disease, most of the time, your body starts breaking down after a while. My husband can't sit on this thing that's as hard as a rock. What they call a cushion is not even for a baby. Never mind somebody who doesn't have any meat on their behind anymore. We had a home health aide here last week and he wanted to take my husband upstairs for a shower. But my husband said he would rather be washed up because he can't sit on that seat.

    Number two, Stannah has also shortened the part that you rest your foot on. Before, you were almost at a 90-degree angle when you sat on the chair. Now, you almost have to tuck your feet under. If you're paralyzed, things like that are very difficult. Number three, the seat before was a nice, heavy-duty seat. When you put it up and you weren't using the stair glider, it stayed up. This thing here keeps falling down. These are major issues. What I'm complaining about is the overall comfort and configuration of the chair for a handicapped person. The motor might be good but the concept of it is nowhere near what it used to be. The other one that I had was comfortable. It was well-made and it didn't have all this plastic. For people who are handicapped, it's useless. This one is definitely made much cheaper and yet, it's $1000 more than it was. I definitely would not buy them first off, not for the comfort.

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    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2018

    We were having trouble getting up and down the stairs, so we decided to purchase a stairlift. Stannah Stairlifts is located close to us and they seemed to have the right thing. We bought a straight stairlift from them and had this installed from the first floor to the second floor. Our experience with the installation was fine. The quality of the stairlift is okay and we like the folding rail. Since having the Stannah stairlift, it's now easier to get up and down the stairs.

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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2018

    Stannah was pricier than the first ones that I had chosen but I went by the reports that I have read about other companies. We were purchasing the stairlift for my elderly mother-in-law. It was a three-story condo and the reps were very helpful in deciding what type to get. They were very professional too. The installers were very quick and once again, very helpful. They answered all our questions and were very clean. We got the curved stairlift and my mother-in-law loves that it goes off all three floors really quickly. It also looks very sturdy compared to the other models that I had looked at with the other company. The craftsmanship on this one really looked like it was a good quality. I would definitely recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2018

    My mother-in-law has moved in with us and we sensed a stairlift was gonna be needed. I looked at Stannah's website and saw what they offered. The salesman did a great job. He came to the house, spent about an hour with us, and went over a lot of information with us. He was really good with my mother-in-law and myself. He measured some stuff ahead of time and said what the issues we might need to address if we decide to go with Stannah. He said we have to have an outlet put in over at a certain area and I said that there’s an outlet on one side of the stairwell. So he said the installers would figure it out and tuck it away.

    He also took the time to go over everything with us and let us asked every question no matter what it was about. He was so funny too and I really liked him. But we didn’t seal the deal until I took my mother-in-law to the office in Franklin, to have her sit at the chair, look at them so she would have an idea what we were getting into. We lived in the next town over Franklin, MA which comes in handy in case something goes wrong.

    I was present only when the installers first came and then I had to leave. But my mother-in-law said that they were great and in the short period of time that I had with them, I explained where the battery was gonna go. They said that they would make it all nice and seamless. They put cover on the wire and did a fantastic job. I’m very pleased with the installation. They were also very nice and receptive. One even said that they might have to drill against the rug and might pull it.

    We tested the stairlift a couple of times once it was installed while they were here. When my husband rode it, it stopped at the top and something had shorted out. So while the guys were here, they fixed it right away and since then, we had no issues. We got a curved stairlift and so far, I’m very pleased with it. My mother-in-law has her own space in the basement wherein she has everything like a full bath and a kitchen. So the stairlift was for a basement stairway which is a bit narrower than a typical stairway with just so many steps, then a landing, and then three more steps. The remote is a nice feature at the top and bottom of the stairs. When the chair is curled, wrapped around, out of the way, everybody could come in and out. However, we wouldn't be able to move furniture in and out that way. We have to go up to the bulkhead.

    In general, it has worked great and seems very durable. Even the physical therapist who comes to help my mother-in-law was totally impressed with it. And she sees quite a few ‘cause she has a clientele of the older group as well. The stairlift costs $11,400 which is pretty expensive, but if it does the job and the quality stays as good as it has been so far, I see it as a good investment.

    We actually had to start using it a lot sooner than we thought so the timing was pretty good. The stairlift had a positive impact on my mother-in-law because she had a couple of weeks wherein she had serious knee pain and getting up and down the stairs was tough. And there was one point where she actually couldn’t even walk to the chairlift. We had to carry her to it. So in that extreme situation, it was a Godsend that we had it. It has also alleviated her work to get up the stairs, therefore making her probably more like, “Okay. Yeah, we can go ‘cause I have that to get me up to the main level.”

    I’ve recommended Stannah Stairlifts to another person who told me some very surprising things from another top-selling chairlift company. They came to her house to give her an assessment and a quote. She told me some information that the other chairlift company told her and I was in shock. They didn’t mention to her about a battery pack, which they offer, and said that if she loses power, she should look in to getting a generator. I said that the stairlifts run on batteries. I also said, “You leave the chair on. It charges all the time. If you lose power, you’ll have multiple trips up and down the stairs. The battery lasts plenty of times for that.” So I said she has to go with Stannah because they'd come out and explain everything to her and have every answer for her questions and she could buzz over to the next town over 'cause she was in a town also very close to Franklin

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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2018

    My sister-in-law was coming to stay with us for an extended period of time and she can’t walk up and down the stairs. I called a couple of different places and Stannah's rep who came out here sold me on their company. He discussed the fact that they were the only manufacturer in the industry that manufactures as well as install the products. He took his time and he was very thorough and he explained everything. Also, the price was right.

    Then, the installers came and they were awesome. They demonstrated how to operate it. We had a curved custom stairlift installed and it's huge. The rails look like something from a rollercoaster in an amusement park, but it works just fine. Where my sister lives, she gets off of the chair on the landing and switches to a different chair on the stairlift but she doesn't have to that with Stannah's and she really likes that. She also likes the automatic footrest, which the other one does not have. I would recommend Stannah to anybody that needs a stairlift.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2018

    I just had knee surgery and I needed a stairlift. My wife is beginning to need it too. We had two stairlift companies in mind, but Stannah Stairlifts had the best reputation. Their sales rep was very nice and very helpful and he answered my questions. I had a very good experience with him. We had a straight stairlift installed and it gets me and my wife upstairs and down. The installer was also very nice. He knew what he was doing and was very efficient. We only had one little service call since then. These things are not inexpensive but I am getting what I paid for. It does what it is supposed to do and it is gonna help our quality of life. I would recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2018

    My disabled husband was having a hard time walking up the stairs so we purchased a Stannah stairlift. Their salespeople came out and they were very good. They explained things to us and were very well informed about the product. They have good manners and were not too pushy. The installers came when they said they were going to come. They were also very neat about the job. They brought all the package materials out of the house when they left. It was excellent. We have them installed a curved stairlift and it fits a little tight in our home. But it’s an old house so the stairs are not wide and the Stannah people explained that to us when they came in and measured.

    I like the utility of the stairlift. It’s doing exactly what they told us it would be. We’ve only had it for a short while but we haven’t had any problems with the use of it. It’s very easy to use and the mechanics of it, for what we have to use, are very simple. It was expensive, and I know that there are other systems that are cheaper. But Stannah had good reviews. We wanted it to be useful and not have to worry about it. I could recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2018

    My wife was having difficulty getting up the stairs so we got the stairlift from Stannah. I’ve done business with them previously and was well satisfied. During the sales visit, the individual was experienced and familiar with the equipment that was available, knew exactly what measurements to take and did this efficiently. The installation team did a good job and did it quickly. I like that Stannah stairlift facilitates my wife in getting up and down the stairs by herself without having to have manual assistance. It has made her somewhat more independent, and that leaves me free to do other things like cutting the grass.

    10 days ago, I gave a call to the salesperson and pointed out to him that there were a couple of minor defects that were not significant but it was something that they should know about so that they could correct it and they wouldn’t have people being bothered by it in the future. The pad on the seat had poor stitching and did not have any way to be secured to the structure of the seat itself, something that could be easily solved with a couple of Velcro attachments. He indicated to me that he would get back to somebody in the company and that I would hear from them. That was quite a while ago and I have not heard from them. Other than that, I would give Stannah a good recommendation. However, if someone says that they like the competitor better, I would not argue with them about that.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2018

    A stairlift was a necessity for my elderly parent. After I called the Stannah national number, I got a call from a local rep and we discussed the situation. Then she came over, examined everything, laid out the options, and gave me pricing. She also followed up with me while I looked at the competitor and decided to go with Stannah. Then she called me multiple times to confirm installation. They were more informed and had better service. The quality of the straight stairlift is very good and I like the battery back-up. However, it doesn't leave a lot of room left for other things. It would be a little tight if you had to carry groceries or stuff and you couldn't walk down alongside it.

    My parent passed away and never got a chance to use the Stannah Stairlift. The rep coordinated with me when I had it removed. But when I went to see if there was a way for me to get a credit, the rebate policy was absolutely horrendous. I spent about $7,500, and it was never used not even a month later. But I was only able to get 30% of my money back. I would highly recommend Stannah Stairlift to people whose parents were generally healthy and might be around to use it for a year. But if they were in a situation where they weren't sure, I probably wouldn’t do it.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2018

    I have sciatica and I can’t climb stairs right now, so we decided to purchase a stairlift. We also chose it as an investment. We had installed it in what is gonna be an apartment for my wife next to the house, so we want it for the long term and that’s why we chose an expensive one. When the salesperson talked to me and explained the advantages of Stannah, I was persuaded. She was a good salesperson. She persuaded us that the other options were less expensive but less well-made and that Stannah was custom-made for the setting and, therefore, was a better long-term investment.

    Our stairlift is indoor and it’s curved. It goes up three flights and curves around two of them. Since the installation, the stairlift has been working fine and I like its reliability. I can tell it’s well-built and well-engineered. I also expect it to be trouble-free for a very long time. It was a nice solution to a problem. I like things done well and this has been done well. Also because of the fact that it’s custom-built to fit a stairway, we know it’s the way it should be.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2018

    I got a Stannah stairlift over 10 years ago and I was pleased with what I had in the house to begin with. When I wanted another one put in, Stannah was very helpful about it. A person came and explained then I said I wanted it. The installer was also very good and talkative. This stairlift has a slightly different version but it's a good machine. In fact, it's a better machine than some of the others that I've seen especially on television. I would recommend it to anybody. I'm 86 years old and with the stairlift, going downstairs is a breeze.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2018

    We got a Stannah stairlift and my husband, who has a disability, liked it a lot. The salesperson came first and gave us all the information and demonstrations. The stairlift had to be custom-made because we have a staircase that takes a corner so it took three weeks to get it. But the installers came in and they were super good and explained a lot of stuff to us. The functionality is great and it gives us security. He wasn't comfortable in the beginning but I was always there when he steps.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2018

    I purchased a straight Stannah stairlift and it fits perfectly in our stairwell. The installation was easy and the rep's personality, knowledge and ability to answer questions was fantastic. I like the product and my elderly parent likes it that his knee doesn't hurt anymore.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2018

    I’ve been diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis, a neuromuscular disease My research about Stannah Stairlifts as a company, their equipment and my interview with their representative made me decide to go with them. Their sales rep was very thorough. He answered all the questions, showed me the picture and explained everything in detail. There are a lot of different features that they offer that other companies don’t. And I like the fact that I could rent prior to purchasing to see how it worked out for me.

    I've had a straight stairlift installed. The installer answered all my questions, gave me a training session and made sure I understood everything before he left which was very helpful. With Stannah Stairlift, I don’t have to walk up the stairs. The quality of the stairlift is good, so far, except that it’s moving a little slow right now. I need to contact them and have them take a look at it and make sure it doesn’t need any adjustments. Overall, Stannah Stairlift has improved my life tremendously and I would recommend them to anybody.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2018

    I have a friend, who was doing hip surgery, was researching about Stannah, and the company came out being the best company to go with. Also, it's a local company and so repairs would become relatively easy. She hasn’t purchased hers yet. I then called Stannah and they gave me a man, and it turned out that he was perfect. He knew what to do. He’s been with the company for many years. I gave his name to my friend who did the research, so, when is finally purchasing a stairlift, she will gonna ask for him.

