Find a licensed stairlift and ramp installer on Long Island

What stairlift and ramp installers do

Stairlift and ramp installers add stairlifts, ramps, grab bars and other changes that let people stay safely in their homes.

• Stairs that have become hard or unsafe to climb.
• A wheelchair or walker that needs a ramp.
• Grab bars and a safer bathroom.

Who licenses stairlift and ramp installers on Long Island

• The state Department of Labor requires an Accessibility Lift Technician License for accessibility lift work, though an Elevator Accessibility Technician License may stand in for work restricted to accessibility platform lifts.
• Labor Law Article 33 covers platform lifts and non-residential stairway chairlifts, and it lists stairway chairlifts for private residences among the equipment it excludes.
• Article 33's elevator accessibility technician license is restricted to platform lifts, including those in private residences, and calls for at least three years of verified work constructing, maintaining and repairing such lifts.
• Article 33's licensing rules do not apply to owners or lessees working on a conveyance in their own private residence, but anyone hired for that work must comply with the article.

Suffolk County

• Railings are on Suffolk Consumer Affairs' list of home improvement work, alongside roofing, siding, and storms and screens.

Nassau County

• Elevator Service/Install and Stairs & Railings are both categories on Nassau's home improvement license application.

Step by step: how to check a stairlift and ramp installer's license in Suffolk or Nassau.

Town by town

Each town page quotes that town's own rules for accessibility work, with the date we read them.

What it costs

Labor is a large part of any price. Long Island maintenance and repair workers, general earn a median $63,265 a year, from about $44,546 at entry level to $74,358 with experience. Carpenters earn a median $78,841 a year, from about $54,732 at entry level to $97,440 with experience. (New York State Department of Labor, wages updated to the first quarter of 2026.)

Accessibility prices turn on the type of lift or ramp, the stairs or the rise, the materials, and the electrical work. See the accessibility: stairlifts and ramps cost guide.

What to ask before you hire

• Your county license number, so I can check it before I sign?
• A certificate of insurance sent to me by your insurer, not a photo?
• Does the ramp or lift need a permit in my town?
• Who measures the stairs or the slope, and how is the design checked?
• What service and warranty come with a stairlift?
• Do any programs help pay for the work?

How Revival helps

Request a free call. Revival goes over the job and the permit with you, checks licenses and insurance, and introduces up to two vetted, licensed stairlift and ramp installers as they join our network. You choose who to hire, and you never pay Revival.