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Unit 1 Sloefield Drive
Trooperslane Industrial Estate
Carrickfergus
BT38 8GX
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom

Phone:0044 28 9336 8167

Fax:0044 28 9336 7846

E-mail:info@pollocklifts.co.uk

How many types of residential lifts are there?

17 October 2011

In order to choose one of the best residential lifts and particularly, the most suitable lift for your current home settings, you should learn a bit about what the different models imply. In essence, the residential lifts are designed with two main purposes in mind: transporting the heavy objects between different stories of your home and helping the physically disabled reach locations that would have been otherwise inaccessible via the staircase. Three models of lifts emerge as the most popular solutions: the ceiling-mounted lift, its the stair chair counterpart and the inclined lift which is also dubbed ramp.

The ramp constitutes the most widely known model and also the simplest solution to your transportation needs by far, considering its versatility of housing both high weight and volume. However, the ceiling-mounted lift is considered the best solution for a specialized purpose: carrying patients. Thanks to the track installed in the ceiling, the ceiling lift is superior for side-wards movement in addition to elevation.

Lastly, the stair chair is a quite a bit cheaper than its counterparts, as it is able to supply the basic need of transporting an elderly or impaired person down and up the staircase. As you can see, each of the residential lifts models has its ups and down.