Best/cheapest way to remove a stairlift

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Romeo · 18/10/2023 14:06

Thought this might be the best topic, apologies if I'm wrong

DC is moving into a house with a stairlift they would rather it wasn't there

Is it DIY removable? Will it cost a fortune to make good?

Where's a good place to start?

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Wrongsideofpennines · 19/10/2023 18:37

Straight staircase you could sell on easily. Curved would be harder. Also reallt easy to remove with a screwdriver and drill. They're fitted to the stairs not the wall so if you recarpet you wouldn't be able to tell it was ever there.

exexpat · 19/10/2023 18:37

This was the company I used: https://webuyanystairlift.com/

Stairlift Removal | We Buy Any Stairlift

We offer stairlift removal services free of charge across the UK, and pay cash for stairlifts. Contact us to sell your second hand stairlift

https://webuyanystairlift.com/

exexpat · 19/10/2023 18:34

Just to add - the company that made the stairlift would not buy it back from me and would have charged for removal.

exexpat · 19/10/2023 18:34

I sold my late parents' one to one of the 'we buy stairlifts' companies; I got about £200 quid for it, which I thought was not bad as it was five or six years old.

It seemed easier to me to deal with a company and someone who knew what they were doing when dismantling it than try to sell it to some random person on eBay.

MereDintofPandiculation · 19/10/2023 10:29

Stairlift companies will buy back a stairlift less than 3 years old, or will charge you to remove. Ours quoted £150 to remove. Ours was bespoke, with rail curved in two directions, so selling not an option. So DH removed it and took it to tip.

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Romeo · 18/10/2023 14:25

Ooo that sounds good

I was concerned about the we buy any stairlift type companies but ebay is fab

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Scoobydoobydoobydoo0987 · 18/10/2023 14:17

You can hardly tell there was even a stair lift there, it's only on the first floor, there are 4 small holes in the floor where the rail was bolted down, apart from that all good in terms of cosmetics.

Helenloveslee4eva · 18/10/2023 14:17

We sold my mum’s on eBay with “ buyer to remove “ and they did and paid money too

Scoobydoobydoobydoo0987 · 18/10/2023 14:15

We moved into a house that had a stairlift this year, DH removed it using a screw driver and a drill. Parts of it were pretty heavy, but he managed OK. We then sold it on eBay for £400 so some unexpected money too.

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