Practical Home Safety & Aging-in-Place Guidance
The last fifty feet — from the car to the front door — is where outdoor fall risks hide in plain sight. This is the contractor’s guide to handrails, lighting, walkways, and every step in between. Because getting your person safely through the door is where it all starts.
Keeping It Level Most homes have a guardrail on their porch steps. Most homes do not have proper handrails for seniors. Those are two completely different things with two completely different jobs and confusing them is one of the most common — and most dangerous — oversights I see. This article breaks down what each … Read more
Keeping It Level I’m a ramp guy. But the terrain around here doesn’t always give you the easy answer — and sometimes a lift is the right call. Before you decide, know this: a vertical platform lift runs $9,000 to $20,000, an outdoor stair lift runs $7,500 to $10,500, and a complicated switchback ramp on … Read more
Keeping It Level Whether you call it a wheelchair ramp, a handicap ramp, or an accessibility ramp — the requirements are the same. A ramp that doesn’t meet slope requirements is just as dangerous as the steps it replaced. You haven’t solved the problem — you’ve changed the shape of it. A wheelchair ramp in … Read more