Best Stair Lifts – Our Highest Rated Stair Lifts

Which are the best stair lifts? While the “best” is often subjective, there’s definitely a few stairlifts which stand out as the top runners. According to Consumer Reports, some of the best stairlifts include Acorn, AmeriGlide, Bruno, Access BDD, Harmar and Stannah.

Here at UK Stairlifts we pride ourselves on our stairlift choice and only pick stairlifts which we believe offer the best value and long term reliability. Our top picks include Bruno, Thyssen Flow X, Homeglide and Flow 2 stairlifts but we offer a broad range and your choice will depend on your budget and home layout.

There’s often more to consider than simply a brand when it comes to choosing the best stairlift for you. Often, you may be led towards a particular stairlift due to your staircase, personal preferences, budget and circumstances.

Rest assured that all our recommended stairlifts come with a warrantee of at least 2 years. We only choose models which we believe are the best and which we will trust with our guarantees. That includes parts and labour should anything go wrong, even on our reconditioned stairlifts.

Best Stair lifts For Curved Stairs

Your choice of stairlift will always start with the kind of staircase you have. So if you have a curved staircase, you’ll need to choose a model which accommodates your needs.

Curved stairlifts are more complicated than straight stairlifts which only need to move along a straight rail. Curved stairlifts must be able to navigate turns in the rail and move around corners. This makes there workings more complex and the installation of a curved rail is also more involved.

 

Our favourite stairlifts for curved stairs include the Thyssen Flow X stairlift and the Thyssen Flow 2 stairlift. These models are super versatile and offer the latest technology encapsulated in an elegant package. The Flow X and Flow 2 are also particularly versatile at navigating even the narrowest of staircases. See more about this later in this post.

Best Straight Stair lifts

There are many manufacturers of straight stairlifts, including Acorn, Bruno, Handicare, Platinum, Stannah and Thyssen stairlifts. One of our top picks for straight stairlifts is the Thyssen Homeglide stairlift.

The Homeglide offers an aesthetically pleasing look and tonnes of features and optional extras are available too. It features a moving rail which folds out of the way for a doorway or corridor.

Handicare and Bruno also offer some of the best straight stairlifts.

Best Stair lifts For Narrow Stairs

If you have a particularly narrow set of stairs you may even wonder whether you can install a stairlift on them at all! Sometimes a standing stairlift, or a “perching” stairlift is chosen in such a circumstances to allow room.

But there may be no need for this as certain stairlifts will accommodate a narrow staircase better than others.

The Thyssen Flow 2 and Thyssen Flow X are two of the best stairlifts for narrow stairs. They can navigate a staircase as narrow as 61cm (24 inches). This is due to their intriguing design and functionality which enables them to turn inwards while ascending or descending.

This gives you the ability to face downwards while climbing the staircase, giving you much more leg room, even in the tightest spaces. They also fold away tightly against the wall when not in use.

Best Stairlifts For Seniors

All of our recommended stairlifts are built with seniors in mind, even though senior citizens aren’t the only stairlift users. Anyone with mobility issues can benefit from the use of a stairlift.

These are often those with a physical disability, and those recovering from surgery. Or who have or have had a physical injury. The largest demographic of stairlift users is seniors, and especially those over 65. So stairlifts are built with this in mind and so will cater to the needs of seniors.

The best stairlifts for seniors are those which meet your specific needs, have built in safety features, and are easy and simple to use, such as those listed earlier in this article. Have a chat with our team who can advise on the most suitable option according to your circumstances and home layout. Call us on 0800 046 3438 with any questions.

Best Stairlifts Consumer Reports