Information about vertical and inclined stair wheelchair lifts

There are a lot of types of stair lifts are available on the market now day’s. Approximately all of the stair lifts need a person using this lift can be able to lift him on and of it. For those persons who are in wheelchairs and can not lift themselves from the wheelchair, for them this stair lift is not a very good option. But they do not need to worry because inclined wheelchair stair lift might be a good option for them. A stair lift that is operates by lifting a chair along a rack and the pinion system, there are two types. First is straight and second is curved. Curved stair lift is much more expensive than the straight stair lift because this is custom made for the specific stairway.

For that person who is in wheelchair and cannot lift themselves, this lifts are not effective and inappropriate for them. They need to have a wheelchair stair lifts. There are two types of wheelchair stair lifts are available on the market, these are vertical wheelchair lifts and inclined wheelchair stair lifts.

Vertical wheelchair stair lifts are just like elevators, it give the user access to the one floor to another of a home. This stair lift is very expensive and it takes too much space in the home. So that is why it is not a good option for many domestic homes.

Inclined stair chair lifts are look very similar to the conventional stair lift units. Inclined stair wheelchair units are made with complicated technology and equipment so that is why it is very difficult to install than a standard chair stair lifts.

Inclined stair lifts take too much space in the home. So the space is always a problem for this unit. These inclined stair lifts are wide enough to accommodate the platform, which is little large than a wheelchair. And the landing area of this unit is also big, it is very sufficient to allow the user to on and off the slope. The rack of these inclined stair chair lifts is wall mounted; therefore the stairways of the home must be very hard against a load bearing wall, this is a big installation issue. These limitations and restrictions make the installation of these inclined wheelchair stair lifts impossible in most of the homes.