home modifications: featured posts

Remodeling, Moving or Building? Plan Twice, Do Once.

There’s on old carpenter’s saying, “Measure twice, cut once.” The idea is that if you measure carefully and then cut, you can save a lot of time (and materials) by having something that is done properly the first time. Andrea Tannenbaum, founder Dynamic-Living.com and AdaptMy.com, recommends a similar saying for aging in place building or…

Accessible Bathroom Created Over Existing Crawlspace

Before: this bathroom layout meant Katie needed assistance. Ken Bryan owner of KBC, Inc. did the design and remodel of this bathroom to allow their client’s daughter, Katie,  greater accessibility and privacy.  Her bedroom was an addition to the house done by by her father when she was 12. Over the years, Katie desired more privacy…

Too Close For Comfort

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Accessible home remodel featuring elevator with window.

How do you keep a residential elevator from feeling to closed in?

Create An Accessible Entry

Accessible Entry with no step, no trip access

Innovative transgeneration design solution from James J. Pirkl, FIDSA: Accessible Entryway with no step, no trip access and a protected, package drop off.

Smart Investment: Multi Generational Accessible Remodels

Demand is rising for multi-generational housing as buyers scale down and reign in expenses, according to a survey by Coldwell Banker Real Estate in Parsippany, N.J. Buyers were increasingly shopping for homes that fit more than one generation.

age in place at home - it's where you want to be.