Many people make the big mistake of having a stairlift installed without thinking about the bigger picture! Women and their obsession to drive us men crazy? Stairlift installed and only after 2 weeks of installation the wife declares we need a new stairs carpet.
Damn you must be kidding? The carpet is only a few years old. Sorry the wife has spoken. You best check your wallet because you now have one huge expensive problem
This is not going to be a quick fix! Mention the word stairlift to a carpet fitter and good chance they will hang up the phone or start running in the opposite direction. You will find it hard to find a carpet fitter willing to take on such a job
Even if you are lucky enough to find a carpet fitter willing to spend the extra time trying to cut around each fixing bracket the results just don't come up to scratch. I have seen many examples of this and with my 30 years in the trade I would guess about 5 was passable
You want a good job done then there is only one option. The stairlift has to come out. Stairlift removal and re-installation does not come cheap. The complications of removing a standard straight stairlift is bad enough
You got a curved stairlift installed (You better work hard at convincing the wife the carpet is just fine) Stairlifts must be removed and re-installed by professionals. Yeah uncle Bob might be handy with a spanner but I bet you a dime to a dollar the stairlift will not work after reinstalling it
Seriously the amount of problems you will cause yourself trying to do this will just add a lot of pain and more expense to the job. Why is it so expensive! Well first you need two engineers to attend preferably the same morning as the new carpet is to be laid
The engineers will be there at least two hours before the carpet fitter arrives. They disconnect all the wiring remove the motorised chair from the track and then unbolt and split the rail for removal. They store all the parts in a safe place
The two engineers can sit around waiting for the carpet fitter to renew the carpet or they could go off and do another job. No matter what! You are going to have to pay for 2 engineers being on site. Yeah this is not going to be cheap
Curved Stairlifts are a lot more complicated than a standard straight stairlift so you will be looking at twice as much and no guarantee of same day installation. C'mon on damn how much is it going to cost. Hmm every job is different but a ballpark figure for a straight stairlift 350-500
Price for a curved stairlift (Seriously the carpet you have is fine) If not all I can say! This will be double the price of a straight stairlift. You will need to get a couple of quotes for sure
Great the penny has dropped you got it! If you are having a stairlift installed and you think the stairs carpet will require renewing within the next couple of years then get it fitted now before the new installation of the stairlift. (No need to thank me...)
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