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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.

AIP Housing: Is An ADU Right For You?

When looking at remodeling options to better age in place the addition of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) could be a worthwhile consideration. It is an extra living unit on your home’s property complete with kitchen, bathroom and sleeping facilities. An ADU may be located either inside, attached to, or detached from, the primary home…

Plan For Your Future Needs and Remodel With Universal Design

Warner McConaughey, is a certified remodeler who witnessed first hand the need for early planning in his parents’ home. “My parents talked for a long time that they want to stay in their current house forever, but my mom broke her ankle about three years ago, and that’s when she realized how hard it was to get around,” McConaughey said. “Universal design isn’t for an old person. It’s for anybody.”

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