What is a Home Modification you may ask? Great Question!
Let’s start with the word home first. Typically, we choose a home for its curb appeal, proximity to work or schools, and the floor plan meets the general features we are seeking. Generally, we are not thinking about - will it support our future lifestyle changes, which in today’s world may include multigenerational living.
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Home Modifications are customized changes made to enhance lifestyles, flexibility, function, safety, access, and independence in daily activities. Examples of modifications may include a graded entrance, vertical circulation, wider doorways with flush thresholds, increased lighting, changes to cabinetry, and shower modifications with safety products.
Working with our professional multi-disciplinary team is one of the best ways to ensure successful outcomes for your home modification project. See brief highlights of our custom services:
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We provide convenient consultations
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Individual client assessments
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We develop design concepts and completed floor plans incorporating universal design (UD) principles.
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We support selections of products and finish material specifications
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We support the construction bid process and provide construction site visits â–ª We evaluate the completed project to ensure recommended creative design modifications are meeting functional and aesthetic goals.
Accidents happen, no matter how conscientious we are when walking inside or outside the house and up and down stairs, let alone riding a bicycle, playing tennis or pickleball. That is another reason why it is so important to plan for life changes, even if the change will be temporary. It would be a simple process to have a step-less, zero-entry shower designed for the construction phase, but no so easy, after the fact.