Nationwide Lifts of Northern California serves San Francisco along with Marin County and the Peninsula.
Few places ask more of their residents’ legs. The typical San Francisco house sits over a garage, with a flight of steps from the sidewalk to the front door and another inside to the upper floor. Victorians and Edwardians add tall ceilings and long, narrow staircases. Homes on the hills may have dozens of steps before you reach the entry.
A stair lift is well suited to the long straight flights found in these houses and fixes to the treads without touching period woodwork. For the exterior steps, an outdoor stair lift is often the most practical choice on a tight lot.
Where the garage is at street level, an elevator rising from it to the floors above is the solution many owners choose, since it avoids the outside steps completely. A compact or pneumatic model keeps the footprint small.
Planning rules and permits apply to much of this work in the city, so allow time for approvals.
In San Francisco, Marin and on the Peninsula we install stair lifts on the long staircases of Victorians and Edwardians, including outdoor models for entry steps. Where the garage is at street level, a compact residential elevator can rise to the floors above, and we also fit platform lifts and dumbwaiters.
Yes. The rail is supplied to the length of your stairs, and the chair travels the full distance on battery power.
Yes. It is one of the most common layouts we install, and it avoids the exterior steps.
Call (415) 233-8993 to set up a free in-home consultation. We measure, answer your questions and follow up with a written quote.
