Stairlift or “ lift lift”? Best choice advice, please.

Stairlifts are easy to remove and then you'd never know there had been one there. A lift is a pretty permanent addition and quite small. Also a lift is about 10 times the price of a stairlift. Personally I'd have a stairlift but I have quite wide stairs even if they do go round corners which adds greatly to the cost.

Oh right, Aldom, I knew I must have read it wrong. I've been watching too much of Victor Meldrew on Ch 26.

LauraNorder I am not supposed to carry half the stuff I do! I have developed a talent but it is not always 100% safe!

Ellanvannin Oopsadaisy lives in a bungalow, but she has experience of Stair lifts through her MIL and a neighbour.

I have a Stairlift but find it quite difficult to use somedays due to having to step up onto.it when my Arthritis is bad. You need to be able to step up backwards to.position yourself on the seat. The neat new style corner lifts were not available when my stairlift was fitted, otherwise I would have much prefared one of those.

Lift in a bungalow ? A dumb waiter would even be a waste.
Unless I've read it wrong---which would be nothing new.

A lift is much better but much more expensive to install, if your condition is long term it will be well worthwhile.

We are in a bungalow but both my MIL and next door neighbours had stair lifts, one downside was that their stairs weren’t wide enough for another person to walk alongside the chair, (MIL was apt to try to throw herself off) and the neighbour didnt feel safe and wanted her DH to hold her hand......
I would opt for a lift, although I have no idea of the costs involved, but I think you need to find out how much weight it can hold (wheelchair maybe plus carer?) what their timings are like if you need to call an engineer out, as it isn’t much fun to be stuck inside a small lift.

I stand corrected Charleygirl. I’m lucky enough to have no experience of either just yet.

A stairlift can be dismantled very quickly- that is something to which I gave some thought.

LauraNorder I can carry anything down or up using my stairlift. I have become a past master over the years. If furniture, there is a weight restriction!

We have measured up and could squeeze in a lift when it becomes necessary, finances permitting of course.
The advantages would be that you can remain in a wheelchair, carry other things upstairs such as a tea tray, bring down a wash basket and may other things which would be difficult with a chair lift.
I imagine a lift would also be less likely to devalue the property as many younger families would see a benefit.

If you have room and can afford one I think a lift would be better.

I have a stairlift and there are pros and cons. If lifts had been available when I first needed help in 2009 to get upstairs provided the cost was not too prohibitive that would have been my first choice.

We've worked out where we can put a lift as our stairs are daft!!

I have a friend who has a lift. It doesn’t take up much room. It would be my choice.

Lift lifts are more convenient as they are suitable for all disabilities and easier for taking things between floors.

Occupational health can advise and provide funding if necessary.

I think if you have space and finances allow, it's always better to have an actual lift

My BIL had a lift lift. He said it was amazing. So convenient and more discreet.

I would imagine having a lift would require more space and be a lot more expensive than a stair lift but I think you need to research it properly.

This depends on your circumstances and disability.