Stair Types

One of the biggest considerations in purchasing a stairlift is whether to choose a straight or curved model, and this is determined by the type of stairs you have. This has a significant impact on the cost. New straight stairlifts usually cost anything from £1,400 to £3,000. This cost is roughly tripled for a curved stairlift, which cost anything from £4,200 to £8,000 for a new model.

We have listed below the main types of stairs that you might have. You should look for the closest to your own and make a note of this before you contact us for a quotation or survey, or to help you select a product of your choice from our stairlift pages: curved stairlifts, straight stairlifts, reconditioned stairlifts, and rental stairlifts.

At stairlift supermarket our surveyors can usually give you a price over the telephone based on this information, subject to final survey of the stairs. There are no hidden extras, and very few reasons for this price to change at final survey, possibly because there is an obstruction at the bottom of the stairs or we need to split and joint the rail track to get it through the doorway and into your home. You will be fully advised of such costs before you commit to purchasing.

Configurations

	A. Straight Stairs with a swivel finish This is the simplest and cheapest situation because you can use a straight stairlift. A straight stairlift has rail track which is completely straight and has no changes in direction. It is simply cut to the correct dimension for your stairs. The carriage and seat travel along the rail track without changing angle, and finish with the footrest level to the landing, so that the chair swivels and you step off safely.
	A1. Straight Stairs with an over the top finish This looks like a simple straight staircase, but because the angle changes to get the seat and carriage over the top and onto the landing a curved stairlift would be required. At stairlift supermarket we offer the perfect solution for this requirement in terms of the Liberator straight stairlift, which is a curved stairlift, adapted for intermediate landings and top or bottom overruns.
	A2. Straight Stairs with a bottom run on This looks like a simple straight staircase, but because the angle changes to get the seat and carriage run along at the bottom, a curved stairlift would be required. At stairlift supermarket we offer the perfect solution for this requirement in terms of the Liberator straight stairlift, which is a curved stairlift, adapted for intermediate landings and top or bottom overruns.
	B. Intermediate Landing Again this looks like a simple straight staircase, but the intermediate landing means that the rail track has to bend to cope with the change in angle, and therefore a curved stairlift is required. At stairlift supermarket we offer the perfect solution for this requirement in terms of the Liberator straight stairlift, which is a curved stairlift, adapted for intermediate landings and top or bottom overruns.
	C. 90 Degree Flat Turn This is a staircase with a flat landing part way up that changes direction once (90 degree turn). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. However, if there is only one step to the right or left it may be possible to fill in the landing with an infill box and create a final finish level with the top landing using a straight stairlift. If there are 2 or 3 steps after the turn it may still be possible to use a straight stairlift with a transfer platform. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	D. 180 Degree Flat Turn This is a staircase with a flat landing part way up that changes direction twice (180 degree turn). The change in direction here is shown to the right but could also be to the left. You could use 2 straight stairlifts for this staircase but the ideal solution is a curved stairlift which gets you all the way to the top. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	E. Double 90 Degree Flat Turn This is a staircase with 2 flat landings part way up that changes direction twice ( 2 90 degree turns). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	F. 90 Degree Short Radius Fan Turn This is a staircase with a fan part way up that changes direction once (90 degree turn). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. If there are only 1 or 2 steps after the turn it may still be possible to use a straight stairlift with a transfer platform. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	G. 180 Degree Short Radius Fan Turn This is a staircase with a fan part way up that changes direction twice (180 degree turn). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	H. Double 90 Degree Short Radius Fan Turn This is a staircase with a fan part way up that changes direction twice (2 x 90 degree turn). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	I. 270 Degree Triple Bend This is a staircase with fans or landings part way up that changes direction 3 times (3 x 90 degree turns). The change in direction shown here is to the right but it could also be to the left. The best solution here is to have a curved stairlift that gets you all the way to the top. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.
	J. 180 Degree Large Radius This is a complicated staircase with that spirals back on itself. The rail track here is shown on the outside (left) wall, however you can choose curved stairlifts from us that allow the track to run up the inside (right) of the stairs, especially useful if there is an obstruction or doorway to contend with at the bottom of the outside wall.