Installation of a wheelchair stairlift or referred to as a TFL "Through Floor Lift" is accomplished in three stages
. First stage would be for a surveyor to attend your home and carry out a technical site survey.
The main purpose of a home survey is to ensure there is a suitable location for the wheelchair to be installed. Correct installation the location of the intended lift would be for it to be fixed to a solid wall.
The placement location depends on the layout of your home. A feasibility study of the design and layout will determine where the wheelchair lift can be located. Once you agree to purchase the home lift and sign the agreement and pay your deposit the next stage will be for the builders to attend and carry out preparatory work! Removing the floorboards and cutting the joists in the ceiling to allow for an Aperture to be fitted (Hole in the Ceiling)
Electrical work will be required to run a MAINS supply feed for the new home lift and to feed the Call Control stations located up and downstairs. Do not be put off by the sound of all this work! A competent installation team can have the work completed in under a few hours without any mess or fuss.
If your new home lift is hydraulic operated (Ram Driven) a self contained pump unit will be installed outside normally on the opposite side of the solid fixed wall where your home lift has been installed. Stage three would be to build and construct the lift car guides and Ram Assembly unit to the solid wall. Once secure and in place a metal lifting sling is attached. The sling is basically a frame work for the lift car to be placed installed on.
Wheelchair lift companies can install a home lift in a single day. The lift comes in boxes! Kit form. All clearly labelled and fit together like a huge jigsaw. It's an amazing sight to watch a well organised installation team in operation.