    The stairlift is very expensive, but it is a great product. I went into a panic one day and called Stannah. I couldn’t find my notes and couldn’t remember what I was supposed to do because I couldn’t get the stairlift to work. That was my own fault though. I didn’t have it clicked in right. So far, it’s doing wonderfully. The people from Stannah were all professional as well. They all did what they said they were gonna do, and they did a nice job and it came out right. I’ve already recommended them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2018

    Stannah has a showroom that has all the different stairlifts lined up and I narrowed it down to a couple of them before I even went there. Once I physically saw and touched it, and rode on the different ones, I got a feel for it and that was very convincing. Going there made a difference because the Stannah stairlift cost a bit more money than the others and I was pretty much set on the other one that was less expensive. The gentleman I dealt with wasn’t high pressure and we had a lot of things in common. He understood the business and what he said was what happened as far as installation.

    I got the Siena 600 straight stairlift and it didn’t make as much as noise as I thought it might. It also folds up closer to the wall than I anticipated. I thought it was gonna be more intrusive than it is. It makes it easy to go up and down the stairs and it impacts my wife more than it does me because she does it more than I do. Our garage is under the house so any time we go shopping or to laundry, it’s downstairs. The stairway that they put in goes from the basement to the first floor. Once you get to the first floor, everything is on that one floor but you have to enter the house from the cellar.

    It annoys me though that the remote controls are VHF. You have to have a minimum of stairwell and it has to be aimed right at the chair to make it work. The buttons are installed on the outside and I didn’t wanna have to go into the stairwell to push buttons to make the thing work. The remote won’t work unless you have it in the side there, so I have to take it out, hold it in my hand, aim it up the thing, and wait for it go up and down. It could have been solved with a different type of frequency such as that of the television remote. You don’t have to aim it at the TV anymore. As long as it’s in that room that you’re in, it changes the station. When you’re paying the extra money above what competition was, that was a feature that they should have.

    The chair that I got is not the top-of-the-line. It’s a middle one and the handles that you pull to swivel it to the left and to the right is just a little stick. For the money, it could’ve had hand grips on it that would make it a little bit more appealing. When I called about it yesterday, they said that for $700, I can get another option. I’m not paying another $700 to have a better handgrip on the handle. It’s just not that big a thing. I’ve been trying to buy some to see if I could put them on but the pipe is less than half an inch so that it’s very small. I went to some fabricators and they could very easily make them to fit that bar and they’re less than a buck. For an extra buck, you could have a handgrip that would look half decent and be easy to use. So, they should have investigated that.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2018

    My father was getting old and we needed a stairlift so he could go upstairs. The Stannah stairlift wasn't a big deal to put in. The installer came in, installed the straight stairlift and they were all set. He knew what he was doing and he also showed us how to use it. It fits just fine in our home and it works. My father likes it and I'm satisfied with Stannah.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2018

    My wife had an accident and she broke her knee. One of Stannah's guys came and told us good reviews about them, then everything went very well when their team came to assess our home. Installation was very professional too. The guy who came was very helpful and he went through everything before he left the house. He did a good job. The stairlift fits well in the stairwell and the way it's quiet is my favorite feature so far. Yet I wish it would go a little faster. It’s also a little pricey but we needed it. So, I would recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2018

    At 86 years old, I began to have a lot of trouble with spinal stenosis. I had a spinal surgery in June and I knew that I would have a leg weakness for a time afterward. So while I was still in the hospital getting rehab, my wife contacted Stannah and arranged for the installation of the stairlift. It was done before I came home and she had a good experience dealing with their representative.

    The quality of the stairlift seems quite good and the fact that it swivels at the top is very helpful. It’s also a very comfortable ride. We use it extensively, but there’s this occasional mysterious bumping noise towards the bottom. We’ve put in a few service calls because of that and the technicians have worked over it earnestly and can’t find any defects. So we just accept that we will have these few bumps or noises. But, the service people who have come have been very good and thoughtful. They spend the time and effort to make sure that they’re not missing anything serious that will lead to a breakdown. We might call again if that would still go on. But at present, it operates very well, its features are very good, and that we are pleased with both the stairlift itself and with the service people who have come.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2018

    I have a handicapped mother and wife. I have a friend that used Stannah Stairlifts and they had very good success, so I did the same and got a Stannah too. The installer arrived here about 10:00 in the morning and he was very professional. He told me what he was going to do and he did what he had to do. He asked me questions and he showed me how to operate the stairlift. So far, it's been working all great for us.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2018

    We had dealt with Stannah in the past and we were very satisfied. Although there was some miscommunication initially, they came back and they worked it all out. The techs who installed the stairlift were very good. They were very clean too and it was problem-free after that. The stairlift itself is great, and it's definitely needed.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2018

    I needed a stairlift because my knees are bad. I compared providers and chose Stannah. I got a curved stairlift and it's not obtrusive. Also, the quality is excellent. Everything is very satisfactory so far.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2018

    I broke my hip and I decided to purchase a stairlift. Stannah seemed to be the best option financially and they could do it right away. My wife called them on a Monday and they installed the stairlift that Friday, while I was still under rehab. She also said that the installer was here for 5 hours and he really took the time to install it. The quality of the stairlift is really great and using it has been life-changing for me. I’m glad we did it. It surpassed my expectation and I would absolutely recommend the Stannah Stairlift.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2018

    I purchased a stairlift for my daughter who was disabled and after she died, her family gave it back to me. When Stannah Stairlifts came to take the measurements for my stairs, everything was very well done and they were very helpful. Also, the installer just kept working and when he was finished, he let me know. The installation was completed in at least half a day. I use the stairlift now as a dumbwaiter on my cellar stairs. I also use it sometimes when I have a sprain. I noticed lately though that the footrest seems to be not solidly put together. When I put it in the upright position, I could see a gap at the top and the bottom. A screw is missing to hold it together. But I'm very happy with the stairlift and I would definitely recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2018

    I had knee replacement and it didn't work well. I couldn't go upstairs so I got a stairlift from Stannah because it's local. My wife just went over to their office and spoke to them. They told her what they had and how they could put it in. We got a straight, indoor stairlift. It's in a public hall. We're on a house with apartments and we live on the second floor, so it's outside the house. My wife dealt with the salesman who was very nice and explained everything to her. He put an outlet on the first floor and explained to her how it wouldn't make too much damage on the stairs. I can now sit and get up and down the stairs easily. We have a room downstairs we use too, so I can get down into there.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2018

    I just moved and I wanted access to the basement and enjoy the full capacity of the household, it's just that I have physical disabilities. I saw Stannah on the internet and it looked like it was a good description so I said I’ll go with it. Everybody was great and thorough. The salesperson that came was very compassionate and explained everything. Then the guy that installed was Christian as we had a whole uplifting talk ‘cause we’re Christian too, so it was nice.

    I like the fact that the straight stairlift affords me the ability and mobility to get up and down and to enjoy the house. The chair is wide and comfortable enough, and so it works well. Sometimes I think that it should go faster but I guess for safety reasons, it goes the pace that it goes. Everything is cool, it’s very useful and helpful. My mom is 87 too and she walks with a walker so we can even put her on there and she can get up and down if she wants to.

    I only wish I would have waited until I thought things through because I have some people trying to make a bathroom and do different things down in the basement. The people have to go over to the stair to try to get equipment through. The guy from Sears that was delivering a new washer and dryer looked at the stairlift and he was making a face. The technicians are not supposed to lift anything higher than their waist, but I have these guys that are strong so they’ll lift it up over their shoulders if they have to. I understand that it’s something like $150 to have the stairlift disassembled temporarily through the company. Also, I saw other products that seemed much cheaper although I didn’t know what the quality was. But I’m satisfied with how Stannah is working and the money was well spent.

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018

    My husband has to walk with a walker and Stannah Stairlifts came to my mind so I called. Their sales rep was great. She explained everything to me. We got an indoor stairlift that goes up straight and then turns around at the top of the stair and at the bottom. It fits great in the stairwell. My husband thinks it works great and that’s how he gets upstairs. We bought a refurbished one and my husband had to call three times for a service on it but their reps came out right away and took care of the problem. In fact, the last time, they changed all the circuit boards so I got almost a brand-new piece of equipment. What happened was almost like fine tuning wherein they’d send a new guy out, then they’d send another guy out, and then they sent the guy out that knows everything, and he took care of everything. They were great about coming out and doing the fix right away.

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2018

    I was having some serious back problems, so I purchased a stairlift. I saw the ad and I read about it, and then I looked at others. I liked what the Stannah ad said in the guarantees, however, the price was high. The salesman did not push and he just told the facts. The installation of my straight stairlift went fine, too. It took the man a couple of hours to do it. The fact that I do not have to run up and down the stairs is helping me. This is the first time I live in a townhouse and it took me a year to get used to the stairs, because every other house I lived in, even when I lived with my folks, they were one-floor ranchers. My den is upstairs, as well as my washing machine and dryer, so I would use the stairs more than the average person.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2018

    I couldn’t walk up and down the stairs and my wife and son thought that Stannah was the best stairlift for me. The sales rep from Stannah was very cordial and a very nice person to talk to. His knowledge was very good and he knew everything about the stairlift. The installers were good as well. They did the installation in less than two hours. I have the curved stairlift and it fits my home very well. It also works perfectly.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2018

    The Stannah chairlift is overpriced, but it is the only one that has the power swivel. I could’ve bought a similar one for $2,700 and I even liked the chair from their competition, but they didn’t have the power swivel. When the visiting nurse and physical therapist came over, I showed them the Stannah chairlift and told them that we paid 30% more than what we could afford because of the power swivel. And the physical therapist said that this was probably the only safe one because, on a lot of her clients’ homes, the person living with them that would use a chairlift would have to pick it up and down, otherwise they could fall down the stairs and cause a severe accident. I also like that the rail on the Stannah chairlift is protected which makes it a nice unit. I have dogs and a lot of dog hair. With the other chairlift brand, I know that they can get a lot of dog hair in it because it doesn't have a cover over the rail.

    The salesman that came to the home was above personable. He was a typical salesman who knew the right things to say, but he was very nice. And the person that installed the chairlift was extremely nice, as well. I thought a curved chairlift would work but with the way the house was constructed, it would walk down the stairs and be in the way. My husband has wheelchairs, walkers, and a transport chair. And it would not be easy for him to access a curved one. We have the straight chairlift instead and it is perfect for the application.

    In the beginning, I didn’t think the Stannah chairlift is well worth the money, but I do now. I am thrilled with it and it has been a godsend. I recommend it to other people that are looking at chairlift. I also told people if they wanted to see mine, they could come to my house and look at it before they would let one of the other chairlift companies to come in.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2018

    Based on the advertising in the magazine, we decided to go with Stannah. When I called them up, their rep showed us how the stairlift work, the cost of the package and the different options I could get. He’s very informative. Then my wife was here during the installation and she said the installer was very nice and considerate. He did his job and got in and out and then showed us how to operate the unit. The overall quality of the stairlift is fine and it is working.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2018

    The Stannah Stairlifts sales rep was very knowledgeable and friendly. He was a previous installer and had the credibility. He just presented the product and didn’t try to sell us anything. But the installation was difficult because the product line suddenly changed and not everybody was up to speed about it. So, it extended the installation, but the techs were wonderful and they did the best they could with the product.

