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[Kit]

Whats the ideal size for a wheelchair accessible bathroom/wet room, any ideas? Currently sifting through a ton of house details, but have no clue about room sizes For those of you who have adapted a bathroom to make it quad-friendly, any idea on the cost?

[gsp23]

I have adapted mine as para friendly.... the most inexpensive thing you can do that will help make your door wider (and will help save your knuckels in any event) are these hinges that allow the door to open wider and gets out of your way. I cant seem to find a link to them right now, but I know there was a post on here not long ago asking about bathroom mods and someone posted a link to some of them.

And speak of the devil, I just happened to notice that Sportaid now carries these hinges Expandable Offset Door Hinges.

Sportaid is a good places for all the other adaptations such as transfer benches, bars, elevated toilet seats, etc. I found that the hand held shower though is normally cheapest if you go to a local hardware store like Menards or Home Depot in the US.

Edited by gsp23, 14 March 2007 - 08:15 PM.

[knight]

i have a 6'x5' roll in shower
so totaly of 10'x12' is a good starting point.

[Hawkeye]

knight, on Jan 29 2008, 09:20 PM, said:

i have a 6'x5' roll in shower
so totaly of 10'x12' is a good starting point.

We added on a new bathroom just over a year ago. The sizes of ours are exactly the same.

Joe

[edlee]

If you are starting from scratch, it will depend on what you want in there.

Consider your needs. A roll in shower is where you should start, (5x6 is a great size tho I have no problem with my 4x6) , and a sink that you can roll under ,and which is low enough to be comfortable in use.

The "throne" placement depends on how you normally perform your routine. Which way you lean or where your carer is positioned, and how you transfer.

Whether to include a bathtub is a question of preference, but I find the one they decided to put in for me, wasted space. A changing bench utilizing that 4x6 foot space would get a lot more use.

Cabinets and closets need to be of a height that is functional for you. Mine have shelves that slide out, making towels and "apparatus" more easily reached.

No matter what you put in there, make sure you leave a 5 foot circle unabstructed in the center for turning around.

If you are refitting an existing bath, remember,,,less is better. You need to get in, get out, and turn about.

Best of luck
ed