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[wheelygirl38]

Does anyone out there have some pic that they would like to share with me of wheelchair accesialbe homes please email thanks need some ideas on bathroom and especially kitchens jkirkbright@hotmail.com

[KarenFerguson]

My husband and I have remodeled two homes. The first home was a learning process and the home we live in now, we believe turned out exactly how we wanted. I'll have him gather up some pictures and I'll email them to you.

[Tim13]

Sent 3, let me know if you need more.

[charol9095]

Tim13, on Jan 27 2008, 06:32 PM, said:

Sent 3, let me know if you need more.

Hi
Why don't you post your pictures online? Could I get a copy of them?
I'd love to see what you've done. carol.harris@sasktel.net

[Discord]

wheelygirl38, on Jan 27 2008, 05:07 PM, said:

Does anyone out there have some pic that they would like to share with me of wheelchair accesialbe homes please email thanks need some ideas on bathroom and especially kitchens jkirkbright@hotmail.com

Here are a few pictures of our home in progress. It's been finished for about 5 yrs now. I just don't have current pics. Mostly they are of the kitchen and I labeled most of the what should be there. I also have the picture of the roll in shower before the shower heads (yes we have two ) were installed. The floor of the shower has a sloped drain and a flat entry... (Well at least it does now..the builders ended up having to "fix that" after the picture was taken by installing different tile. )

In the kitchen:
The stove top is a flat glass electric model., and the area is still open underneath it so my husband can roll under the stove, (so he can cook straight-on rather than by pulling up along side. ) He can also pull up under the sink in the corner and next that a counter at the right hight for him. The oven has a door that opens to side, so he can put in and take out items. We have a standard dishwasher.

If you have any questions let me know, I can explain better.

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[knight]

Wow my wife did a good with pics.

[lune14]

Was helpful to view those pics.... thanks for sharing you two!

[Tired of hurting]

wheelygirl38, on Jan 27 2008, 06:07 PM, said:

Does anyone out there have some pic that they would like to share with me of wheelchair accesialbe homes please email thanks need some ideas on bathroom and especially kitchens jkirkbright@hotmail.com

My favorite thing about my house is being able to get my chair under the sink to do dishes,Pull out bread boards, a stove I can get on the side of. My washer and dryer are assesible by chair. Also have wine barrell garden perfect height for chair. I grew enough food for 3 families in 10 barrells. Make sure to drill holes in the bottom they don't leak. The bathroom would be nice to have a counter you could get under. Roll in showers are nice. Think about how it will work for you. What a great thing to be able to build a functionable house. You go girl!!

[carole338]

PLEASE. PLEASE, keep those pics coming. I am in the process of designing my new extention which will include a handicap kitchen, bath and bedroom. I can use all the help I can get.

Thanks,
Carole

[Discord]

Here is a link to our oven with the side opening door:

http://www.us-applia...r27elsiwa2.html


As an AB I love it too. It makes getting the heavy stuff (turkey...hams) sooo much easier. And my husband can use it to put in and take out the not so heavy stuff.

He only has use of one hand, so that is his limiting factor. As long as his good wrist can support the weight he's good. Or he puts it in cold and I take it out when its hot.

Here is the cooktop:
http://www.us-applia...fr36elcobl.html

(Disclosure: I am not affiliated with the website above, nor have I ordered from them)

We made sure to pick on that had all the knobs in the front, so he would not have to reach across a hot surface to turn off the heat. The counter is a little lower than the usual counter height, by about 3-4 inches, so its just right for him to pull under and cook.

(And I'm lucky he does most of the daily cooking )

I know I checked out a couple off books from the local University about design that were helpful...
Let do some more catalog searches and see if I can find them again. They had sample floor plans for bathrooms/wet rooms and kitchens and lots of pictures of adaptive equipment.

My husband was also going to school for residential design so he was able to talk to the builders in the right "language" through the process. That helped because at some point my eyes started glazing over...

[Discord]

Ok, Here are the two books I used for ideas:

Building for a lifetime : the design and construction of fully accessible homes / Margaret Wylde, Adrian Baron-Robbins, and Sam Clark LOC Call Number: TH4812 W95 1994

Universal kitchen & bathroom planning : design that adapts to people / by Mary Jo Peterson
LOC Call Number TH4816.3 K58 P48 1998


I got them from the local university that has an architecture program. You can see excerpts of each book on Amazon.com, but they can be pretty pricey to order through there, both are listed as being from "other sellers" (one is about $50 the other $125) They were great for ideas, but unless you are planning on doing multiple home designs it probably overkill to purchase them both.

Building for a Lifetime also had stuff on exteriors and other rooms, I remember seeing garden layouts, front entryways, egress options, where to put the outlets/lightwitches, and elevator options for two story homes. I recommend this book (and it's the cheaper one)

You can always go to your local library and check see if they have them, if they don't ask for Inter Library Loan, (ILL) they should be able to borrow them from a library that does have them. Many times ILL is free, or very low cost depending on your library's policy. I included the call numbers too. (It's the library worker in me coming out)

[carole338]

Thank you so much for the info. I can really use it.

Carole