    The stairlift seemed to make a lot of noise. Suddenly, it was jumpy in the gearing and the bending of the rails was not proper. We said that to the people and they came out, checked it, re-measured, and then went back and discussed it. They then decided to remake the whole system and re-install it. So, I’m extremely happy with the way they stand behind their product. On the other hand, it would have been nice to get it right the first time. But overall, they did a good job and everybody we interfaced with was very professional, knowledgeable, hardworking, and cooperative. Stannah is a solid company.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2018

    I got a couple of recommendations on stairlift brands and Stannah was by far the most affordable. Also, we didn’t need to purchase a stairlift and Stannah was the only one that was willing to lease it. The lady who came in was very accommodating and we got the six months' lease. The product looks new and we've had no troubles with it. We have a straight wide staircase so the stairlift was a perfect fit for us. My mom lives here and we can't bring her up and down the stairs so the stairlift has been great. But the back of the chair that's like a piece of plastic was not flush and my mom scratched the back of her leg on it. It may be because she's on a blood thinner but it looked like a blood bath upstairs in the bathroom. Other than my mom, older people also have sensitive skin and it can be easy to cut. We used a material like the soft side of the Velcro though. We put that right around the edge of that part and we haven't had any trouble since.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2018

    I broke a couple of vertebrae on my back when the garage door fell on me. I needed a stairlift. I knew someone who has a Stannah stairlift and he showed me how it works. Stannah also responded quicker than anybody else we asked. My rep was conscientious. He seemed to have worked for the company for a long time and he finished the whole job in a day and clear as a whistle so it was a satisfactory experience. The unit is fine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2018

    I didn’t have many stairlift companies to choose from and I found problems with the other companies so I got down to Stannah. All the companies seem very remote from where I was and the only brand that I’ve ever heard of was Acorn ‘cause it advertises all the time. But with the other brands, I searched on the internet. I ended up with Stannah by default and part of it was the price. They were better priced than others but then, they were much higher than others too. But they gave me a reason to believe why they were so expensive, and it's because it's a curved stairlift, but I’m still having difficulty believing that.

    Stannah's sales rep was too high pressure for me and that made me go out and looked around. But then when I got back to Stannah, I didn’t deal with the same guy. It was much better and I ended up liking him. The installers were excellent and it took them three hours to install, which was quicker. The stairlift fits okay into the stairwell and seems to be all right, but I don't use it that much. I get on and off the stairlift differently than the way I thought it was gonna be. I thought it was just gonna be parallel. I realized after I’ve got the stairlift that when I was at the top of the stairlift and then going into the basement, it would be at an angle because I wasn’t strong enough to pull it around straight. And then I said, “Well, that’s the way it’s supposed to be,” which I didn’t believe at first but then I ended up believing it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2018

    My husband got meningitis and he can’t walk. Our house has three flights of stairs to get to our second-floor apartment so we are renting three Stannah stairlifts. I liked their rental agreement with the option to buy back the stairlifts after we are done with them or if we decide to sell the house. Their price was good too. The salesperson was responsive and offered the best advice. Stannah helped assess my whole property. They helped look around to see if there were other options that we could use and they were not quick to tell us to get three stairlifts which were a lot.

    We were gonna get two Stannah stairlifts and a “walking wheelchair” since we have three flights of stairs and one empty side into the street but Stannah would not install the walking wheelchair unless we had a permit from the city that it empties onto a proper sidewalk. A guy recommended me to take a picture of a potted plant at the bottom of the stairs and go to the city with the picture so they would give me a temporary permit for the installation. The city gave us the permit and we were able to just do Stannah stairlift instead of getting the ridiculous walking wheelchair which we really didn’t wanna purchase. It was more expensive.

    I mainly worked with the guy named Tony and he was very personable. He came and did the measurements but he made one wrong measurement so the installation was delayed one day but it was quickly corrected. They came out and did it by the time my husband came home so all was good. The installers hustled and made sure that it was good. They were professional and did their job.

    Also, an electrical cord had to be buried underground for one of the stairlifts outside. They did it in sections and Tony told me to buy some PVC piping at Home Depot. But when one of the guys came out to do one of the sections, the guy told me to instead call an electrician and have him do it. It was something that should have been recommended at the get-go. It took a bit of finagling to get an electrician out quickly in the summertime but I got them and everything worked out fine. The stairlifts fit in our very narrow staircases and they work great. The installers were also able to demonstrate it multiple times. My husband wasn’t home yet but the physical therapist got here and we practiced. I had a very positive experience with Stannah Stairlifts.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2018

    Stannah's salespeople were very well-informed about the products and the features. They came prepared, answered all the questions and gave me an estimate. I chose the company for the quality of the salespeople. Then the installation was easy and quick. It took the installer about two hours and once everything was installed, the guy walked me through, once again, the features, the operations and the safety features. So overall, it was a very good experience. The stairlift also seems to be well-built and it works properly so everything seems to be fine. My wife uses it and she seems to be happy.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2018

    A Stannah Stairlifts rep came over seven years ago and explained everything to us beautifully. So when we were ready to get one, we called and asked that same fellow. He then asked us why we waited so long and I told him that I used to take the stairs two at a time but I couldn’t do it anymore, and my husband was having a tough time at 92 years old. We have a little sitting room for television downstairs and on the second floor, we have a full living room, two bedrooms, and the bath. So now, we needed a stairlift. We requested for him to come which he did, and he was excellent. The Stannah Stairlift is very good and we don’t have to climb the stairs anymore.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2018

    Stannah Stairlift was better among the ones that I looked at and dealing with their sales team was really great. They were friendly and not pushy. We had no problem with the installation and we like the stairlift.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2018

    The Stannah rep who came to my home was very informative. I got a stairlift from them and the installation went very smoothly. I was happy with it. The guys who came showed me how to use it and it was very easy. My system goes around all the way from the downstairs all the way up my whole flight of stairs and makes turns at corners. It’s not obstructing anything when it’s parked up on the main floor or downstairs in the basement. It has a nice-looking seat. Also, it's safe and very sturdy.

    I have a lot of nerve damage in both my legs and I have a lot of trouble walking. My house is bi-level so it's 18 steps coming up from the street and another 5 more stairs after I get in. That's a lot of stairs and so in order for me to stay here, I had to get a stairlift. If I've been out and I'm very tired, it's very difficult to climb. The Stannah Stairlift I got has been a godsend because when I'm in that position, I can come ride up on it. I'm very happy with it and it has been very helpful. I recommend them.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2018

    My 95-year-old mother was gonna be released from rehab within about a 10-day timeframe. I spoke to a couple of different stairlift companies and the first one that I called could not guarantee that they could do the installation on time. I then called Stannah and their representative indicated to me that they could more than likely get it done on time. I arranged to have somebody come out to the house to do a physical inspection and they quoted me prices. We were in a bit of an emergency situation and it was one of those situations where it was definitely a seller’s market. I just agreed to do it. I was also told that I have six months to make the decision whether we're gonna ultimately purchase the stairlift or we're gonna rent it.

    However, we had one horrible incident on a Friday afternoon. The stairlift got stuck halfway up the stairs. When I called Stannah, I got an answering service. Unfortunately, the person who answered seemed totally unaware, in spite of the fact that she was staring at a computer screen, that there was an emergency number that could be called and that since it was a weekend, I might have to pay for the service. But under the circumstances, I would've paid anything because my mother was stuck halfway up the stairs. It would have been nearly impossible to get her out of that stairwell. I spoke to somebody up at the Massachusetts location and they informed me about the emergency number. They were horrified that I didn’t get the correct information from the answering service. I never heard back from them again either. But we haven't had a problem since a representative came out on Monday. Everything seems to be under control now.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2018

    Stannah was a recommendation from a friend. My mother is old and so I decided to get a stairlift to help her come up the stairs. I had taken my parents to the Stannah location in Franklin and we tried the demo stairs that they had so we knew how to use it. Also, the sales rep was fine and knowledgeable. So far, the straight stairlift we got is great. We have no problems with it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2018

    Our elderly mother fell down the stairs and we wanted to put a chairlift in there to make it easier for her to get up and down the stairs without actually walking it. The reps at Stannah were informative, nice, and helpful. They explained some of the uniqueness of our particular staircase and some of the options that were available if we wanted them. Then, the installation went exactly the way they said it would. It took a couple of hours in the morning to install the indoor straight stairlift and it was done by noontime.

    Once it was installed, the installer showed me all the remotes and the different buttons on the chair and how to put the footrest up. So, I know how to use it and my brothers and sisters also know how to use it. Once in a while, our mother may need a little help. She knows how to sit down and push the button on the right armrest in the direction she has to go, but she is not too good at pulling the lever that allows the chair to swivel. At this point, we're on a rental agreement with Stannah and when the six months is up, we'll make our decision where we go from there. So far, it's been a struggle to convince our mother to use the stairlift. She is very stubborn and keeps on saying that she doesn't need that. But she knows that it is there for her and all of us are constantly reminding her that she has gotta use the stairlift. Other than that, our experience with Stannah has been fine.

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    Reviewed Aug. 17, 2018

    I needed to purchase a stairlift almost immediately as my poor wife was in the hospital and we knew she would no longer be able to walk upstairs. I had no idea where to go but got lucky and contacted a Stannah Representative in my Buffalo area-Access Elevator. I did all this by phone and as soon as possible as I promised my wife it would be done for her when she got out of the hospital.

    Well Norman ** was excellent to deal with and was calm and compassionate and gave me what he felt would be best for our situation. The deal was wrapped up and installation was as quick as promised. It's an awesome lift the Model 600 Siena and easy to use. I was so grateful. It was solid and comfortable and the installer gave us a good training session and even came back when we needed just a bit more less space between the last stair - he was able to make an adjustment to make the lift perfect. It was so easy to operate. I can't imagine a better product than this one in this market.

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2018

    The Stannah stair lift is a first class product with a first class operation. My wife had been going through a difficult time. She had a number of serial hospitalizations. She also had been having gait and balance issues and had some falls. So, I decided to purchase a stair lift. Stannah Stairlifts seemed more of a first class company. The sales person who I worked with had something to do with my decision to go with them, as well as the reviews that I had read. There was even one company that had more, but I was impressed with what I saw about Stannah being a professional and quality organization.

    Edwin, the rep who I spoke with, was professional. He was certainly very pleasant. I didn’t have to pressure him to get the information and full disclosure about all the aspects of the product and the coverage. He was very open and easy to talk to, and he listened. Then we also went to the showroom and that was an important part of our decision-making. My wife was able to try out the product and there were a couple of products there in the showroom. I wanted to make sure that that would work for her and the other companies didn’t have that option. That was certainly an additional plus. We got the straight stair lift and the top-of-the-line in terms of the extra features in the stairwell. It electronically turns the swivel. Also, the installation person was very pleasant, helpful, and worked with me, making certain adjustments in terms of the remote control unit.

    We got the stair lift between my wife's second and third hospitalization. But finally, when she came home after her last and the most recent hospitalization, which was the beginning of June, that was really when she began to use the stair lift the most. It was very important because obviously, she gained access to our upper level in the house where our bedroom is. It was much better than just being a captive downstairs and with everything that goes along with that, but the story has an ironic twist to it because within a month after she came home the last time, her condition improved profoundly in a lot of ways and she doesn’t need the stair lift any longer. It has been quite a miracle.

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    Reviewed Aug. 12, 2018

    I have medical issues and I cannot walk up the stairs. I saw an advertisement for Stannah on our Sunday paper and though I had already made up my mind that I was going to get a unit, the gentleman who came was very informative and thorough in explaining the contract and the options for the installation. The installation went fine as well. The gentleman who came out was here promptly and explained how to use the straight stairlift to my satisfaction.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2018

    I needed a stairlift and Stannah looked like it fits the bill. The sales representative was conscientious and what I expect from somebody that's decent at his job. The installer also did a great job. I got a straight stairlift which is a narrow fit on my stairwell but it's serviceable. It's been put in about a month ago and the quality so far is good. Initially, I had a problem so I called and was told I'd be called back but I never got a call back. When I called the next day, I got to somebody and rather than they have to send somebody out, she told me to do something which I did and it fixed the problem. The stairlift appears to be working okay and it has made getting upstairs easier. The price is also reasonable and my whole experience was good.

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    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2018

    My father’s in hospice care and Stannah was recommended by McLean Home. I had called somebody else at first but they said I couldn’t rent a stairlift and wanted $3,600. We had no idea at that time how long my dad was gonna live. Stannah’s was also on the list so I called them and they said I could rent the stairlift for six months. I told them that I’d take it and we did this on the phone. The guy who came was great. No muss, no fuss. He got the straight stairlift installed in a couple of hours and showed me how it worked.

