£450 upwards on
ebay. However I found one for just 1p
Stairlift here!
There's a catch somewhere.
If the stairs are the same in both houses it shouldn't take much to remove, transfer and re-fit in your house.
Earlier today, I spoke to the person who installed my mother's stair lift. Removing a stairlift, and installing it is possible. The same amount of work is involved whether it moves one hundred yards or fifty miles. They are an independent family-owned firm, not a national franchise.
Installing a straight-forward stair lift takes about four hours. So (my guessimate) for two men to dismantle one, say one hour, and install it, say six hours for two people at £20 per hour equals
two times seven times 20 is
£280, or £370 if it is £30 per hour.
They paid £3000 for it one year ago. I am guessing that the people moving in might want to keep it, but it is not included in the selling price of the house. Or if they move it, I have found someone prepared to do that. When I told the man the name of the company that installed it, his next question was do I know the model number, not "eeeekkk you must be joking".
