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    Posted: 29 Apr 11 at 11:29am
Rutland has gone down both these routes - they have an internal lift and a zig zag ramp leading to the club room.  Essential given the amount of use the club enjoys by sailability.  Wheelchair users at Grafham on the other hand, including those winning prizes at events such as the Grafham Grand Prix, are totally unable to reach the changing rooms, toilets, upstairs bar where prize givings etc take place.  Shameful.

Edited by winging it - 29 Apr 11 at 11:31am
the same, but different...

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Would building an outside ramp be an option, zig-zagging up like the road bridges??
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Hi All
My club looked at a stair lift but were told in no uncertain terms no by the fire officer as it would reduce the width of the current steep and narrow stairs to much.
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We had one installed, it was there a few months and then disappeared. Not sure on the reasonning behind the install/removal but if its gone something wasn't right.
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And depending on the sturdiness of the stairs there's always the stair crawler option.
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And maintenance - they will need routine servicing and certifying for the club insurance
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Remember to consider the evacuation requirements too.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Apr 11 at 8:16pm
Thanks for the suggestion Marcus, I hadn't thought of a lift.
 
The lift would only be required for people and then only occasionally. Our Club President cannot manage stairs anymore + 1 or 2 other club stalwarts, Also 1 young member who currently gets a piggy back up the stairs.
 
I think the stairlift is the best option. 
 
Originally posted by JimC


Not enormously expensive to buy these things secondhand, but the stairlift companies charge you so much to install and fit them (and you really need to get it done by the manufacturer who know exactly what they are doing with their model) that the saving from a secondhand one over a new one isn't as much as one might hope (which is probably the idea!).
 
 That does make sense, I suppose I'll have to give a Stannah a ring. They advertise recon models but it appears they will still have to construct custom rails that fit our stairs, also sevicing costs are no cheaper with a recon one....so as you say, not much saving to be made.
 
 


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When our club got a lottery grant for a new clubhouse we would have needed a full lift installed if the club room was upstairs. The cost of installing and maintaining this was prohibitive for a small club like ours. We would also have lost a sizeable chunk of square footage on the ground level and upper level.
 
So we now have a club room at ground level and a disabled toilet and shower room where the lift would have been. We also have a stair lift for occasional use by the infirm if they are on duty. I have never seen this used by anyone needing it.
 
We are a small club and the cost of servicing would have been a great drain on our resources.
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I've got a secondhand stairlift sitting in my garage in Epsom at the moment...
Not enormously expensive to buy these things secondhand, but the stairlift companies charge you so much to install and fit them (and you really need to get it done by the manufacturer who know exactly what they are doing with their model) that the saving from a secondhand one over a new one isn't as much as one might hope (which is probably the idea!).
I learned too much about this because my partner got the job of clearing the house of an old friend who went in a home, and we had to get the stairlift company to take out the thing, otherwise they wouldn't be prepared to put it back in...
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