Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Jun 03, 2011 8:21 pm We built the house 5 yrs ago so its not needing anything exect now it needs to be wheelchair friendly. Which is easy enough but the problem is the ensuit shower. The shower has a hob. This was a problem with the builder who put it in without telling us then refused to remove it. But thats another problem from many moons ago So replace old shower with a frameless or semi frameless shower. This way it will help keep the value of the place if we want to sell. Down side is the two quotes so far are saying they would need to build up the tiles (raise the flooring) and them make a (ugly their words) tile ramp at the door. The house is single level and I dont think the other option of digging into the slab sounds too good. Its a large ensuite but due to the placement of the toilet and vanity this seems the only option for the shower. So far from the people we have talked to they all seem to think a frameless or even a semi frameless is a bad idea due to water leaking. But is this just for us as I know people who have them and dont have a problem.... The more I talk to people it seems the more confusing it gets. Re: how to make a shower wheelchair friendly 2Jun 03, 2011 9:28 pm I shower people for a living, frameless or semi frameless will be fine. I prefer those showers. The best showers are the ones you can just wheel the shower chair into. Alot of people also have a board made that we put up and wheel them in. They can then be taken away and put out of the way. People even have the showers with just the drain, no screens, these are very good and can look really modern. You just hose the whole area down when finished, no worrying about glass. Good Luck. Re: how to make a shower wheelchair friendly 4Jun 04, 2011 8:42 am My fiancé and myself are both in chairs and are building right now. We are having the slab recessed for an open wheel in space with a shower curtain. Obviously easier when doing it from the start, but I think if we were remodeling for access we would take this route. I would hate to deal with a ramp up into the bathroom all the time. Maybe not so hard in a manual wheelchair, but things like that can be a real pain in a large awkward shower chair. Having no screens is also a plus for when you need maneuver around the toilet, but that also comes down to how big the bathroom is. Look forward to seeing how you go with it. Adam Follow our journey at http://www.notgoingtodreamworld.blogspot.com Our build thread https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48999 Re: how to make a shower wheelchair friendly 5Jun 04, 2011 1:01 pm leanne27 Why not ask an occupational therapist? They will tell you what needs to be done. Got three options from the OT option 1 The OT wanted to take out half the and put a ramp leading up to the shower which would then have a false bottom to make it higher. However this would create more problems as the ramp would have to be removed each time you want to get in and out of the room as it would blocks access to the door and water would go all over the place. option 2. The OT said to remove shower, toilet and vanity and move them around the room. Get rid of the two person spa that's built into the brick wall just to make space. Dig into the slab to make the shower so it has a curtain only. option 3 Move. guess i could get the design of the ensuite to show you After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. The patio faces west and is always in sun even though it has a shade directly… 0 3649 Not sure who you're building with, but I moved in recently to a 11month scheduled, 8 month actual build on the South coast/Illawarra NSW 3 5919 I posted the floorplan on Houzz.com forum and got some really good ideas and advice from people there. Then we reached out to a couple of renovation companies and one… 5 10106 |