Tom Adams
The Stannah Stair Lift is one of many brands of stair lifts available on the market. Stannah models are most readily available from the official brand website.
The average price for a Stannah stair lift is 1700 dollars. Cheaper versions sell for as low as 1200 dollars, and the higher quality stair lifts sell for up to three thousand dollars, US.
There are many different brands of stair lift, including ThyssenKrupp Access, Stannah, Bison Bede, and Minivator. The most common is ThyssenKrupp Access.
There are many companies that specialize in residential stair lifts. Some examples of these companies are Stannah Stairlifts, UK Lift, Access BDD and Help My Mobility.
One can purchase a stair lift for a household from the Stannah stairlift group. Visit their official webpage. There are other stairlift providers on the internet too.
Some of the Canadian stair lift manufacturers include: Garaventa Accessibility, the Caresta family, Bruno, Acorn, Savaria, Thyssen Krupp, Ameriglide, Bisonbede, Rutherford Independence, Savaria, Sterling, and Stannah. There may be others but so far, these are all I have.
Well known manufacturers include; Acorn, Bruno, and Summit. There is also a relatively new company called Indy.
Here's a place where you can buy a stair lift: http://www.usmedicalsupplies.com/Stair-Lifts.htm
The weight capacity of a stair lift varies for each stair lift. Average capacity is between 250-300 pounds.
There are a number of companies in the UK that offer stairlift rentals. Three of these companies and their phone numbers are Easystep (0800-0936-911), Stannah (0808-115-6792), Hire-A-Stairlift Ltd (01484-603816).
It is better to install a handicapped stair lift.
One will need a pulley to install a stair lift as well as many other tools. A screwdriver, hammer, and perhaps even a stair lift kit would also be helpful in installing a stair lift.