    Getting around the stairlift is easier when I fold it up, but there’s still plenty of room if I turn a little sideways when it’s completely open. The stairlift s a godsend. My father couldn’t be downstairs if it weren’t for that. Once a day, he comes downstairs. He’s down for a couple of hours and we watch the news in the evening. He’s on oxygen so when the bottle gets lower, we go back up. I’m so glad we got the stairlift and others should go ahead and get one from Stannah.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2018

    The sales visit with Stannah was brief and to the point which was what I was pushing for and it was still a good presentation. The representative gave me the information I needed and left some details behind that I had asked for. I had done some research and as far as options go, it was straightforward. I knew what we needed and I made some requests. We got a good price on the stairlift too. The installation went well and was timely. My mother had an ankle replacement and she liked the stairlift. It served its purpose when she got home but it's not used much right now. Her recovery's gone really well and these days, she's walking up the stairs herself. But she's not getting any younger and the surgeries aren’t gonna stop. The stairlift was a short term need in a long term play for her.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2018

    I had an older person coming to live with us that can't use the stairs. So, I looked at a number of different stairlift companies and my salesperson from Stannah, Michelle, called me back right away. She made an appointment the same day to come out and meet with me. I was in a hurry, so I had the straight stairlift installed the following Wednesday and the installation went well. A guy came out and installed it the same day. The stairlift is fine and it gets the person up the stairs safely but it takes a bit of walking space.

    I ordered an expensive stairlift and in a different color but I’m not happy as I’m living with a color I don’t want. I also ordered some sort of a decorative strip that the guys left behind. I would have appreciated them for all the money and the positive experience I had before these things and it would have completed the package for me if the order was correct.

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    Reviewed Aug. 3, 2018

    I decided to purchase a Stannah stairlift for my health. The sales rep helped me with the price and I had a straight stairlift installed, which fits very nicely in my home. The installer was great. He came in and didn't take him long to install the stairlift. I like that it goes up and down, which was all I wanted to do. The cost is very good. It's priced for what it is. And, the quality is good too. Stannah Stairlift has made my life easy to go upstairs. I'd tell my friends that they're good people to do business with.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2018

    My boyfriend had a stroke and he couldn’t go up and down the stairs at that time. I called around and a lot of companies said that they do not rent out stairlifts. When the girl from Stannah came out, she measured everything up and gave us the price. It was very nice. We had to think about it because we weren’t sure if we wanted to buy it and whether we wanted one or two of them. We ended up calling her back and we rented one of the straight stairlifts.

    The people were nice and the installers were very nice. When I had a problem with it, a gentleman came out, went through it and made sure that everything was working. All it needed was a little adjustment of a screw, which was too tight. The only things is when we’re coming down the stairs, the stairlift stops where the two pieces meet for some reason. You have to go off and then push the thing to get it to go back down the rest of the way. Sometimes it does that but sometimes it doesn’t. It’s finicky. But on the other way, I don’t have a problem.

    My boyfriend says now that sometimes he wishes he never got the stairlift. He can go down the stairs now but he gets very tired. Besides, he did use the stairlift and I think the stairlift is great. In fact, I'd tell others that if they need a stairlift, get the Stannah one. I use it everyday because I've got bad knees. I work right next door and when my boyfriend calls me, I go home and help him.

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2018

    My wife was coming home from a nursing home and she was very weak. I needed to help her out. A friend of mine had a stairlift installed in her house and was very happy with it. She recommended Stannah which was also close by and they've been great. I opted for the rental. It's a refurbished item and Stannah did a terrific installation. It took about four hours to put together and it's worked out very well. We have a wide stairwell and the stairlift is not intrusive at all. After the fellow was done, he showed me how to work it and it works well. It allows one to go up and down the stairs without walking. It's a help for the physical care and we're happy with it. I would tell others to give Stannah serious consideration.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2018

    My experience with Stannah Stairlifts has been good, so far. Their sales rep was excellent. She answered all our questions and explained everything clearly. Their customer service was good and we had good interaction with the person who did the installation. It was installed from the first floor to the basement and it fits very well. However, there seemed to be a little mis-configuration wherein there's an arm extension at the end of the rail which gives a little bump. We also had to change the banister from one side to the other. If I had to do it again, I would have left a banister at the same side as the stairlift and move the stairlift out a little bit. The cost and quality of Stannah Stairlifts were good. I just wish it went a little faster. Nonetheless, Stannah is excellent! I'd tell others to get it if there's any way they can afford it. It was a real concern with us going up and down the stairs and Stannah Stairlift took that concern completely away. It's very safe and very secure.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2018

    My husband had problems getting up the few steps that we had in our house. We contacted Stannah after we liked what we saw in an advertisement. When we first met the Stannah rep, she explained the product, which we knew as we had done some research on it. She made sure that where we were going to be doing it was the best stair entrance for it to be done. She was very knowledgeable and gave us the information that we wanted. We decided right up after that we were gonna enter an agreement with Stannah since it was what we wanted and the price was within the range that we wanted as well.

    We picked the straight stairlift, and our stairway was ample to accommodate a person going up, as well as having the stairlift being near. The person who installed the stairlift knew exactly what he was doing. He was very clean and very professional. I like that it is safe for my husband to get up and down the stairs. It has a seatbelt and it's easy for him to get on and off of it, which is important. I would definitely recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2018

    My father was having issues with his knees and his back and so he couldn't get up and down the steps without great difficulty. We purchased a stairlift from Stannah for him based on reviews of the product. Their representatives were all professional. When we got the stairlift installed and then I looked at it, I realized that the way the stair lift was didn't make sense because if it came down the stairs, it's going to the kitchen or the dining room. The stairlift is on the right side when it comes down but then my father has to get up, close it, and push it back up to get it to the kitchen which is very difficult. It should have been put on the other side, and that should have been discussed initially. Another issue that we had was the option discussion of an automatic swivel. I'm having them come back two weeks from now to put this automatic swivel and perhaps it will make it functionally much easier for him to use.

    The salesman should have discussed the options, what happens, and how it works. I never really knew about the automatic swivel until after. The installation team did what they were supposed to. They had to come back to move the stairlift from one side to the other side. When I called to have them move the stairlift from one side to the other, I also mentioned to talk about any automatic swivel but somehow that wasn't communicated to the staff so they weren't prepared for that. Other than that, Stannah's product seems to be very good.

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    Reviewed July 28, 2018

    I needed a hip replacement operation so I decided to purchase a Stannah Stairlift. My interaction with their sales rep was good. We had a choice to buy it outright or put a down payment on it and see if we like it. We knew that we didn't have to pay outright and we're six months in advance. If we didn't like it then we could have it taken away. We had a straight stairlift installed and it fit very good. The installation was great. The installer came on time, put it in and explained to us how to use it.

    The cost is on the high side but the quality is good. We have a bedroom on the second floor but we're downstairs a lot using the living room, kitchen and the other room. And when it's time to go to the bedroom, the chair is quiet but a bit on the slow slide. It does its job like it's supposed to. I just wish it was a bit faster. I'd tell others to definitely go with Stannah Stairlifts. So far, my life has been very good. I used to struggle to get up the stairs. Now, I just ride up and down, and I like that very much. My left hip hurts but with the stairlift, I have less pain.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2018

    We felt more comfortable with Stannah than other providers and so we turned to them to purchase a stairlift. The quality is good and their staff were all great.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2018

    My daughter is totally paralyzed and cannot bear weight. We’ve looked at four vendors and Stannah was the only one that had the lateral transferability. The others were more for persons who could stand and move their bum to a position to be seated and she could not. So, this made it work. The sales visit went well. The people were knowledgeable enough that we could figure it out. We did a follow-up and as we got closer, we went to the company to see the product because they did not have the seats that they bring out with them. So, we needed to go a couple of hours to drive to their place and check it out. We did so and realized that it would work.

    I was working out of state when the stairlift was installed. So my wife handled that. But I did not have any problems and they did it all in one day. It was pretty flawless in getting it going. So far, while the quality of the stairlift is good, we can’t get it down to the first floor with the remote. It's not calling it down. And if my daughter were ever home alone, you gotta get up and ride it down to bring it down and so she can’t do that. Other than that, we're thrilled to have it and it’s working. It is a good product and we hope it lasts for years.

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    Reviewed July 23, 2018

    We did some research online and talked with some people that had gotten stairlifts. We also had four people come to the house and give us plans and estimates, and though Stannah was not the cheapest, it was the best. The sales rep gave us a lot of information. We had been told by three other salespeople that the chair had to go up facing the stairs on the left side, and that would’ve been quite costly and very inconvenient as this is an old house. Stannah was able to put it on the right side and it is a great design. The installers were here a little shorter time than they estimated, and they were very neat, helpful, efficient and they explained what they were doing. Our stairlift is curved and the quality is excellent. I'm very happy with it. The only problem is my husband is not very tall, and in the beginning, he didn’t like the fact that the seat seemed a little high.

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    Reviewed July 22, 2018

    My wife has trouble walking so we got the curved stairlift from Stannah. It’s been working very good so far. Our experience from the sales visit had been very good as well. I’d recommend them.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2018

    I have a Stannah stairlift in Connecticut and then, I got a second one which is here in Rhode Island. I had several stairlift companies interviewed, but Stannah Stairlifts was the one who could do the best stuff. I've had the first one for two and a half years. It's a double one and it goes up to the third floor. I've had the brand new one this year and it only goes to the second floor.

    The reps at Stannah were fun. They came out and did a drawing and showed me the colors of things to pick and explained all about it. Stannah's workmanship was perfect. The installers put in the stairlifts and it looked good, and they cleaned up after. Once, I had a minor problem with my stairlift in Connecticut and I had somebody out there in 36 hours, and they fixed it right away. I like the fact that the stairlifts have a power pack, so we don't get stuck if there is no electricity. I have already mentioned Stannah to several people.

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    Reviewed July 18, 2018

    I’m having trouble walking up and down the stairs so I decided to purchase a stairlift. I liked the arrangements that Stannah Stairlifts had made for us so I bought the stairlift. The installer spent the morning here and put it together. It’s a straight stairlift and the quality is fine. However, it gives me trouble sometimes when I’m on the way down. The stairlift gets stuck somewhere in between and I have to go back up again. I then resume and it goes back down again. But my overall experience with Stannah was a good one. It’s a great thing to do when you have the same kind of problem as mine.

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    Reviewed July 17, 2018

    My mother is not fully incapable of getting upstairs now and we thought that we should get a stairlift installed for her before it became a necessity. I personally know some of Stannah's people and I've always heard good things about them, so we decided to purchase from them. The reps who came for the sales visit were great. We met up and they wanted to know our concerns. They weren't pushy at all and they kinda discussed what the issues were gonna be, where we would lose a little bit of space in our stairs and that type of thing. So, it was a pleasant experience.

    We got the curved stairlift and it's a good fit for our stairwell. It does exactly what we wanted it to do. When it was installed, their team called ahead and let us know when they were gonna be here. And they came at that time and they took care of it. So, it was a very smooth installation. They also showed my mother all the parking spots as well as what to do and what not to do. They were very thorough.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2018

    The Stannah salesman was very nice and our interactions were fine. Also, the young man who installed the straight stairlift did an excellent and very neat job. We got the stairlift for our 50-year old son who has Parkinson's and it has definitely helped. We're very satisfied.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2018

    The used stairlift was expensive of which I'm paying $1,500. A sales rep from Stannah offered me to buy a new stairlift with the same kind at $1,900 and install it for $3,300. He was a good guy and he gave me the best of what he could give. Everything was good except for the price. But they did an excellent job with the stairlift. It's a straight stairlift that goes from my living room to the bedroom upstairs.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2018

    My mother is handicapped so we decided to purchase a stairlift. We chose Stannah as our stairlift provider due to the quality of their product. During the sales visit, our interactions with the reps were excellent. We got both the straight and curved stairlifts and they go from the ground floor to the first floor. Our dealings with the installation team were very good too. I really like the power rotation and the double the lift features. We've had two years for the second-time lease and then we may end up buying it at this point. Stannah has provided us with good service and response.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2018

    My husband had been unable to get downstairs and back up again easily with his medical condition. We knew Stannah's product and thought they were the best company, and so far, we still think that. The rep came out, told us about the situation and explained everything to us. We made a downpayment at that time and then when we got everything ready in the house we were living in, we contacted them again. We needed to put in an electrical switch and put a platform in, and they came out within a week once we got everything set up. We were very pleased with the way the tech installed everything and the conscientious way that he did his work. He was very good at letting us try it all out and in answering a lot of questions so we felt very confident when he left that we would be able to handle everything.

