Stairlifts are one of the most effective ways to make a multi-level home safer and easier to navigate. For many Northern Michigan homeowners, a stairlift reduces fall risk and makes staying in the house a realistic plan rather than a hope.
EZ Able® is based in Traverse City, in the middle of this region. We survey, install and service stairlifts ourselves — straight, curved and outdoor. There is no showroom to drive to; we come to your staircase.
Our Most Popular Stairlift
Most companies will not give you a price without a home visit. Here is ours, installed.
Made in the USA · Bruno
Bruno Elan Straight Stairlift
★★★★★ 4.9 from 29 verified reviews
Installed price
$5,495 installed
Straight staircases. Curved rails are custom-built and priced after an on-site measure.
Made in the USA
Bruno has built stairlifts in America since 1984.
Our own technicians
We install it, and the same people service it afterwards.
Lifetime warranty
Motor, gearbox, drivetrain and rail, for as long as you own it.
First year free
Manufacturing defects fixed at no charge.
You Get a Price Before Anyone Comes to Your Home
We hate surprises, and you likely do too.
Phone survey
A few minutes on the phone tells us whether a same-day install is possible.
Preliminary quote
An installed price up front, with any options priced in. No obligation.
Site survey
We confirm the quote matches the job. On a standard rail, the price does not change.
Installation
Standard straight stairways are installed on that same visit.
Why Northern Michigan Homeowners Choose Stairlifts
Stay in Your Home
A stairlift is a fraction of the cost of moving, and it keeps the whole house usable.
Reduce Fall Risk
More than one in four adults over 65 falls each year. Stairs are the least forgiving place for it.
Built for Northern Winters
Battery backup keeps the lift running through an outage, and outdoor rails are built for ice and snow.
Explore Stairlift & Accessibility Options
The right lift depends on your staircase layout, mobility needs, and whether it is going indoors or out.
Indoor Stairlifts
For standard interior staircases with no turns — the most common installation and the quickest to fit.
View Indoor Options →Curved Stairlifts
Custom rail built to your exact staircase for turns, winders and landings. Requires an on-site measure.
View Curved Options →Outdoor Stairlifts
Weather-sealed lifts for decks, porches and exterior stairs, built for year-round Michigan exposure.
View Outdoor Options →Commercial Lifts
ADA-focused lift solutions for businesses, churches, and public buildings.
View Commercial Solutions →Service, Repair, and Who We Look After First
If your lift has stopped, is beeping, or shows an error code, we repair Bruno, Acorn and most major brands across Northern Michigan.
Our own customers come first. If we installed your lift, you go to the front of the queue. Someone who trusted us with the job has earned the first call on our technicians' time, and we think loyalty ought to run both directions. Once our own customers are looked after, we help whoever else we can reach.
That is only possible because the technicians work for us. Many companies advertising stairlifts in Michigan are national sales operations that cannot service a lift once it is in — there is nobody local to send.
Read the Acorn error code guide or stairlift troubleshooting tips, or call 877-392-2531.
Where We Work in Northern Michigan
Our work runs from the Leelanau and Old Mission peninsulas out through Grand Traverse, Benzie, Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet and Cheboygan counties, down the lakeshore through Manistee and Ludington, inland to Cadillac and Gaylord, and across to the Lake Huron side around Alpena, Rogers City and the Tawas area. We do not service the Upper Peninsula.
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Towns Where We Have Installed Stairlifts
Not every town needs its own page. These are communities across Northern Michigan where our technicians have installed and serviced lifts.
Acme · Alanson · Alpena · Atlanta · Bear Lake · Beaver Island · Bellaire · Benzonia · Beulah · Boyne City · Buckley · Burt Lake · Cadillac · Central Lake · Charlevoix · Cheboygan · Conway · East Jordan · East Tawas · Elk Rapids · Ellsworth · Empire · Fife Lake · Fountain · Frankfort · Gaylord · Glen Arbor · Grayling · Harbor Springs · Harrisville · Hawks · Herron · Hillman · Houghton Lake · Hubbard Lake · Interlochen · Irons · Kewadin · Kingsley · Lake City · Lake Leelanau · Leland · Le Roy · Lewiston · Ludington · Mackinaw City · Mancelona · Manistee · Manton · Maple City · McBain · Mears · Mesick · Northport · Onekama · Pentwater · Petoskey · Presque Isle · Rogers City · Roscommon · Scottville · South Boardman · Suttons Bay · Tawas City · Thompsonville · Traverse City · Tustin · Vanderbilt · Wellston · Williamsburg · Wolverine
If your town is not listed, it does not mean we cannot get there. Call and ask.
Northern Michigan Stairlift FAQs
Answers to common questions from Northern Michigan homeowners exploring stairlift solutions.
How much does a stairlift cost in Northern Michigan?
Our most popular straight stairlift, the Bruno Elan, is $5,495 installed. Curved stairlifts cost more because the rail is custom-manufactured to your exact staircase, and they cannot be priced accurately without measuring the stairs.
Do I get a price before someone comes to my home?
Yes. We do a phone survey first and give you a preliminary installed price, with no obligation. On a standard rail with no added options, that price does not change — and options like a folding rail or a power swivel seat are identified during the phone survey, so they are in the quote from the start. We hate surprises, and you likely do too. See the full process.
How long does installation take?
For a standard straight stairway, we survey and install on the same day. We work out whether that is possible during the phone survey first, and give you a preliminary quote before anyone drives out. Curved stairlifts are two visits, because the rail is manufactured to your staircase after the measure.
What type of stairlift is best for my Northern Michigan home?
A standard straight staircase takes a straight rail. Any turn, winder or intermediate landing requires a curved rail built for that staircase. Porch, deck and garage steps take an outdoor lift.
What does the warranty cover?
All major components of the Bruno stairlift — motor, gearbox, drivetrain and static rail system — are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for the lifetime of the stairlift, for as long as the original purchaser owns it. Most stairlift warranties cover major components for two to five years.
If something goes wrong, who pays for the service call?
For the first year, we do. If a Bruno manufacturing defect appears, our own technicians come out and fix it at no charge. After that, the lifetime warranty continues to cover the major components — motor, gearbox, drivetrain and rail — and you pay only for the visit. We can stand behind these lifts because they are well built; we install a few hundred of them and we rarely see a defect.
Do you install yourselves, or subcontract?
We install. EZ Able® is based in Traverse City and has been installing stairlifts across Northern Michigan since 2008. Many companies advertising stairlifts in this market are national sales operations that route the work to whoever is nearest.
Do stairlifts work during power outages?
Yes. Modern stairlifts run on rechargeable batteries that charge at the parking points, so the lift keeps working through an outage — worth knowing in Michigan, where winter storms take the power out regularly.
Will you service a stairlift someone else installed?
Yes. We repair and service Bruno, Acorn and most major brands across Northern Michigan, whether or not we supplied the lift.
Ready to Explore Stairlift Options?
Tell us about your staircase — straight or curved, how many steps, indoors or out — and we will tell you what fits.
Shop StairliftsOr call 877-392-2531 for expert guidance.