How to Customize Your Own Accessible Bathroom
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Nat Rosasco
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Article Title: How to Customize Your Own Accessible Bathroom
Author: Nat Rosasco
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When you decide to remodel your home, or if you are in the process of building a new home, you should consider designing an accessible bathroom. It is always better to anticipate your future needs in the when remodeling the bathroom, which will save you time and money in the future. A properly designed accessible bathroom adds a great deal of functionality to your everyday routine. Equally important, if designed correctly, you should have a stunning aesthetically pleasing bathroom.
When you start the bathroom design process, think about the unique needs that someone who starts aging may have. Special consideration should be given to a person’s balance, vision and mobility when designing your bathroom. Since an additional person may need to help with the bathing process, make sure that there is adequate shower space to include an additional person, walker or wheelchair.
Many seniors have some level of vision impairment. Make sure that there is enough lighting in the bathroom. Enhance the lighting by adding in a LED drain light to help with maintaining your bearings in the bathroom as steam builds up. Make sure there is sufficient light at night. You may want to install nightlights that light up the hallway leading to the bathroom as well.
There are several different elements that you should think about during your bathroom renovations with regards to the balance and mobility of seniors. Grab bars are a wonderful safety element that can be installed in both the bathing and the toilet areas. You can also install a toilet that is in a higher position, to make it easier to get on and off. Slip-resistant flooring is a great option since a bathroom contains a lot of moisture, and can make it very prone to slips and falls. If you install large-format tile in the shower area, it creates a level surface that you can easily put a shower bench or removable shower stool on to make the bathing area safer. You may also want to consider no-threshold showers or walk-in bathtubs to increase the safety level in your bathroom.
If you live in an area that has warmer temperatures, may not need to have a shower door or curtain at all. You can create a true wet room, which makes the entryway into the shower uncomplicated and allows space for a caregiver if ever needed.
A few other safety tips for your accessible bathroom modifications include putting in a panic button, which can be connected to your home alarm system in case of an emergency. You may also consider installing a pull-chain safety monitor switch or if there is not an area near the toilet or bathing area that it can be installed, you may want to wear a wireless device instead.
All accessible home renovations should incorporate your signature tastes, be appealing, and thus value-enhancing. There is no need for accessible home improvements to ever look or feel institutional in any form or fashion.
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Article Title: How to Customize Your Own Accessible Bathroom
Author: Nat Rosasco
Word Count: 506
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When you decide to remodel your home, or if you are in the process of building a new home, you should consider designing an accessible bathroom. It is always better to anticipate your future needs in the when remodeling the bathroom, which will save you time and money in the future. A properly designed accessible bathroom adds a great deal of functionality to your everyday routine. Equally important, if designed correctly, you should have a stunning aesthetically pleasing bathroom.
When you start the bathroom design process, think about the unique needs that someone who starts aging may have. Special consideration should be given to a person’s balance, vision and mobility when designing your bathroom. Since an additional person may need to help with the bathing process, make sure that there is adequate shower space to include an additional person, walker or wheelchair.
Many seniors have some level of vision impairment. Make sure that there is enough lighting in the bathroom. Enhance the lighting by adding in a LED drain light to help with maintaining your bearings in the bathroom as steam builds up. Make sure there is sufficient light at night. You may want to install nightlights that light up the hallway leading to the bathroom as well.
There are several different elements that you should think about during your bathroom renovations with regards to the balance and mobility of seniors. Grab bars are a wonderful safety element that can be installed in both the bathing and the toilet areas. You can also install a toilet that is in a higher position, to make it easier to get on and off. Slip-resistant flooring is a great option since a bathroom contains a lot of moisture, and can make it very prone to slips and falls. If you install large-format tile in the shower area, it creates a level surface that you can easily put a shower bench or removable shower stool on to make the bathing area safer. You may also want to consider no-threshold showers or walk-in bathtubs to increase the safety level in your bathroom.
If you live in an area that has warmer temperatures, may not need to have a shower door or curtain at all. You can create a true wet room, which makes the entryway into the shower uncomplicated and allows space for a caregiver if ever needed.
A few other safety tips for your accessible bathroom modifications include putting in a panic button, which can be connected to your home alarm system in case of an emergency. You may also consider installing a pull-chain safety monitor switch or if there is not an area near the toilet or bathing area that it can be installed, you may want to wear a wireless device instead.
All accessible home renovations should incorporate your signature tastes, be appealing, and thus value-enhancing. There is no need for accessible home improvements to ever look or feel institutional in any form or fashion.
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