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When faced with mobility difficulties, the solution we choose to enable us to move around the home needs to be as efficient and easy as possible. Home lifts and stair lifts are the two main options to choose between, and at the point of selecting, speed and...

Stiltz Lifts has continued its rapid growth by expanding its operation in the USA. The home elevator manufacturer set up its stateside headquarters in Pennsylvania in 2013 under the leadership of experienced home accessibility specialist, Mark Blomfield. Now Stiltz...

One of the biggest challenges to overcome when installing a regular home elevator is space. And not only space but making sure the space is in the right place. Most residential elevators take up a lot more room than you would expect, and often require a separate...

Now the construction and electrical work is completed – it is time for your Stiltz Home Elevator to be installed. Although most residential elevators will have required several weeks of preparation and disruption, at Stiltz, we have seen our lifts ordered and...

Once you have chosen your Stiltz home elevator the next stage is to prepare the area of the home for installation.  Most residential elevators require a shaft and building one can be quite an undertaking. It can sometimes take several weeks of site preparation and be...

If you are thinking of buying a Stiltz Home Elevator but are still not quite sure what to expect if you make the decision to go ahead then do not worry. Here we run through the first part of the purchasing process to help you make up your mind. The first stage is a...

A conversation we sometimes have with our customers revolves around the purchase of home elevators from online suppliers.  Occasionally they point out that the cost is less than the quote they have had for a Stiltz Home Elevator. However, pricing quoted by online...

One of the biggest challenges when it comes to installing a residential elevator is location. A home elevator can require a sizeable sacrifice of space in order to install it in a shaft and it requires you to give up an equal amount of room upstairs and downstairs....

There can be no doubt that anything which makes getting upstairs and downstairs safer and easier should be encouraged. A stair lift will certainly do this and has been the product of choice for many people for decades but it still has many drawbacks. Firstly, a stair...

There is a good reason why stairlifts are called just that, it is the one and only place they can be used. Placing a piece of machinery on the stairs is a big reason why people delay and put off installing a stairlift. It can ruin the appearance of what is often the...