Modular ramps
Wheelchair Ramps in Shippensburg, PA
Shippensburg has a median household income in the mid $40,000s, only about a third of borough homes owner-occupied, and one in five residents over 65: a town where a ramp has to be budget friendly, quick, and removable. We have a ramp install here and stairlift work besides, and the Cumberland Valley is a route we drive most weeks. Cost comes first on this page because it is the first question most Shippensburg families ask.
Shippensburg porches and stoops
King Street and the blocks around it are brick and frame homes from the 1800s with a porch of three to five steps and a narrow sidewalk, which calls for a ramp along the house with a landing at the door or at a rear entrance. The streets around the university are a mix of older singles and post-war ranches with a few porch steps and a small yard, the easy case for a straight or L-shaped ramp. Southampton and Shippensburg townships add farmhouses along Route 11 and newer homes toward Walnut Bottom and Orrstown, often with a garage entry of two or three steps that takes a short indoor ramp. A modular ramp sits on adjustable legs and attaches to nothing, so the many tenants in the borough can have one with the landlord's blessing, and it comes out clean when the recovery is over.
Why Shippensburg calls us for a ramp
Budget friendly by design
Short aluminum runs, no concrete, and buy-back to ask about when the ramp is no longer needed. The lower cost path is the one we lead with.
Tenant friendly
Nothing attaches to the house. Landlords approve it, and it comes out without a trace.
Nobody else serves the borough
We are on the Carlisle and Chambersburg route most weeks, with ramp sections along for the ride.
Our own installs
Recent wheelchair ramps near Shippensburg
Our own installations in and around Shippensburg. When we have fewer than three in town, nearby work fills in.
A lower cost ramp to keep in Shippensburg
Purchase with buy-back: a modular ramp disassembles and gets reused, so after a recovery from surgery at WellSpan Chambersburg or UPMC Carlisle, ask about buy-back when it is no longer needed; the ramp holds value that a wood one never does. The system: 36 inches of clear width, 1,000 lb capacity, slip-resistant surface, welded aluminum, tool-free connections, and a lifetime warranty. The modular ramps page has the length table, and our post on whether Medicare covers a ramp answers the question that usually comes next.
What a ramp costs in Shippensburg
Most Shippensburg ramps are short, and short ramps are affordable. The price follows the length of the run, one foot of ramp per inch of rise at the ADA slope, plus a platform at the door and at each turn. A power chair with help can use a steeper 2:12 slope and halve the length. If the ramp is for a recovery, ask about buy-back when it comes out. We estimate on the phone from the number of steps, measure, and put the exact number in writing within 24 hours. There is no travel charge for consultations or installations in Shippensburg, and financing is available.
Installed in a day on the Cumberland Valley route
We measure from the sidewalk or yard to the top of the threshold, lay out the run and landings, and confirm the door swing. Sections hook together with pre-assembled handrails, so most ramps go in within a few hours with no digging, no concrete, and usually no permit for a home. Shippensburg is about 55 minutes from our shop in Etters, so we group visits with Carlisle and Chambersburg and offer a couple of specific days; for a fixed discharge date, tell us. Stairs inside the house are on the Shippensburg stairlift page.
Drive time and scheduling
Shippensburg is about 55 minutes from our shop in Etters, PA. We group visits by area, so a free consultation in Shippensburg is usually available within a few days, and most ramps are measured on one visit and installed on the next, often within the same week. Nearby towns we cover from the same route: Southampton Township, Shippensburg Township, Newburg, Orrstown, Walnut Bottom, Newville, Scotland.
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Other wheelchair ramps pages nearby
- Wheelchair ramps in Carlisle, PA
- Wheelchair ramps in Chambersburg, PA
- Wheelchair ramps in Harrisburg, PA
- Wheelchair ramps in Hanover, PA
Also in Shippensburg
Everything we do in Shippensburg: stairlifts, home elevators, platform lifts, modular ramps, and repair. The modular ramps page lists every town we cover for this product. Or get a price now with the online stairlift quote.
Straight answers
Wheelchair ramps in Shippensburg: common questions
How much does a wheelchair ramp cost in Shippensburg?
A short straight ramp is in the low thousands installed and a long run with turns and landings reaches the mid or upper single-digit thousands. For a ramp you only need for a while, ask about buy-back. Either way the number is in writing within 24 hours of measuring.
What is the lowest cost way to get a ramp in Shippensburg?
A short aluminum run to the entrance with the fewest steps, often a rear or garage door. It goes in on one visit with no concrete, and when it is no longer needed, ask us about buying it back.
Can a tenant have a ramp installed?
Yes. The ramp sits on adjustable legs and mounts to nothing permanent, which is why landlords say yes and why it comes out clean.
Is there a travel charge for a ramp in Shippensburg?
No. The visit and the installation are free of any travel charge because Shippensburg is on our regular Cumberland Valley route. Mileage only ever applies to a service call far outside our routes, and we quote it first.
Which towns around Shippensburg do you cover for ramps?
All of the Cumberland Valley between Carlisle and Chambersburg: Newburg, Orrstown, Walnut Bottom, Newville, and Southampton, Shippensburg, Hopewell, and Lurgan townships.
Ready to talk about Shippensburg?
Call and tell us about the home. We are in Shippensburg and Cumberland and Franklin Counties regularly, a free in-home visit usually fits within a few days, and the written quote follows within 24 hours.