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Project Files: Designed for Aging-in-Place
| Posted on June 11, 2014 at 7:38 PM |
Here’s a look at another bathroom
project recently completed. We were asked by adult children of an elderly couple to
modify this bathroom to suit their parents.
One of the parents used a walker at all
times, the other a cane. This existing bath off the master bedroom had a small step
down shower adjacent to a garden style bathtub. Neither bath nor shower was functional or
safe for these clients and the couple never used the garden tub. EXISTING LAYOUT    The clients’
wish list for their redone bath included more storage and a second sink. The existing 9 1/2’ x 12’ bathroom while
fairly large, did not have a linen closet and while there was a 60" vanity, part
of it was wasted with an extended counter without either a sink or storage cabinets underneath. In addition,the toilet was standard height which was becoming increasingly difficult for both parents to use and
there were no grab bars anywhere in the bathroom.
Our plan
then was to remove the shower stall and bathtub in order to reconfigure that
area and build a walk-in shower with adjacent linen closet. We also pulled out the old single sink vanity
in order to install a double vanity with a sink for each user. NEW LAYOUT  Our Work Plan DEMOLITION:
remove
existing tub, toilet and 5’ vanity
remove
existing step down shower to include glass shower enclosure & wall tile
cap and reroute plumbing lines and close
floor drain remove all bathroom floor tile CONSTRUCTION: fill in shower floor (4”) and bring to same
height as bathroom floor frame linen closet:
3’ wide x 2’8” deep
frame shower:
60” wide by 42” deep
with entrance
opening at 32” build
shower bench 3’6” wide x 18” deep x 18” hi
build 9” x 12” shower niche; bottom of niche at 46” A.F.F.
install
blocking at (2) grab bar locations in shower PLUMBING:
reroute
plumbing as per plan
install
shower valve and two-way diverter, rain head and handheld shower rheads install
2 trench drains: 1 in opening to shower
and 1 along rear wall as shown on
plan
v vanity: install plumbing for additional sink install new sinks (2) and lav faucets (2) toilet:
replace existing toilet with new Kohler comfort height toilet FINISHES: tile
bath floor and shower floor, walls and shower seat; top of seat to be granite Install
1 row of 4” tile as baseboard as required install
(1) 24” horizontal grab bar in shower at 34” A.F.F. and (1) 18” vertical grab
bar with bottom of bar at 48” A.F.F
install (1) 24” diagonal grab bar adjacent to
toilet; bottom of bar at 30” A.F.F. install
3 new vanity cabinets: 2 sink bases, 1
drawer base install granite vanity top replace
existing exhaust fan with new fan in same location paint
bathroom walls and closet door & trim  Framing for linen closet on the left and walk-in shower on the right You can see the new plumbing in place in the shower and the old shower plumbing still needing to be removed in the back wall of the linen closet  The locations for the two linear shower drains. The shower floor is sloped to the rear drain and catches all the floor water while the front drain is an extra measure to catch water that might spray off a body while showering.  A view from the doorway through the newly tiled bathroom. Shower to the right, vanity and toilet to be placed to the left.  New double vanity in place waiting for granite top and plumbing finishes. The completed bath - a more functional, updated bathroom for aging-in-place!  Double sink vanity with drawer space   Ceiling mounted rainhead shower head plus handheld shower head situated near built-in seat. Non slip floor tile, levered handled faucets, and grab bars complete this safe and functional yet stylish shower   Susan Luxenberg, Pres. HomeSmart LLC |
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