Accessibility & Home Modifications
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Accessible Home Modifications for Optimal Independence
Home modifications help people live safely, perform daily tasks better, and maintain independence in their own homes. These home improvements can be as simple as anti-slip bathroom mats or as extensive as structural changes a more accessible and accident-free housing.
Whether these home modifications are for older people or people with disabilities (PWDs), the goal is home safety and improving accessibility.
Home Accessibility Modifications for All
Most people take many daily tasks for granted, like getting into the shower, getting out of bed, or even moving around the house. Experiencing frustration is understandable when your home is not as accessible and convenient.
People have different levels of independence and require different levels of assistance. Through these home solutions, we make your home ADA-accessible through consultation, design, construction, and products to accommodate unique physical needs.
Bathroom Modifications
Bathrooms pose one of the highest risks for fall accidents, especially for individuals with mobility limitations or disabilities. At T&C Ramps, our bathroom modifications help people shower, bathe, and use the bathroom. Personal hygiene can be done with safety, convenience, and comfort.
Our solutions to achieve accessible bathrooms include:
- Non-Skid Strips: Installing non-skid strips on floors to minimize slip and fall accidents, providing stability and confidence for users.
- Grab Bars and Safety Rails: Strategically placing grab bars and safety rails in critical areas for individuals with balance and mobility challenges.
- Easy Transfer Toilets: Installing toilets with elevated seats or support arms to facilitate easy transfer on and off the toilet, promoting independence and ease of use.
- Walk-In Tubs: Offering walk-in tubs with low entry thresholds and safety features, providing a convenient bathing solution for individuals with mobility limitations.
- Barrier-Free Showers: Creating barrier-free shower spaces with level entry or ramp access, eliminating obstacles, and ensuring ease of entry for all users.
- Shower Seats: Installing shower seats for added comfort and convenience during bathing.
Hallways Modifications
Mobility limitations can significantly impact an individual’s ability to navigate home freely. For those using wheelchairs or walkers, narrow doorways can present a significant barrier to entry, while managing doors simultaneously can be a challenge. Additionally, smooth floors and carpets pose risks for trips, slips, and falls, further complicating mobility within the home.
That’s why at T&C Ramps, each home modification is designed for seamless movement from room to room with no obstruction in the way. We offer diverse accessibility solutions for a wheelchair-friendly home (and for other mobility aids) with the following:
- Widening Doorways and Hallways: Creating spacious entry points to accommodate mobility aids and ensure smooth room transitions.
- Non-Skid Strips: Installing non-skid strips on floors to reduce fall risks, especially in high-traffic areas.
- Grab Bars and Safety Rails: Strategically placed grab bars and safety rails along hallways to improve the navigability of individuals with mobility challenges.
- Pneumatic Door Closers: Installing pneumatic door closers to ease the process of opening and closing doors for people with limited strength or dexterity.
Exterior Modifications
Accessing your home should be a seamless and safe experience. This daily task must be convenient and accident-free, from navigating the path to your front door to unlocking it efficiently. At T&C Ramps, an accessible home must accommodate mobility needs, whether you use walkers, wheelchairs, or scooters.
Our accessibility modifications include:
- Deck Installation: Enhancing outdoor living spaces with durable and accessible deck installations, providing a versatile area for relaxation and entertainment.
- Wheelchair Ramp Installation: Building custom wheelchair ramps tailored to your home's layout, ensuring smooth and safe transitions for individuals with mobility challenges.
- Handrails: This home modification involves Installing sturdy handrails along pathways, ramps, decks, and staircases.
- Front Door Electronic Keypad Lock: Implementing electronic keypad locks for front doors, offering convenient access without the need for keys and enhancing security measures for your home.
- Pneumatic Front Door Closer: Installing pneumatic door closers on front doors to ensure smooth and controlled closing, preventing drafts and improving accessibility for all users.
Our Home Modification Products
Home accessibility is essential as our bodies and circumstances change. A home that once suited us may no longer be, so it’s crucial to consider home modifications to ease movement around the house and reclaim our independence.
Living independently can be a barrier for older people and PWDs; to help regain it, they often need home accessibility modifications. Most older adults live in homes that weren’t built at a time when architects and developers thought about designing spaces that give accessibility to everyone. For example, a homeowner in their mid-30s may be okay with using stairs. But in their 80s, it can pose a hazard.
When the individual’s needs are assessed, their home evaluated, and the modifications carried out properly, the older or disabled occupant can continue to perform the tasks necessary to care for themselves and safely navigate their home.
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Optimal Independence for People with Disabilities
Here in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, T&C Ramps would be honored to help you reach your goals of making your home as accessible and mobility-centered as possible.
As licensed home repair and remodeling contractors, we apply up-to-date building codes to our craftsmanship to improve accessibility. For more information on our wide range of home modifications, please contact us by clicking the button below!