A Straight Outdoor Stairlift can transform the way you live and give you easy, stress-free access to the parts of your home that are starting to get more and more taxing to get to. At South Coast Stairlift we offer the Brooks 130 Outdoor as one of the choices for a straight outdoor stairlift, read through the page to get some more information on the Brooks 130 outdoor and see if its the stairlift for you.
Brooks 130 Outdoor
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Brooks 130 Outdoor details
Durable & Sturdy: The Brooks 130 outdoor is made in Britain and is known for its durability and sturdiness. With a maximum weight limit of 20 stone, the Brooks 130 Outdoor is renowned as one of the most reliable stairlifts around.
Safety features: The Brooks 130 Outdoor is equipped with some excellent safety features to ensure your safety on every ride. This includes sensors on the motor units and the footrest so if the lift bumps into anything on the way up or down the stairs it will automatically come to a stop. Also, The Brooks 130 Outdoor comes with a seatbelt to keep you safely in the chair and a swivel feature that allows you to safely get in and out of the chair.
Outdoor adaptations: The Brooks 130 Outdoor is an adapted version of the Brooks 130 in order to make it suitable for outdoor use. The main adaptations include changing the vulnerable components of indoor models to water-resistant elements or coated in a special lacquer and covered to prevent water ingress.
Tight spaces: The Brooks 130 Outdoor is able to fit in some of the most narrow staircases due to its slim design. A typical staircase measures around 30″ – 32″ and the Brooks 130 Outdoor can fit into a staircase as narrow as 26″ so if you have a narrow staircase and are in need of a straight stairlift, look no further than the Brooks 130 Outdoor
In 1972, Frederick Brooks was inspired to create the first stairlift by his wife Grace’s struggle with stairs due to her rheumatoid arthritis.
Drawing from his engineering experience at Daimler, he combined superior engineering, quality, and design to develop this innovative solution, which quickly gained attention across Britain. The pioneering stairlift garnered interest from individuals with mobility challenges and health professionals, leading to widespread requests for bespoke stairlifts from Fred Brooks, marking the start of a new era in mobility solutions in the UK.
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A Brooks 130 Outdoor in East Sussex & West Kent
The Brooks 130 Outdoor is an ideal straight stairlift for anyone in the East Sussex or West Kent area. Known for its reliability, sturdiness and safety, the Brooks 130 Outdoor has been safely carrying people up and down the stairs for decades in the UK. The Brooks 130 outdoor is packed full of useful features as well as optional extras to improve safety, accessibility and convenience. These features include:
- Folding arms, seat and footrest
- Wireless remote control
- Swivel seat
- Safety sensors on the carriage and footrest
- Hinged rail
- Various seat options
Photo Gallery
Over the years, South Coast Stairlifts has done many Brooks 130 outdoor installations, some rentals some reconditioned and some brand new. We put together a photo gallery of a few professional shots of the stairlift to help you see how it would look for you.
| Dimensions | mm | inch | |
| A | Floor to top of footrest | 95 | 3.75 |
| B | Top of footrest to top of seat (Short) (Tall) | 445 (410) (505) | 17.5 (16.25) (19.75) |
| C | Top of seat to top of arms | 250 | 9.75 |
| D | Top of arms to top of seat back | 190 | 17.5 |
| E | Width between armrests (Wide arm version) | 445 (495) | 17.5 (19.5) |
| F | Overall width | 605 | 23.75 |
| G | Overall height to floor | 980 | 38.5 |
| H | Length of arms from seat back | 470 | 18.5 |
| I | Length of seat base from seat back | 435 | 17 |
| J | Length of footrest | 325 | 12.75 |
| K | Width of footrest | 310 | 12.25 |
| L | Front of footrest to stringer | 570 | 22.5 |
| M | Back of seat to stringer | 13 | 0.5 |
| N | Folded width | 310 | 12.25 |
| O | Minimum width required to swivel at top | 670 | 26.25 |
| P | Distance from front of rail to stringer (Wide arm version) | 215 (240) | 8.5 (9 |
Commonly asked questions?
Brooks lifts are made in Steeton, West Yorkshire and are built with the same reliability and safety in mind that the founder of the company, ex-Daimler engineer Fred Brooks, established when he first designed one for his own wife, who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis.
As standard Brooks 130 Outdoor stairlifts can hop up to 20 st however there are heady duty options that can increase the weight capacity to 25 stone.
Typically a Brooks stairlift takes 1 to 2 hours to install, with more complex installations taking 4 to 5 hours. After installation, the Engineer will guide you through the easy controls of a Brooks stairlift.
The Brooks 130 Outdoor is one of our most affordable stairlifts but the price can vary based on a number of factors.
for a more comprehensive guide on the cost of stairlifts see our article on the price of stairlifts – How much does a stairlift cost?