Making Your Bathroom Design More Accessible

There are tons of reasons why you might want to add accessibility features into your new bathroom redesign. Everyone wants their home improvement project to be the best, most modern and easy-to-use possible. Accessibility doesn’t just help your friend with a disability or your elderly relative to use the facilities. It makes them easier and more convenient overall. Best of all, there are ways to do it that are environmentally friendly and very easy. Learn some great tips and tricks for incorporating accessible bathroom design into your renovation, and how ServiceWhale can help.

Accessible Bathroom Design

Accessible bathroom design is a means of building or renovating your bathroom to ensure that the features and fixtures are usable by anyone, regardless of their physical fitness or body function. Whether physically sound, in a wheelchair, on a walker or with any other form of disability, the facilities can be used easily and without stress. In public areas this is required by law; in homes it’s an idea that’s catching on, both for convenience and to increase the sale value of homes.

Shower and Tub Design

Accessibility features for your shower and tub include many popular additions such as seating in a stand-up shower as well as curbless entry and a walk-in tub to avoid the need to climb over obstacles. Even for those without disabilities, this feature can avoid accidents and injury, as can features like grab bars, non-slip flooring and the like.

When it comes to plumbing, a qualified ServiceWhale plumbing contractor can install special fixtures to ensure that you won’t get scalded by limiting the temperature of the water from your faucets. This can not only keep you from injury, but can save money and energy costs as well as being environmentally friendly!

Lighting

Many people don’t consider lighting as an accessibility feature, but it absolutely is. The better your lighting is, the safer your bathroom will be. Consider overhead lights that shine into your tub and shower, and lighting around, over and even under all of the fixtures. Talk to your ServiceWhale contractor about the best places to add additional lights.

Fixture Placement

Consider the height of your sinks, vanities, toilet and other fixtures in the bathroom. People with mobility issues will have difficulty reaching a sink that sits higher than 34”. Toilets should be a maximum of 19” high, and grab-bars help to get on and off the throne. Keep the fixtures at accessible heights and with controls that are easy to access and use—even hands-free options are excellent, high-tech and very sanitary.

There are many things that go into designing the ideal accessible bathroom. We’ve all had situations where people with special needs had issues using the facilities in our home. Why not work with a professional to build a new bathroom that’s eco-friendly, easy to use for everyone and will increase your home’s value? Check out the amazing deals ServiceWhale professionals are offering, and contact us to find the ideal contractor for your redesign in a fast, fun and easy process today!