Handicap accessible bath?
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Comments (16)miruca, I really don't have any suggestions to add. But, wanted to let you know that our daughter and her husband, finished their "bonus area" above their 3-car garage as a guest area several months ago. I don't know the dimensions, but it is larger than your area. They have two small bedrooms (one has a queen bed with dresser and decent closet; other has a twin bed with a smaller closet); full bath with a linen closet inside; large family room area with large TV; and a kitchenette with bar and 4 barstools! We travel down there frequently as we will be building on property next to them this year. We absolutely LOVE having our own space now when we visit. And, this is in all likelihood where we will be living once we sell our present home and build the new one. We are retired and early risers. The grandkids love to come visit us as soon as they get up in the morning. We have our own coffee maker up there, sink, microwave, and an undercounter fridge. All the comforts of home and more. And, while yes we can hear the garage doors open and close, but that's never been a problem for us. :-) Good luck on your project!...See MoreFinal plans for comment and review
Comments (22)On a lake, I would think that having the bedrooms upstairs would be more desirable because of the better view. With budget in mind, I'd try to redesign the home to a smaller footprint, with usable bedrooms upstairs, including the master, and the family living spaces below. Of course, that would include a main floor study/office/guest room that had a full handicap accessible bath. But, there is no reason to build such a large home that is outside your budget when building a smaller one will fulfill your needs, and potentially have more appeal for resale whenever that happens. Especially since this is SUCH an expensive home to build, and custom homes generally always go over budget. Starting out over budget isn't a good plan....See MoreNeed help with my bathroom design
Comments (9)Our hall bath is laid out similar to yours and we have a tiled shower with a low curb and a curtain. It works very well. Since 5 feet wide is more than you need for a shower, the end opposite the fixtures is a tiled shower seat, and the shower faucet has a hose. You can sit on the shower seat and wash your feet, shave your legs, etc., and then rinse off. The tile makes the seat a little cool to sit on, but it looks better than a drop down shower seat made out of plastic or teak. We have towel storage in a cabinet above the commode, and a medicine cabinet recessed in the wall to the left of the sink. We also used a pedestal sink, which opens up the floor area and makes it look bigger. We hung an oval mirror above the sink. Bruce...See MoreBuilding a handicapped accessible home
Comments (71)@mtpo Have you considered attaching your ramp to the back door instead of the garage steps? I empathize with this all. I have a fab little house with all budget-friendly concepts for being accessible, but the doors did end up quite a bit off the ground: like 4 steps worth. I would have had to cope with this if I had been able to afford an attached carport, so I know it's tricky to try and do it with steps, let alone a ramp. In my case, though, the mistake was partly mine. The builder and I went out to my raw lot and decided where to put the house (imagine being able to do this!), a few feet here, a few feet there, a little more angled to the south, a little more privacy for my bedroom window, the most exposure for the solar panels on my roof..... The two of us forgot that the doors would be quite a bit above ground because of a slope in the lot. And then, I made it worse because after we measured everything and laid it out, I asked if he could please move the whole house over 2 feet. I wouldn't have swapped that experience for the world, though. And out of the goodness of his heart, the builder himself made me a most magnificent set of front steps, wide and with sturdy rails. And when I said how much I appreciated him, he did the back stairs, too! At some point, I will get one of those nifty metal dock-ramps. ******* Aha! This is the company that builds those metal ramps: https://www.highcountryaluminum.com...See Morefissfiss
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