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Aging-in-Place Carpentry: Grab Bars, Wider Doorways, Handrails
The carpentry that lets someone stay in their home: grab bars into solid blocking, a bathroom door widened, thresholds ramped, a second handrail on the stairs.
These are small jobs with a big effect, and they need to be done right — a grab bar into drywall anchors is worse than none. We anchor into framing or add blocking, widen openings with proper headers, and leave every change looking like part of the house.
Aging in Place jobs we do (6)
Blocking for a Shower Seat and Grab Bars Before Tile
The shower is open to the studs and someone in the house will need to sit down in it. Now is the only time to put wood behind the tile. We set the blocking, then hang the seat when the tile is done.
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Grab Bar Installation — Anchored Into Studs or Blocking
A grab bar has to hold a falling adult. We find the studs, add blocking when the studs are in the wrong place, drill the tile cleanly and set the bar where you reach for it.
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Lever Door Handles and Threshold Ramps for Seniors
Knobs you cannot turn and thresholds you trip on are the two small things that make a house hard to live in. We swap every knob for a lever and fix every threshold in one visit.
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Second Handrail on Stairs — Rails on Both Sides
One rail is a code minimum. Two rails is what lets someone with a weak side, a cane or a bad knee use their own stairs. We add the second one so it matches the first and holds.
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The front door has a sill and a step that a wheelchair cannot get over. We ramp the threshold, or the one step in front of it, so the person can get in and out on their own.
Read the pageWiden a Doorway for a Wheelchair or Walker
A bathroom door that a wheelchair cannot get through has two fixes, one small and one real. We tell you which one your door needs and do the framing, door and patching in one job.
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