    Our stair lift is straight and it's an interior one. We happen to have a nice wide stairway and it works very well. It's made going up and down considerably easier for both of us. It also looks first class. We put a lot of money down but it was a good investment, and we know that if we need to take it out of this home, it could be removed and we would get some compensation. The whole process has been very positive and we're very pleased that we made the decision to install it. Everybody at Stannah knew their job and was very professional. They did an excellent job. I would recommend them to anyone who is considering doing this.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2018

    Stannah is certainly worth having. My wife wasn't able to go up and get down the stairs and I wanted to purchase a stairlift. A neighbor recommended Stannah to us, and we had a very satisfactory sales visit. The rep recommended something and we went along with it, and the installer did a good job installing the straight stairlift. So far, everything is working fine.

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    Reviewed July 11, 2018

    My dad was getting older and had some mobility problems. Also, my parents live with me when they’re not in Florida during the summer so I decided to purchase a stairlift. We looked at another company and they were obnoxious as far as calling four times a day. On the other hand, Stannah was very informative and fair. They were great to deal with from start to finish and any questions I had, they always followed up. The installation of the stairlift went great, smooth and easy. We didn’t even know that any work was done at all. It went into the carpet so there was no drilling in the walls.

    We have the curved stairlift which goes up the stairs from the first floor of my apartment and it fits perfectly into the home. I like that there is a safety feature in the stairlift when it gets to the top. The way it turns, it blocks the stairway, so if you lose your balance, you wouldn’t fall back down the stairs. Everybody from sales to customer service was wonderful. My mother had a question about the way the door closes after the stairlift was done and Stannah’s people came out, fixed and took care of the whole problem. Stannah was great to work with and I recommend them highly.

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    Reviewed July 10, 2018

    The straight stairlift I got from Stannah Stairlifts fits very well in our home. I got one because my father has Parkinson's disease. Stannah Stairlifts' reps put my parents at ease. Their salesman knew his stuff. He was outstanding, compassionate, kind and funny and the installer was clean, quick and nice. He did the job and explained things well. We've only had the stairlift for a month and so far, the quality's good and it's easy to use. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience which I don’t say very often.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2018

    My wife had an episode in the hospital and has been in the nursing home for quite a while. She’s unable to navigate the stairs, so we got the doctor to give us a prescription for her. We have two flights of stairs, and someone recommended Stannah Stairlifts. The interactions I had during the sales visit was good. The rep explained how the stairlifts work and measured it out and said they could do it, so we went with it. We got two straight stairlifts, and one has to have an arm on it so that lifts away from the door. However, one thing seems to be not the way the manual says it does, but other than that, everything works fine. We’ve had it for less than a month already, but it is very adequate for the job. It also says it will take people that are 300 pounds. We needed the stairlifts and they work. I’m very satisfied and I probably would recommend it.

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    Reviewed July 8, 2018

    I bought a curved stairlift from Stannah Stairlift mainly because of the company's reputation but during the sales visit, I was told that our stair rail was on the blueprint and that it will remain in place. At no time during that process did I get a copy of that blueprint. I had the chair rail removed prior to the installation so when the installation was made, the chairlift was installed away from the wall, which means that I can’t really use it the way it is now because it’s too close to the wall on the other side. The gentleman who measured it should have taken that into consideration but he didn’t. Now I’m being charged an additional $1,500 to have the chair rail moved. That's not fair and it’s almost fraud because I was not told that the chair rail would remain on that wall or I would have told them that I was going to have that chair rail removed so they have to adjust their measurements.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2018

    We have a three-story condo. I'm 80 and my wife is 77. When we bought the condo, we were healthy and fit. But then, I had a terrible spinal disease and had operations in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. I also ruptured my knees and I had to have those put back together and I'm walking with a walker unsteadily. I can't do stairs with them. It also happens that I'm a psychiatrist who has an office on the bottom floor. But I can't run when the people come in and I didn't want to move. So my wife angrily said that we needed a stair rail. I knew of Stannah before and I had a patient whose wife had a tumor for a lot of years and she got along with them. In the last five years, she needed a chairlift and this patient is a mechanical engineer and he had vetted everybody and looked over the prints and I figured, if it's good enough for an avid trained mechanical engineer, it was good enough for me.

    Stannah's sales rep was marvelous. His name was Tony and he had explained every step of the way with the cameras and the computers and the 3D drawings. I would have sooner bought from a fellow like him than from someone with a suit with a tie. And then Brad and Joe installed it flawlessly, not noticeably and it runs fine. The building was built in such a way that one rail goes from the bottom to the top. So, that was very curved around a lot of corners and landings but all we need is one chair so you don't have to get off or have to change. All in all, the Stannah stairlift is comfortable and easy. It also has a fair price. It's a proprietary product and well-made. It's made in the shop, so there's no mess. Most of all, it solves the problems we have.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2018

    My brothers and I bought a Stannah stairlift for our parents and they are really enjoying it. They were having difficulty with the stairs and we were very anxious that one of them would fall. The straight stairlift truly has made a huge difference. Also, I appreciated the salesman's flexibility in working with us. He came to give us a free estimate and he talked to me even though I wasn’t the customer who’s gonna use it. He was also willing to adjust his presentation to 5 minutes for my parents. The installation of the stairlift went quickly and professionally and one of my brothers who was there was very pleased. My mother has been using it every single day, and she’s very happy with it. My father has dementia so my mother goes to the stairs with him if he uses it. One of its key features is that she can call it from upstairs and back down again, which is terrific. Now, we're a lot happier having the stairlift and we have the peace of mind that they are safer.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2018

    A physical therapist gave me the name of Stannah Stairlifts, so we went with them and we had two indoor chair lifts installed. I called Stannah and a woman rep, Michelle, came to my house. She looked at the property and she was quite helpful. But we had some back-and-forth in scheduling the installation date and it looked like there was some delay caused. Ultimately, however, the process was fairly seamless and very straightforward. Everyone was super helpful and very nice. A gentleman came and it took him five hours to install the two chair lifts. He was very friendly, nice and professional.

    We got two refurbished or used chair lifts. The first one is good because we can control the footrest and the seat separately. That was what I was supposed to be getting for both chairs, but once they had been installed, what I didn't like was that with the second chair, the footrest and the seat must come down together, which makes it difficult for my mother to get onto this chair lift because she can’t walk very well. So, instead of being able to sit down and then put her feet on the footrest, she has to back in to the footrest, which was annoying. This chair is a bit older too and part of the casing fell off the first time we used it.

    I mentioned all these to the salesperson and she said we could get someone out to change the chair. But that didn’t seem like a good use of anyone’s time, so I just put a piece of a plastic taping onto the console to deal with the problem. Also, I didn’t love the fact that they had to drill holes into our stairs to install the railing, but there was nothing that could be done about that. But other than that, the chair lifts we got are fine and we’re happy with them. It has only been a month or so since our chair lifts were installed and hopefully we won’t have any mechanical or operational issues for another six months. If things continue to be all right, we’d very likely recommend Stannah to someone else. Their chair lift seems to be a well-thought out and well-designed product, and the spacing is minimal.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2018

    It was getting harder and harder for my husband to get up and down the stairs. He had stem cell transplantation, got lung issues and then he had a really bad pain in his back. We looked at 3 stairlift providers. But the Stannah sales team were very helpful and we also like to look at their chair. It seemed to fit what we needed so we went with it. We have two straight stairlifts with the split house so you come and there’s an entrance hall and steps up and steps down.

    The installation team were very efficient. They really got it close to the wall as you can possibly get it. My husband was able to use it a little bit before things just got really too bad and we ended up in a hospital. But it will probably be one of the reasons he allowed to come home. The stairlift works exactly the way they say it would and it's fine. And they seemed to put a lot of safe guides into it too. I would recommend Stannah. We haven't had chance to use it much but everything we have experienced so far seems exactly what we wanted.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2018

    I got a straight colonial stairlift from Stannah Stairlifts and it has made things easier for me and my husband since I have problems with my legs and he wasn’t walking well either. Their sales rep was very pleasant and explained everything to us. I would recommend Stannah Stairlifts. In fact, people have asked me about it already.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2018

    We enjoy the Stannah stairlift very much. It's in a two-story house and it's being used to get to the second level. It's curved and fits the stairway very nicely. When it was installed, the guys did a great job and gave instruction on how to use it afterwards. So, they were very nice and very helpful. The quality’s great as well.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2018

    I have chronic arthritis in both knees. Stannah Stairlifts is a family-owned business which I like because they can do better service. I got a straight stairlift and everything works fine. The installation team was very courteous, professional and helpful. Their service was very good and the cost was reasonable too. I should have gotten one a long time ago. Nevertheless, I had and would recommend Stannah Stairlifts.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2018

    I had a heart issue and I’ve looked on the internet and found this company that looked decent and I called them. Then they came. The sales visit was good and I was surprised that the installation went so fast. It took four hours and that was beautiful. The stairlift, which is curved, fits great in my home and I’m very happy with it. Now, I can go up and down the stairs. A lot of my freezers for the food, all the washing machines, and my tool room are down cellar. Now, I have access to them without any problem at all. It made my life much easier.

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    Reviewed June 30, 2018

    I had some medical issues and needed a stairlift just to help get up and down the stairs. Stannah Stairlifts' sales reps were excellent and knowledgeable. I wish it would've come a little sooner. They said they'd put a rush in, but it would be something that has to be specifically designed. They gave me an estimate which was expensive, but they have a good reputation so we still went with them. They also said that sometimes we could get a chair that's been used before, but they couldn't guarantee if it would work perfectly fine. But that would've saved us maybe $300. They didn't lead me on and were completely honest.

    When they came here, they were prepared. They unpacked everything and were familiar with stairs that had to be specifically designed. Then, they said it would take around two and a half hours to install the stairlift which was just about how much time it took. They made sure it worked and showed a few times its different features. One can hardly notice the stairlift when you walk into our house because the color of the pipes matches the woodwork. However, there ought to be some way for the remote that sends the lift up or down to say that it has reached its destination. My husband could only tell that the lift has made it down to the bottom of the run because he has good hearing.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2018

    We saw a stairlift and we felt that it was something that we liked. My husband and I did a lot of research on this company and we felt that this was one of the best out of all that we had looked at. We went with Stannah over others because of its reputation and the fact that it has a factory in England. It has very good quality control as well. The fellow who came was very knowledgeable and knew his business extremely well. My husband was in the elevator business for many years and he felt that this fellow was very versed in his equipment and what it did and how it worked. He was excellent. We got the straight stairlift and it goes down to the basement. It's great. We can get back and we can get downstairs and up the stairs with no problem at all. Also, the seats are comfortable. We're very pleased with the stairlift. Overall, Stannah is an outstanding company.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2018

    I can't climb up and go downstairs. I have a heart and lung problem so when I move I can't breathe. I had another quote from a different provider and Stannah was the second one and I decided to go with them. But I was shocked at the expense. It was like three times the other one was. Also I got a curved stairlift and was a little disappointed. There was an existing railing on part of the stairs and they didn't remove that when they put the stairlift outside of the railing, so it narrowed the stairway even more. It still clears but I think they could have done a better engineering job.

    They installed it fine and they had me sit in it and ride it down the stairs once. But they left no instructions on anything else about the chair. There was no demonstration whatsoever. And when I had my first service call this past Saturday, the rep explained to me but I didn't even know where the seatbelt was because it is hidden. I've had it maybe a week and I'm on oxygen. I was coming back up the stairs on the chair and it grabbed my oxygen’s header into the gears. It stopped the chair and cut of the oxygen and I panicked. But I managed to take the mask off and get another mask with another oxygen tank so that part of it was okay. And then I tried to get the header out from the gear. I cut it trying to pull it out. But I was deciding it was gonna stay right where it was.

