Wheelchair Platform Lift

There are three types of wheelchair platform lifts which can be used in the home, and each one has its place depending on a number of factors.

Some factors include the reason why a person is in a chair and how much mobility they have, the shape and design of the home, and how much you are able to spend on the project of adding a wheel chair lift to your home.

The three types of wheelchair lifts for the home are an elevator lift, wheelchair platform lift and a stair lift.

In this article we'll talk about the wheelchair platform lift, and the pros and cons of using it.

As with all the wheelchair lifts, the purpose is to be able to access all levels or areas of your home, giving a greater amount of independence and appreciations of your home.

The value of the wheelchair platform lift is it can be used to take the wheelchair user to any level in the house without having to transfer from the chair to the lift; making it a nice and easy option to have.

There are a number of elements to consider when deciding to install a wheelchair platform lift in your home, as so you need to consult with several professionals, depending on what aspect of the decision you're looking at.

For example, obviously you want to talk to your doctor or health care provider about what would be the best option for you within your budget; taking into account your particular limitations and challenges.

You also want to contact your contractor to also discuss the particular obstacles that need to be overcome to install the wheelchair lift. All of it must work together to make it a positive and beneficial result. 

Not only is it challenging to find the best way to install the wheelchair platform chair lift in your home to benefit the user of the chair, but you also must envision what the house will look like after the changes have been made.

With a wheelchair platform chair lift you will need a long enough lower landing for the wheelchair lift to fit within. There also must be a wall that goes all the way up the stairway in order for the structural side rail used to lift the chair to have solid support and hold.

If those elements aren't currently part of the way your house is laid out, they'll have to be changed and adapted in order for it to work.

On the positive side, you can buy wheel chair platform lifts which will fold up after use to keep the stairway from being blocked or obstructed in any way. 

As with anything else with home renovation, you will have to check to make sure you're meeting all the building code and safety requirements when ready to install the wheelchair platform lift.

You don't want to have it installed and find out you have to start over from scratch.

Also ask your construction company about servicing the lift or warranties included with the installation. 

While the results and usage of a wheelchair platform lift are easy enough to understand, you do have to understand all the elements involved in making an informed decision.

It must meet your needs or the needs of the individual who's going to use it; the changes in the house structure itself must be taken into consideration; and the issues of codes, safety, warranties and service must all be balanced together to get the entire picture before making your final decision. 

While all of this may sound a little overwhelming at first, if you take one challenge at a time and go through and take care of it, you'll find each challenge will be conquered, and each step will become a little easier and lighter as you go forward with it.

In the end, you will be very thankful for what a wheelchair platform lift will at to the quality of life of the person using it, being able to access all parts of the house and enjoying as much independence as possible in their current condition. It really changes the life of those that couldn't get around like that before.