Modified home, viewed from the front with entrance
Modified home, viewed from the back with ramp and glassed-in patio
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Successful modification of old two-story home
Description
An older house with two floors, a basement and spiral stairway was renovated to make it wheelchair accessible. A tower was built to accommodate an elevator (see associated tip) with exits to the top floor, hallway, ground floor and basement. An addition with bedroom and bathroom was under construction when the user was injured and could be designed to meet her needs.
The ground floor contains the kitchen and living room, the top floor has a bedroom, workroom, and bathroom. The basement has laundry facilities, sauna and family room.
A wooden ramp behind the house first leads to an add-on glassed-in room and then down to the garden.
Idea
The user and her family together with an architect
Paid for by
Partially the municipality, partially the user
Categories for this tip
, Tips and tricks from people with High tetraplegia with partly function in arms/hands (C5-6, ASIA A, B).
Related tips: 10
 | Elevator in old-fashioned house An elevator that fits in with the style of the house and makes it wheelchair accessible Tip is dated from 2007. |
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 | Adapted door for wheelchair user Wide doors blend in with the style of the house Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Adapted bathroom Adapted bathroom – suitable for a wheelchair user Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Low window in accessible living room Low windows provide a good view for wheelchair users Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Ramp design, exit to garden A ramp design with built-in seating area leads from the kitchen to the garden Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Glassed-in patio with infrared heating A glassed-in patio allows people who freeze easily to be outdoors on chilly days and evenings – suitable for wheelchair users Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Tiled patios Paving or tiles increases accessibility for persons who have compromised arm strength and use a manual wheelchair Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Garage adapted to minivan In order to avoid a slope for the car ramp, the level of the ground at the side of the garage was raised to the same level as the floor of the car – suitable for persons with compromised arm function Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Wheelchair accessible sauna A sauna large enough to accommodate a wheelchair Tip is dated from 2007. |
 | Entrance to wheelchair accessible home Modified home with elevator that also serves as wheelchair accessible entrance Tip is dated from 2007. |