    So I went on the internet and noticed that they had 24/7 service. I called and was put on hold. I think the message said very busy and I was on hold for about 20 minutes and there was absolutely dead airspaces and no recording. There was not a sound and you would think you had been disconnected. And after about 20 minutes, I finally hung up and called back again and took the option of leaving a message for a call back.

    Two hours later, I still haven't heard back from them so I went on the internet again and found another number and called for service. A woman did answer after a short period of time of five minutes. I told her my dilemma. I had a doctor's appointment on Monday, but I don't think I told her that. But she did tell me that the phone’s conversation would be recorded. I told her what the problem was and she said, ”They can have somebody out there Monday.” And I said, "Well, your ad says it should have service, even on Christmas day, 24/7. And she seemed irritated that I said that and she said, "Well, I said that wasn’t your only option.” And she said, "We'll have somebody call you back today."

    A half an hour later Brad from Stannah called me and said he was on his was to Massachusetts for a call but he would come see on his way back. An hour later he called and he said it was gonna take him two hours to get back from Massachusetts and I said that was fine. At least he kept me updated. He came and he was very courteous, very nice and very knowledgeable. He unzipped the header from the gear and he said, "You're not the first one that did this."

    The thing was brand new to me. I didn’t know how delicate it was as far as sucking up stuff. But he was here probably 45 minutes to one hour making some other adjustment, which I didn't understand. Because it was a brand new machine I figured if it needed adjustment it would have occurred when they installed it. So he finished and it worked fine. He tested it himself and then he said, “$225 please," And I was bound to have a heart attack. I said, "What?" And he said, "Well, it's Saturday and that's considered an emergency and you were told that there'd be a $225 fee." I said, "No I was I not told. But the phone call was recorded so you can go back and see that I was not told."

    But what can you do then when he really repaired it so I wrote him a check for $225. And he went out to do it and he felt very bad that I haven't been told that. It was total shock to me. It was a brand new machine and within a week you have a problem because you're still so new using it with no instruction when it was installed. I thought I will have a minimal fee. But $225 to me was ridiculous! So I am not a happy camper with the company. As a whole they maybe fine but their customer philosophy is terrible. And I was so glad that they said that the phone was recorded. I hope it really is because they can check to verify the fact that I was never told of $200 or that a Saturday call was considered an emergency.

    But Stannah kept me independent for a little bit longer. I live alone and I'm trying to stay as independent as possible. I live in a raised ground so this gets me down to the garage into my car and from the garage I can access the land level of the house so it works. The ride is also very smooth and very quiet. It appears to be made well. I got a refurnished one, so although they promised me a different chair and a different color upholstery, I didn't get that either but that's beside the point. The chair itself is a quality product and that portion of it I can certainly recommend to anybody. But I'd also tell others don't ever call them for service on a weekend.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2018

    My wife has severe arthritis as a problem and the stairlift that we had from another company finally broke after ten years. When she was walking up the stairs and I was sitting in the living room, reading a book, watching her go up was painful for me. We went out to the showroom in Westborough at end of October and my wife and I liked Stannah's units. I had to wait a bit to pick up some cash flow before I made an appointment with them. The gentleman that came out was named Rick. He was very professional, went over the details with me, took a look at the stairway, measured it quickly and gave me a figure. My wife and I talked it over, then we went ahead and put in the order.

    It cost $8,000, which sounded a lot. Thank God, there was no sales tax. Their product is very nicely made and is imported from England where they're manufactured. Even the packaging was well done. The installation team unwrapped it on the lawn outside before they brought it in. They were quick, very professional and explained everything. They did a good job and were thorough about vacuuming the carpeting on the stairs. They took the old stairlift apart and took it out. It was something that I had actually installed myself and it took me considerably more time to put it up than it did for them to take it down. They installed a custom, curved, model 260 stairlift which we tested out and were contented.

    The profile is a bit smaller than the other. The stair at the top is narrow and with the stairlift sitting in the normal position to go down, it interferes with me unless I breathe in and go in sideways, which is awkward. So, I use the remote control to turn the stairlift and lift it up and I have plenty of room. And then, I use the remote to turn it back, so the wife can jump right on it and then lets her off in the hallway. Both of us are much happier and much more comfortable with the Stannah stairlift. If there's any way other people could afford it, they should buy it as it could change their lives.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2018

    My husband and I are both getting older and my husband broke his hip in February and having trouble getting around. Our cars are in the garages which are down in the basement, so every time we go out that way, we have to go down a flight of stairs. We go up and down a lot carrying stuff and we want to stay in our house as long as possible, and a stairlift would be a good idea. Stannah Stairlifts has a good reputation, plus my best friend got a stairlift and she was very happy with it, so we got one, too. We got the indoor stairlift that goes down the basement stairs and at the bottom, it goes around the corner.

    The representative from Stannah was very nice, knowledgeable, and helpful. And I've had an excellent interaction with the installation team. They were very conscientious, courteous and they cleaned up after themselves. They even helped me move a branch out of my driveway. They explained the basics and told us that we can call them anytime If we have any questions, problems, or adjustments.

    I really like that the stairlift turns when we reach the top because otherwise, it would be very difficult to get out of it. When it comes up the stairs and reaches the top hallway landing, it turns so that we can get out of it safely. It fits very well in the stairway and there's plenty of room. I'm very satisfied with Stannah. It has made a world of difference. I told my husband that I'm so glad we decided on this. It was a lot of money and we're both on social security, but it made such a difference for both of us in our day-to-day activities. It's very helpful.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2018

    We were replacing my mother's stairlift from a company we were unhappy with. We went with Stannah Stairlifts as they had very good reviews on a particular site where I found all the same complaints I had with the previous company. We had someone come to the house and we also went to the showroom. The salesman was not pushy at all and gave us plenty of time to think and ask questions. The people at the showroom were also not pushy. They were patient and really had all of our concerns and questions answered. Everything was great and we were very happy.

    We got a curved unit and the installation team was wonderful! I explained to them what we had, why we were getting rid of the old unit, and about my mom who was a little wary of using her old stairlift because it wasn't very reliable. I had to run an errand at the time and they waited until I came home to work with my mother to make sure she was comfortable. They installed the unit professionally and the stairlift's quality is better than other brands. The track itself is better than the other one that we had. Also, the cost was very reasonable and very competitive with other brands. The overall experience was much better and I would tell people to go with Stannah.

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    Reviewed June 21, 2018

    My wife has congestive heart failure and she’s legally blind and the stairs are just too much for her. We contacted three stairlift companies but Stannah Stairlifts was the only company that offered a rental. Also, I was very impressed with their salesperson. He was very respectful and understanding of our situation and urgent need. He explained very patiently and I didn’t get the idea that I was just another customer on his list for the day. We rented the 15 steps curved stairlift. The installers got down to business and they sure knew what they were doing. We needed to extend our bottom steps to create a landing platform and had somebody come in to do that and install an outlet for them which was a unique situation but Stannah did very well. Also, the senior worker was very pleasant and sociable.

    Then, there was a demo and I appreciated getting those instructions. When the chair got to the top, the seat swirled on its own. I would have to lift the lever on the side of the seat and manually move the seat around to fit the floor. Everything is routine. It brings my wife up and down. The seat would get up to the top and turn around automatically and I was very happy to see that feature. This stairlift is very secure and it had a lot of features built into it. The top part after the curve is a little narrower than the bottom part and I had weak knees and I was concerned about taking the banisters off on both sides. We had to take one banister off on the day of the installation because our knees were gonna hit that banister. But I’m able to use the track of the chair very well as my banister.

    Being blind and not being able to see stairs is a high-stress situation. My wife is only blind for the last couple of years and she’s 80 years old so she hasn’t gotten used to that fearful situation yet. The stairlift has taken away a major fear for her and it has been a tremendous help. I’m extremely happy with that. Also, if we reach a point that we don’t need the stairlift anymore, Stannah will come in, take it down then take it without charge. That was really quite extraordinary and wasn’t offered by anybody else. I’m glad that we found Stannah Stairlifts. I highly recommend them. They cared for us very well from beginning to end.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2018

    My husband has Parkinson's and he's still coping pretty well. However, getting up the stairs later in the day or at night was getting more difficult. We thought we were gonna need the stairlift down the road and we might as well get it sooner rather than later. I had called around to get recommendations and the people I talked to had usually used the contractor and gave me some different names I'd never heard of. When we found out Stannah had their headquarters, it worked out. They had all the information we needed and we liked it. Stannah had a very good presentation online about having their headquarters in Franklin. We're on the Cape and it was easy to get to. I called and they said we could come up and talk to a representative, which we did. We got to try it out, liked it, and made the decision.

    Stannah sent somebody down to take measurements, which they did very quickly and then assigned somebody up to install it. The rep who did the measurements was excellent. We have a nice wide staircase and it has a rail which we could only use on that one side. We're glad that we could use and keep the handrail that we had and add the track and the chair to go up and still have room on the stairs. The one we got is a straight stairlift but it's extra long because our ceilings are a little bit higher.

    Also, the installer has been working for Stannah for quite a while and he knew exactly what to do. It only took him three hours. He also made sure we knew how it worked and tried it out. He also said that they've been in business for a long time, started in Great Britain, and do their own manufacturing. Overall, the quality of the stairlift is very good. It has been a big help and we're using it a lot. I wanna stay in the house and everything is just a two-storey colonial. The bathroom and bedrooms are all upstairs so the stairlift makes it so we can stay here. The cost was reasonable and I feel that we made a good decision. The whole system is excellent and my husband is able to operate it very easily.

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    Reviewed June 19, 2018

    I'm unable to climb the stairs easily and my boys wanted me to have a stairlift to make life easy to go up to my bedroom. We liked the comments about Stannah Stairlifts as opposed to other companies so we decided to use them. The people who I spoke with during the sales visit were very nice. The installer did a great job and there was a demonstration on how the stairlift worked. I've only had the stairlift for several weeks and it looks wonderful because the stairway is against the wall and the chair and it looks like it's part of the house. It's great going up and down and I haven't had to climb up since I had it.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2018

    For about two months, I was going one stair at a time. My husband was behind me and he was afraid I was gonna fall. When I couldn't walk and went onto a wheelchair, we called on Stannah. They came out quite fast and the rep was very nice. He showed us a picture of a straight indoor stairlift and described it, then we decided that that unit was the best for us. It took another week to set it up and put it in and the installer was very nice. He picked up after himself and the stairlift fits the stairwell perfectly. I got home a little later so that he could show me everything and tell me all about the unit even though I read the book.

    The stairlift works very well. I’m pleased the little stair comes down when I'm riding down and I like that at the end, it picks up as I'm going up so that nobody can trip on it. When it comes to the top of the stairs, I turn and fold it up so somebody can use the stairs. But when I have to bring it down, the lever is on the outside going down the stairs rather than on the left side where I’d be able to work it. I didn’t realize that until I tried to use it. I have to reach out to use it but at this point, I have this fear of falling. Nonetheless, it was a relief to have the stairlift put in there. I’m going for back surgery and it’s gonna be a long recuperation. I won’t be able to get upstairs to bed if I didn’t have that stairlift. It improved my life and the price was not bad at all.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2018

    I couldn’t negotiate the stairs and when the salesman from Stannah Stairlifts came in, he explained and showed us some stairs. He also answered questions from my son-in-law and daughter. He was very personable and I felt secure with him. But when they installed the outdoor stairlift, I was in the hospital so I was not here for the gentleman to adjust it for me. When I came home from the hospital on a Saturday, it wasn’t working. It was binding on the stairs so we had to have somebody come back and readjust it. The man came to adjust it the following Thursday. Now, the stairlift gets me down the stairs and up. It gets me out of the house and to the doctors to get my medical check-up. I’m satisfied with Stannah.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2018

    I'm old and I was having a great deal of trouble getting up the outdoor steps to my front door every time I left the house, especially when I have to carry a bag of something inside from shopping. I did a web search and I was most impressed with Stannah Stairlifts. The salesman came and provided me with all the information that I needed. Then I selected a reconditioned outdoor chair and a week later, an installer came out and installed it. It took a long time because there was a good deal involved, like wiring and bush trimming. Plus, he did not put in the remotes that the salesman had told me I would get. So I called back and the installer came back and put the two remote controls on so I could send the chair up and down from wherever I am. The workmanship was done perfectly.

