Best/cheapest way to remove a stairlift

[Romeo]

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?

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.

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

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.

Ooo that sounds good

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.