Jeanne needed safer access
Stairs were becoming unsafe, and traditional options were expensive or required too much space.
Family-driven. Factory-direct.
It started with one woman who wanted to stay home.
Jeanne wanted to remain in the home she loved, but cancer treatments made everyday stairs and trips outside increasingly difficult. Her family could not find a practical lift they could afford—so two brothers built one.
Two brothersOwners and founders
Nearly 10,000Households helped
Lynchburg, VirginiaDesigned and manufactured here
Born from a family need
The owners built the first lift for their own family.
This is the origin of Affordable Lifts: two brothers, now the company’s owners and founders, working from a backyard shop to solve a real mobility problem for their mother-in-law.
They focused on what Jeanne actually needed—durability, safe operation, straightforward controls, and a price a family could realistically consider. Neighbors began asking about the lift, then families across the country.
The backyard solution became a manufacturing company, but the purpose remained the same: help people maintain independence and stay connected to the homes and lives they built.
How one project became a company
A practical solution that kept growing.
Two brothers designed it
They built a simple, dependable lift in a Lynchburg backyard workshop.
Other families asked
The same access problem existed everywhere, and word spread quickly.
A larger manufacturing home
Affordable Lifts is expanding into a 24,000-square-foot Lynchburg facility while keeping the same mission.
What guides the work
Simple, safe, and reliable.
Practical first
We configure the lift around the real rise, landing, rider, weather, and daily routine.
Factory-direct value
Customers buy from the manufacturer without a traditional dealer markup between the family and the factory.
People behind every order
Every lift represents a parent, veteran, grandparent, caregiver, church, or community solving a meaningful access problem.
Affordable Lifts manufacturing and customer operations
2800 Carroll Avenue, Suite B, Lynchburg, VA 24501
Main office: 757-524-3420 • Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern
Still family-driven
Build a practical solution for someone who needs it.
Tell us about the stairs, landing, person, and home. We’ll help you understand the right configuration and price range.