When remodeling your home, you should consider family members with limited mobility. Even simple changes can make their lives easier. If you don’t know where to start, you can consult experts like designers and builders.
A local roofer shares improvements that will help people with limited mobility easily and safely access their homes.
Bathroom
Consider converting a bathtub to a walk-in shower. Showers that are level with the bathroom are more accessible and safer for accessible wheelchair users. Adding handles next to bathroom fixtures can help improve accessibility. Lowered sinks and countertops can help wheelchair users reach sinks, countertops, and cabinets.
Moreover, widening doorways and floor space can allow those with wheelchairs or mobility devices effortlessly enter and exit the bathroom. At Nuss Construction Company, our team will make sure your new space meets your needs. We work with the country’s top manufacturers to provide you with superior roofing and remodeling services.
Kitchen
In your kitchen, you can use lower countertops and cabinets with pull-out drawers to make finding kitchenware easier. If possible, customize the height of the countertops for the user. Those with limited use of their hands and arms can benefit from touch-sensitive faucets. It would also help too lower power outlets for easy plugging and unplugging.
Other Improvements to Consider
Consider replacing stairs with access ramps, preferably in concrete or aluminum. A custom-built wheelchair ramp will let you or your loved one a greater level of independence. You can also expand your garage so it fits a wheelchair accessible van while the ramp is extended. This way, there’ll be more room for movement. It will also be easier to enter and leave the vehicle when it’s raining.
Nuss Construction Company is one of the area’s leading home remodeling and roofing contractors. Call us at (856) 988-9982 or fill out our contact form to request a consultation. We work with clients in Cherry Hill, Moorestown, and Marlton, NJ.