Wheelchair access shower ideas???

[mikeswoods]

Saw a regular last night. She's in need of a handicap bathroom for her brother..

Bath is 6x10,

Shower to be aprox.6x3 1/2.

curbless is ideal,Frame house,open basement below.

Price is important. I think dropping floor in shower area 4 inches and doing a mud base will be the best. Waterproof joining floor with additional drain for good luck .

Customer asked about fiberglass base to save cost. Brother is a mess--could not cope with any curb IMO.

Any ideas ? She wants to put a bid on this house right away.

Hope you guys are awake.THANKS---MIKE

[Eieio]

Mike is he using a wheel Chair?

[Silvertree]

There are curb less bases that work in most situations.
Options are assist type or not. I have some information in a file so give me some time and I will post later today so you might be able to offer options.

Will it save you time and money? Maybe!

And check this out! http://www.quickdrainusa.com/?gclid=CI2rwLeQ9pwCFQTyDAodLkdjbw

[mikeswoods]

Thanks.His in a wheel chair now with a live in attendant.

This is one of my favorite customers.Say's I'm her GUY.
I've earned her trust-lots of work from her this year. 4 kitchens.antique house resto.

Always a tight budget,I don't mind that-as long as I earn a living.--MIKE

[Eieio]

If you go curbless. Water proof the entire bathroom. Install 2 drains one in the shower area and one in the bathroom floor outside the shower.

Use kerdi/ditra and bring it up the walls 2' outside the shower and up to the walls in the shower area.

Think of it like making the entire bathroom a shower pan with two drains in the room.

I prefer doing a pan or molded base in the shower area myself. The last one I did I used a Kohler shower system with built in seat and installed grab bars through out the bathroom as needed.

Kohler Memoirs Series Shower Base / Receptor

610

[mikeswoods]

Wall hung sink, grab rails --the whole works.

The house was occupied last night-Wishing I could have taken pictures.
It's so easy to forget details. It was dinner time and the homeowners looked kind of grumpy,Would have liked to blue print the whole house.

Thank a bunch everyone --got to go collect some bills,hustle up more work.

I don't need to tell you this.Life these days.--MIKE

[SLS-Construction]

Dropping the floor & mud base is generally expensive, I would probably go for the full Shluter system using the 6' x 6' system - then you just have to fir up the last 4' feet & use Ditra there

[ChrWright]

Mike,

With cost being an issue--take a look at Tile-Redi's pans:

http://www.tileredi.com/products_files/barrier-free.php

If I needed to keep the cost down, that's probably the direction I would go. It would still be a good idea to waterproof the surrounding floor--but I've seen these pans up close and they look like a great system.

http://www.tileredi.com/products_files/photos/3760C-ADA1.jpg

[mikeswoods]

Thanks guys,Damn the timer on this site!!!!!!~! lost another post to my slow typing!!!

Any way.I checked out TILE READY pan with shipping $662 for 42x66 biggest they have.
need to reframe with that one.

Found a fiberglass pan right size--no tile ,white,$950 w/shipping.BEST BATH dealer is
THE MEDICAL CLUB.com

any other ideas are welcome. I've got enough now to at least give her a safe ball park estimate.

Angus, from next door,said he will call after work this afternoon.--MIKE

[mikeswoods]

She dropped her teeth when I told her what it will cost to lower flood joists and add a beam. To bad--I do love ripping a house apart and putting it back together!!!

[Eieio]

Does the second option the fiberglass pan have a lip?? What size do you need. Can you post a pic of what you are looking at now the latest one?

[Blue]

http://www.ada-showers.com/




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[mikeswoods]

the size is 48x72 lip height about 1 inch manufacturer is BEST BATH
Supplier The Medical Club.com

Looks good(for fiberglass) install simple. Just seems pricey for what it is.

Sorry I never learned to capture URLs. MIKE

[Blue]

Sorry I never learned to capture URLs. MIKE

Right click the url, click copy, then click paste when you are ready to paste it in a post.

[kevjob]

swanstone has several options for wheelchair access and the pan doesn't need to get tiled.

http://www.swanstone.com/index.php?prod=360

[Blue]

swanstone has several options for wheelchair access and the pan doesn't need to get tiled.

http://www.swanstone.com/index.php?prod=360

Yes I have tried to sell these as an option over the past few years. no takers yet. They are around 3-4 k if I remember correctly. Easy to install. Glue and go.

[WarriorWithWood]

Doesn't anyone use these dams? I love em'. They keep most of the water where it belongs.

http://www.kr-specialties.com/collapsibledam.html

[Blue]

Doesn't anyone use these dams? I love em'. They keep most of the water where it belongs.

http://www.kr-specialties.com/collapsibledam.html

A foam dam. Nice idea and cost effective. Thanks Dennis.

[WarriorWithWood]

There are others, I use one that is just a big bulb (think overgrown weatherstripping). I get it local though.

[kevjob]

Yes I have tried to sell these as an option over the past few years. no takers yet. They are around 3-4 k if I remember correctly. Easy to install. Glue and go.

Funny you should mention that just now got a call to look at a barrier free shower tomorrow am I believe the cost is around 1k for floor and ramp in solid colora aggregate is more.

PS I am getting pricing from plumb showroom I wil post cost if anyone is interested.

[Blue]

Funny you should mention that just now got a call to look at a barrier free shower tomorrow am I believe the cost is around 1k for floor and ramp in solid colora aggregate is more.

PS I am getting pricing from plumb showroom I wil post cost if anyone is interested.

Get the price on the walls also if you are going down there anyway please.

[kevjob]

Hey Blue walls and base, ramp trim kit install kit in solid colors run about 2800 with tax applied aggregate is around 3600

[neolitic]

I used one of the Sterling "vikerel" once.
I like it better than fiber glass.
http://www.sterlingplumbing.com/onlinecatalog/bathsandshowers/showerstalls/results.strl?filter
Prices weren't bad either, if memory serves.

[mikeswoods]

Thanks ,everyone. Ballpark bit is in. Keep your fingers crossed .MIKE

[Blue]

Good luck Mike.