Customer Story - Flash
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CUSTOMER STORY WE NOW TRAVEL BETWEEN FLOORS IN OUR STILTZ HOME LIFT “A stair lift didn’t appeal. They look odd and you still have to get on and off them!” Retired couple Stephen and Rebecca Flash installed a Stiltz Home Lift in their house because they specifically wanted to ‘future proof’ their home. Although neither had any mobility issues, they were both conscious that, at some point in the future, the stairs in their home may become a challenge. Mr. and Mrs. Flash own a four-bedroomed detached house in Middlesex, which they love. They felt the possibility of downsizing to a bungalow or retirement apartment - if the stairs did eventually become too difficult wouldn’t be something they could ever contemplate. Mrs. Flash was familiar with domestic lifts as her disabled mother had one in her home, but she was looking for a product that was smaller and much more elegant. The couple came across Stiltz domestic lifts and were immediately impressed by the lift’s understated design, its compact size and the fact it could be quickly installed. They had previously looked at other home lift manufacturers but found that many of the lifts could not be fitted without significant building work and disruption. The Stiltz Home Lift has a small footprint of less than a square metre, and was easy for the Stiltz team to install. The entire lift is a self-supporting structure with a unique internal drive system which bears the load of the lift. This meant there was no need for bulky hydraulics or to make use of load-bearing walls. Unlike most traditional home lifts, Stiltz lifts are powered by a quiet selfcontained drive system , housed out of sight at the top of the lift

lift plugs into a standard domestic 13amp power socket – just like any other household appliance. Mr. and Mrs. Flash ordered a top-of-the-range Stiltz Duo Vista Lift; the clear structural polycarbonate body has a more contemporary look and feel which they liked. This style of Stiltz Home Lift has been designed to blend into any room’s décor and that’s what the couple were specifically looking for. The Flash’s decided that the downstairs hall was the perfect location for their lift with it travelling upstairs to the landing area leaving just two slim and unobtrusive posts. The simple...