    The installer was nice to me. He explained everything, gave me printed material about it and showed me how to use it. The stairlift does what it's supposed to do. I like that I can turn it to the side to get out with my cane and the fact that it goes up and down with a mere push of a button. Also, the seat and the foot can be raised so that all the weather doesn't hurt it and keep it wet. It impacted my life positively. I used to have almost everything delivered because I couldn't make it up the stairs if I had to carry anything in. I'd tell others that if they need one, they should get one. Even though it costs a fortune, it's definitely worth it.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2018

    We're 91 years old and the Stannah stairlift makes it easier. We had a recommendation from a friend and everything went very smoothly. We got a straight stairlift and it's convenient to use. We're perfectly happy and we're satisfied.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2018

    I like Stannah Stairlifts' price and I'm very happy with the stairlift. The salesman came out, looked at the site, took his measurements and gave me some insight on how the chair works, how it operates, the construction and the quality of it compared to others on the market. He submitted a price on it with the pamphlet on exactly what I was gonna get, the quality and the warranty. They came in one day to install the stairlift and it has been very good. We've had it for a little over a month now and the quality looks fine.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2018

    We called Stannah and asked for them to come out. They gave us some information then we did our research on the internet. We asked for another company to come out to do some comparison and based on track record and reputation, we decided to go with Stannah. The installation was done within two and a half hours and we interacted well with the team. We also did a couple of test drives once they were finished. We have a curved stairway and the stairlift does curve around and fits our home well. It’s not overly big or cumbersome as we’re seeing in different places, and it runs smoothly too.

    Our son has muscular dystrophy and we had added some stuff to help give him a little bit more support. Aside from the five-point harness seatbelt, we got him the headrest and we actually put a Velcro type body harness that wraps around. It’s used mostly for wheelchairs but we were able to adapt it to the chair to give him more total support. It's better to use for people for whom the five-point harness doesn't work. All those things are portable so we attached them ourselves. They're all Velcro and the headrest is like a strap. So I looped the strap to the back of the chair and I’m able to adjust it depending on how he’s sitting. Then I use that to support his head so he doesn’t lose any type of head control. He can rest his head and then the total support wraps around the back of the chair. So it works pretty well. He's able to sit up better and be a little bit more stable.

    It was a long process but in the end, it was rewarding. It gave my son and my wife peace of mind, and he’s able to get up and down the stairs safely. It gives him a sense of independence too. We just have to get him onto the chair then he can do it on his own. He can operate using the remote or the one on the chair itself. He likes the remote control more though. Stannah was the best and the experience was smooth.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2018

    My father is now living with me so I purchased a straight stairlift from Stannah and my experience with them was very good. I called and the person who came on explained all the products to me. When I was ready several months later, I called again to make the purchase. The process was very straightforward and there were no problems. The stairlift was delivered on time and everything was as promised. The installer was excellent as well. He came on the day he was supposed to come and spent a good part of the morning installing the product. He also explained the product and showed me how it worked before he left but it was self-explanatory too. And even though I don't have too much space, the stairlift fits well. It looks very nice and sturdy.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2018

    My husband is unable to make steps. My son did quite a bit of research on different companies and he felt that Stannah was the best because it also had a 10-year warranty. The sales rep was very good. We got the straight stairlift and it's only affecting the eight steps. The man that installed it did a good job, and everything was all cleaned up. When the stairlift was all installed, he showed us how to operate it. He also told us to give them a call if there were any questions. The stairlift is doing very well and my husband already used it. He seems to like it and he's able to get up with no problem.

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    Reviewed June 10, 2018

    I got a stairlift for my mother and I didn't think I was gonna need it for more than a year so I went with Stannah Stairlifts for the fact that I could rent it. Their rep was there the following day for the measurement. They called and said they had somebody in the area that could come earlier which was good. I got the straight, indoor stairlift and it was a good installation. It fits fairly well into the staircase. I leave it in the middle and so I have to sort of walk around it. There's a window that I keep open at the top of the staircase and in case it rains, I don't want it to get anything on there. Also, the cat likes to jump up on the window. If I'm using it, I bring it up and down. But when I'm not using it, I take the remote and get it to a third way down and stop it. That way, it's out of the way.

    It has been working fine. But I tried to use it the other day and it got stuck in the middle halfway down. It wouldn't go down any further. For some reason, it would go 2/3 of the way down and just stops but it would still go back up. I had that problem once and I took it up to the top. Then, I sat on it and used the little toggle under the arm. And it went all the way down. But I haven't tried that yet. I was gonna call them and I know that if I call up, they would come right after. I'd recommend Stannah if anyone asks.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2018

    I have a two-storey house, was not supposed to climb stairs so I had to buy a stairlift, and was told that Stannah Stairlifts is the best among stairlift providers. I had a very good interaction with their people. They were very responsive. When I had put in a new central air conditioning system in and somehow, the installer moved one of the rails so the stairlift didn’t work when I tried it out at 4:30 in the afternoon. I called Stannah and I had somebody here within three-quarters of an hour. The stairlift is excellent and I'm using it all the time.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2018

    I was having trouble climbing up the stairs and my husband called Stannah. The man came to see us and we liked their product's performance. We were also very satisfied with him. He was very good and knowledgeable. The installers were excellent too. We bought a straight stairlift and they showed us how to use it and what buttons to push. The stairlift takes me to where I gotta go. I sit there and I get to the top. Its quality is very good too. When our neighbors came in the house, they tried it and loved it as well.

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    Reviewed June 5, 2018

    I purchased a Stannah Chair Lift 1/17. On Thursday, 5/31/18 the chair malfunctioned, since the labor warranty was up, I paid a $150 service repair fee. Handi-Lift Service Tech came that afternoon. On Saturday 6/2/18, the chair had the same failure. Handi-Lift stated that they do not have emergency service, and if we waited until Monday or Tuesday they would repair at no fee, otherwise we needed to pay $350. We opted to pay the $350 as we needed to get to bedroom/bathroom and couldn't stay downstairs for 3 days. I figured I would call Monday and get the fee reversed. THEY REFUSED!!! I now paid $500 for a repair that should have cost $150, as well as the anxiety of being stuck on the chair and a loss of confidence in the chairlift itself. Handi-Lift's motto is "Accessibility with Dignity". They need to amend that to "Monday to Friday, 9 to 5 only. Evenings and Weekends are at your own risk."

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    Reviewed June 2, 2018

    My parents are having difficulties walking and their house is set up where you need stairs to get out of the house. So a chairlift was pretty much mandatory based on their physical condition. We looked at Stannah, A1A Mobility and Acorn. Doug from Stannah Stairlifts did an excellent job in the presentation. He was very straightforward with Stannah's pros and cons. He told us the price, what they were good at, what they were going to do, and what they won't do.

    He did not badmouth his competitors, while the other ones had little digs about what their competitors did and didn't do. Also, the pricing was very upfront and honest. The other companies gave us a big price and then two days later, they called back to say that they can make a better deal for us. Then two days later, they called back with another deal. As the person making the decision on behalf of my parents, I felt like if I wasn't here, my parents could have been snowed a little bit about the prices people came in with. And I really was turned-off. I felt like they started high to see if people will bite on it. And Doug did not play any games like that at all. I live close to where Stannah headquarters was in Franklin, so I met Doug there on a Friday afternoon, and I tried out the chair.

    Also, Stannah had a good program, which is what we ended up going with. Doug was very helpful when we decided to go used. We had gotten a top-of-the-line gently-used chair, which was about $3,000 less than the $11,000 Doug quoted and almost half the price of some of the other quotes that we received. I like that they have some type of buy-back program over the next few years in case we no longer need the lift. I also found that even with a used chair, their warranty was better than the other companies'.

    The house is split level and we had a curved lift installed from the basement all the way to the top floor. The installation team was excellent. They were very nice and made sure that both my mom and dad knew how to use it. They also watched my parents use it to make sure they were comfortable with it. They were very accommodating, polite, professional, and clean. My parents were worried about the aesthetics of what it was gonna look like in the house, but now they think that it wasn't as cumbersome looking as they thought it would be. It's a smooth ride. It exceeded expectations and they are glad that we had gotten it.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2018

    Stannah is a great company and the product, quality and price are the reasons why I have chosen it. Their sales rep was very informative and she explained everything and I felt comfortable. The straight stairlift fits perfectly in our home. The quality is great and it’s gonna hold off for a long time. And it’s been very helpful in terms of having my parents be able to go up the stairs.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2018

    We have two floors with 15 steps to go up and my 87-year old brother needs a stairlift. Stannah Stairlifts is local and their reviews sounded more passionate when I went online and checked their reviews from other people. The Stannah sales team was very good and there was no pressure. They just gave us the facts and volunteered to come back anytime if I had other questions. The sales lady did a great job as well as the installer who came. The installer was a very personable young man who seemed to know what he was doing, didn’t have any issues, and was very pleasant. Overall, my brother likes the swivel part at the top of the stairlift and I'm very pleased with it. I would definitely recommend Stannah Stairlifts.

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    Reviewed May 30, 2018

    I love Stannah. My kids would want me to get a stairlift, but they didn’t know a name or anything. Then, my son brought me down a magazine and that was where I saw it and so I called. I was happy with the price, and the sales rep answered any questions I had. He was very informative. I was very happy with him. I got a straight stairlift and its perfect. I feel very safe on it. I’m up and downstairs a lot all day. The installer took him a couple of hours doing it, and then he spent plenty of time with me making sure I knew everything and how to use it. He was very thorough. With the stairlift, it has been easy for me to get up the stairs. I didn’t think at first that I’d even use it. I just got it to shut my kids up, but then when I got it, I just loved it.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2018

    The Stannah salesman who paid us a call to tell us about the stairlift was extremely knowledgeable and very professional. There was nothing that he couldn't answer as far as our questions. There is also an added benefit that we didn't even know until the salesman explained it to us. If my doctor signs the paperwork, the state won't charge us the fee for taxes and that's on a pricey item so that's not a small thing when you're on a limited income. The gentleman who installed the stairlift was also extremely professional. He told us approximately how long it would take, which it did exactly, and he treated us in a respectful manner. He also cleaned up and he didn't leave anything behind.

    I also noticed that neither one of them treated us like we had less than a mental capacity. Once you reach a certain age, people seem to talk to you louder, whether it's well intended or not, thinking that you're deaf or to explain minute details that you're quite capable of understanding. Even in commercials, there is one from another chair company that shows the couple as feeble, old and rickety. But the Stannah people treated us with intelligence and respect, and that meant a lot to me. People that need this particular piece of equipment are going to appreciate that as well.

    We have a large house, with 14 rooms and four bathrooms, and getting around on one level isn't bad but it's the stairs. I have severe asthma and COPD, and my husband has very bad arthritic knee. We've only been using the stairlift for a short time but we use it every day and night, and I've seen a huge improvement in going up and down the stairs. We found the stairlift exactly as we were told it would be. It's probably one of the best investments we've ever made. I would recommend Stannah.

