One of the most common things people do when they first start thinking about a stairlift is search online for answers.

Questions like:

• How much does a stairlift cost?
• Will a stairlift fit my stairs?
• Are there alternatives to a stairlift?
• Do stairlifts use a lot of electricity?

These are the same questions we hear every day when people contact us or when we visit homes to carry out stairlift surveys.

That’s why we created the You Ask, We Answer series.

In each episode, our team answers some of the most searched stairlift and home lift questions from the internet in a simple, honest and unscripted way.

The answers are based on decades of real-world experience installing and maintaining stairlifts across the South and South West of England.

The series is presented by members of the 1st Choice Stairlifts team.

Coral Affleck-Major, Director and co-owner, has worked in the stairlift and home access industry since 1996 and helped found 1st Choice Stairlifts in 2004.

Lindsey, our Head of Sales, has been helping customers at 1st Choice Stairlifts for more than 20 years and regularly speaks to customers about stairlift options, costs and installation.

Together with our surveyors and engineers, the team has helped thousands of customers across Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire find the right mobility solutions for their homes.

 Meet the experts behind 1st Choice Stairlifts

Stairlift Questions We Answer

Across the series we answer dozens of real questions people search for online, including:

• What is a stairlift?
• How much does a stairlift cost?
• Can elderly people get a free stairlift?
• Do stairlifts use a lot of electricity?
• Are stairlifts safe?
• Can stairlifts be fitted to curved stairs?
• Do stairlifts devalue a house?
• Is it better to rent or buy a stairlift?
• How long does it take to install a stairlift?

Each episode answers a different group of questions.