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    Reviewed May 28, 2018

    I'm renting a straight stairlift for six months because I had a knee replacement done five days ago and I'm very pleased with the stairlift. It's working out well for me now that I'm home from the hospital. The only blip that I had was that when they initially scheduled the appointment to come and install it, I was given a timeframe of between 9:00 and 11:00 AM. But come 11:00 AM, the installer was still not here and I became panicky 'cause I knew the job was gonna take about four hours and I had this doctor's appointment in a couple of hours. We found he was then 30 minutes away and I was so upset that I cancelled it. But when it was rescheduled, a different installer was scheduled to come and he did a good job.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I have arthritis in my legs and I can't make the stairs anymore. We read through several stairlift options and Stannah sounded like the best, it was the most complete. Also, a friend of mine had gotten a Stannah stairlift and she was very pleased with it. We had a wonderful rep and the guy sent to install the stairlift was excellent. Everything has been perfect.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2018

    I have a bad back, two knee surgeries, and I live in a house with stairs. And Stannah had the best reviews out of all of the stairlift providers, so I called them to see what they had to say. And I liked the system a lot, so I got one. Everybody was great and they did a nice job. The system is pretty good-looking. It's two flights of stairs, but there are landings halfway so it has three curves in it. It’s lovely, very graceful and there’s plenty of room there. And it has a lot of safety features, which the other provider do not have. It’s much better than I thought and it works beautifully.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2018

    I have a disease called fibromyalgia, which makes my legs tragically numb. I've also had lung cancer, eczema, and some heart problems. I had trouble walking up the stairs and it got so bad that if I had a package I couldn’t make it, so I was really forced to have the stairlift. My interaction with Stannah Stairlifts' rep was really good. They've been around for a long time and I was impressed with their history. Also, he wasn't very pushy about it. He told me the price and what they will do and he gave me his card. I called him a few days later and he came. I talked with two others and their's were a lot cheaper. One was even significantly cheaper but I didn't like the rep. The installation went fine and it took about three hours to have everything done. I have the unit for three weeks now and I use it about three times a day. It's an ugly-looking thing but everything's working as it's supposed to. I wouldn't be able to go up and down the step if I didn't have it.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    We’re very happy with Stannah Stairlifts. Prior purchasing the stairlift, we did our research and they seemed like the best company. And they were very professional. Their rep came out and he was very thorough. He explained in any question we had. And then they set up the stairlift a week later which was very responsive. They met all our needs and if we needed something before, they made us well-aware of it. It was a pleasant experience.

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    Reviewed May 25, 2018

    The Stannah Stairlifts sales rep's visit took only about a half hour. He showed me pictures of the stairlift but I had been through it when I went to their home office and checked the thing out. I already pretty much decided that was what I wanted to do. I like that they were close to the home office in Franklin. The guy came to see us, he was right on time and I had no criticism of him at all. We were about to leave for Florida for a couple of months during the winter so we said that we were gonna do it as soon as we get back. We submitted all the paperwork and then when we came back it was like we started all over again from another planet.

    We got a straight stairlift and it fits into our home perfectly well. The installer who came in was one young man in his early 20's. He put up the staircase, showed me how to push the buttons and he left. I like about the stairlift the most is that it goes up and down. The machinery and the feet itself is fine. It does what it's supposed to do and it seems to work in a reliable manner.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2018

    My wife has a problem with her knee so we got the straight Stannah stairlift so she wouldn't have to go to the step. The stairlift is okay and everything is beautiful. The installation went well and it works. It’s well made and I'm hoping that it stays a long time. My wife likes that it can go up and down. With the stairlift, it has been much better because she doesn’t have to put pressure on her knee anymore. I’m happy right now. We had it put in just a couple of months ago and so far, it's been good. If somebody needs it, I would recommend Stannah because it’s a good thing to have.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2018

    We needed a stairlift because of my wife’s Parkinson's disease but it took us so long to make up our minds on which brand to choose because we kept looking for something that was more aesthetically pleasing, but none of them were. But then we had a special problem with the door and Stannah Stairlifts offers a unit that has a retractable track at the bottom and others do not. The Stannah sales rep was very good and helpful and the installer was prompt and worked diligently. He went through every function of the unit with us and he did a good job. We got the straight one with a retractable track at the bottom. And it runs smoothly, though it goes slower than I do so I have to wait when my wife is coming down the stairway. But, it’s a safety thing with her, which is a big thing with stairs and her condition.

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    Reviewed May 23, 2018

    My wife broke her leg and I was told Stannah has the best stairlift. Their sales representatives were excellent and they've always had to work things out. We chose the straight installation and it fits well in our home. The installer was terrific. It took him about three or four hours to put it in and he spent quite a bit of time with us explaining how it worked. My wife and I both got a chance to use it and see how it worked. The whole thing is fine and I like the idea that we could turn it off when it's not in use. However, it's making a bit more noise than it should. It's a good piece of machinery and it works well. It has definitely made our lives simpler. We're going from the ground floor to the second floor and she couldn't do that well, so the stairlift makes it a lot easier.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2018

    We needed to get a stairlift for my parents and we went with Stannah Stairlifts due to a recommendation from another customer. The sales reps just came and measured, and they were nice people and we bought it .We installed a curved stairlift and we love it. The installation team was top-shelf and I'm very impressed with them. They did their job very well. I have people working for me 'cause I build houses, and they were obviously very well-trained. The stairlift was very well built. They also demonstrated everything perfectly.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2018

    I had used Stannah in the past and they were excellent. I’m renting the stairlift and everything went perfectly this time around. My mom was coming to my home and Stannah got the stairlift installed quickly and it works. The reps were very personable and it was great. They were on time and they got it done in a timely manner because I told them I needed it for next week. I got the straight stairlift and it's the best that they could do. My mom is 94 and she doesn’t have any trouble using the machine. The cost seems reasonable but I wish Stannah hadn’t changed their rental period. They have a minimum six months rental now, but they had a three-month rental when I previously rented from them. But it doesn’t really matter as my mom would probably be here at my house for six months. She goes back and forth between my house and my sister, and having the three-month rental was a nice option.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2018

    I bought the Stannah stairlift for my daughter and she loves it. The sales rep was good. I like the way the stairlift comes down and goes up as the piece goes for it close up with the chair when it goes up. The installation was very good except that the guy who installed it put the remote batteries backward. The fit for the phases that we have was also good. I had a service call yesterday to fix the chair and they did it today since a guy called out sick. I just wished to have a call before they come to know that they are on the way. The cost is a little high but things are high nowadays.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2018

    My father-in-law needed a stairlift, so I called a couple of companies. Stannah came out, answered a lot of my questions, and seemed very professional, so I decided to go and buy a straight stairlift from them. The girls at the office were very helpful and the salesperson who came initially and the installation team were very professional. The newer units were expensive so the unit I got is refurbished but it is sturdy and its ride is very smooth. But it is a little tight and there seem to be some bars that stick out. And in a normal sized, smallish stairway, it is in the way. But my father-in-law loves it and he’s very happy with it helping him out. I just wish the six-month lease is longer, so you have time to see if you still needed the stairlift after a year.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2018

    I had no choice but to get a stairlift and I didn’t want the regular Acorn so I purchased from Stannah. I like their sales people and I love their installation people. The stairlift is user-friendly and I like it too. However, it gets in the way since my stairway is very small.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2018

    We're elderly and we want to stay in our house. So we decided to purchase the Stannah stairlift based off of my friends’ recommendation. Their reps explained everything to us and the installers were excellent. We have one straight and one curved stairlift. The first one was installed by Nick and he gave a demo for it. And then with the curved one, Nick and another guy came out for the installation. They were very good and they cleaned up after. I had to economize, so it was a used chairlift. But it fits very well on the stairwell and the curve looks very good, and the safety features are excellent. Though the curved one is a little bumpy and doesn't ride as smooth as the straight one, it’s fine.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2018

    I took my dad out of the nursing home in April and he couldn’t get up my stairs. I have a second-storey bedroom for him. The nursing home referred Stannah Stairlifts and the sales representative who came out to my house was such a nice guy. I got the straight stairlift and it fit perfectly into my stairwell. Also, the installer was awesome. He actually had lunch and dessert with us. My mom always wants to feed someone who wants to come over, so he was able to get the installation done and eat while he was working. He deserved it. He also had us use the stairlift and the ride was absolutely perfect. The cost was worth it to be able to help my dad get up and down the stairs. My daddy loves it and he is up and down all day long. Our experience with Stannah Stairlifts was amazing overall.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I have a problem with my hips and decided to get a stairlift. I got a Stannah and I've had it for a month and a half now. The reps I dealt with were great and very explanatory. The installation crew installed it within a week. They explained to me how to use it, and were out of here in a couple of hours. While the stairlift is too slow, it's doing the job and it's of good quality. I like that it folds so it makes room for everybody to go to the stairwell. I would definitely recommend this one.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2018

    I had a stairlift before and the guy who used to come and fix it, Carl, gave me a brochure about Stannah. So when I wasn’t able to use that unit anymore, I trusted Carl and bought a unit from Stannah. The sales rep who came to my house was nice. The installers were nice as well and they did a good job. The unit is a nice lift and it's working and it's helping me but I feel that I paid too much for things that I didn't need, like the key and button. And I live on social security. I wouldn't recommend it.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2018

    I researched about Stannah and I ended up purchasing a straight stairlift. It fits very well into our home. The sales representative was excellent. He was answering all of my questions and was very knowledgeable. The installation was done by just one person and it was very well done within very good time. The quality of the stairlift is excellent. Plus it has given me freedom and liberation.

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    Reviewed May 15, 2018

    It was becoming too difficult for my father to walk upstairs to his bedroom. I did the research on the various other products and, for our needs, we needed a curved stairlift. I liked the difference in the track mechanism and the actual chair itself and that it came with different color choices in the fabric on the seat. I liked the how responsive the company was, because what I usually do is I call a phone number to see how the people respond, if you need service or whatever. Out of the three different salespersons I had here, the one from Stannah was head and shoulders above in his attitude towards explaining how the lift would work. He was a delight to have in my house.

    The two guys that came for the installation were very respectful and very neat. At the end of the service call, they went over to my father and thanked him for his business and shook his hand. That’s remarkable. My father said the Stannah stairlift arrived just in time. Our experience with Stannah was pleasant from start to finish. We just had some workers in the home to install one of those walk-in bathtubs, so when you have various people in your home you can really appreciate when you have a group that’s quite respectful and clean about how they approach things. Stannah is still family-owned and they're one of the longest and first stair companies in the US. When they put themselves out there to be a reputable company, they lived up to their reputation. And I’ve already recommended them to somebody else who bought from them.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2018

    The Stannah Stairlifts reps were very friendly and very professional, and we appreciated that because we didn’t know the first thing about it. Phone calls to the office were very helpful. They were very friendly people, very sincere, and right to the point. Everything was black and white, and there were no questions, no callbacks needed. Everything was right there for us. The salesperson was very pleasant and very knowledgeable. We had the straight, indoor stairlift installed and it fits very well in our home. One gentleman installed it and he was the nicest fella I’ve ever met. He was very efficient. He installed it in less time I ever believed it could have been done. The stairlift was done very well and it works perfectly.

    My wife has dementia and she can’t use the steps anymore, so we purchased a stairlift for her to go visit our daughter because it was downstairs in the house. It’s very good because we couldn’t get her out of the house for a little less than two years, but last week, we got her out three times. That was really great. She got to see people that she hadn’t seen in quite a long time, and it was very good. We really appreciated it.

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    Reviewed May 13, 2018

    The Stannah stairlift was fine. We went with them because I had used one in a business setting. During the sales visit, everything was professional and we got a quick response. The installers were quick, straightforward, polite and on time. They called us before they arrived. My father's enjoying the stairlift. It's helped tremendously as it gets my dad up the stairs without us worrying that he's not gonna be able to do it on his own. It allowed us not to have to move his bedroom to the first floor at this time. The stairlift is straight and it's durable and seems very safe. We're very happy with it. All in all, my Stannah experience was very positive from start to finish. If anyone asks me about them, I will tell them to look into it depending on their need.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2018

    Our neighbor across the street recommended Stannah Stairlifts. My wife had a fracture and I was not sure whether she would be able to walk up the stairs, so while she was in the nursing home, I arranged to have the stairlift installed. The installers were terrific. They were very efficient, very fast, and did a nice job. However, we had one concern where the stairlift did not turn a full 45 degrees. A very nice gentleman came over, explained the whole workings of it, showed how strong it was, and then since then, we have been comfortable with it. It has only been about two weeks since we had the stairlift but it is holding up well. My wife is happy that we got it.

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    Company Name:
    Stannah Stairlifts
    Year Founded:
    1867
    Address:
    20A Liberty Way
    City:
    Franklin
    State/Province:
    MA
    Postal Code:
    02038
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.stannah.com

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