Ask Gary About ADA

Well I have news about the accessible house I was having built. It’s not! What I mean is, for one reason or another, the builder could not do it for me. Part of it had to do with the mortgage lender wanting the builder to submit plans so they could be certified. We did not have time to do that and still get financing, So I decided to by the same model house that was already built and I and my family and friends will do the accessibility changes ourselves. We should be closing this week and moving in right after that. The very first thing we will do is remove the 24″ door from the master bath and replace it with a 36″ door and at the same time remove part of the wall around the toilet. Then we will address putting concrete ramps at all of the exterior doors and in the garage. Another project I have begun work on is an ebook titled “How to Build an Accessible House”. I am hoping to get some input from some of you out there. So please send me your comments and emails. Until we tackle the door and wall breath Peace and God’s Love…………..

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I have some very exciting news. In upcoming months I will be doing a series of post on building a wheelchair accessible house. I am in the process of having a house built for myself. And I am going to take all of you along as the house is built. We will go step by step paying special attention to the accessible aspects of the house. We will use photos and videos to help us understand what is going on in each phase of the construction. We will start with the pouring of the slab as we see how to accomplish a zero threshold ant the front and rear entries and the garage also. We will see how an accessible bathroom is built. We will cover doorways, flooring, appliances, cabinets and countertops. In the mean time I will starting something else that I feel important I will be look for your help as we together try to created what I call W.A.S. or World Accessibility Standards. I hope we can fdo this real soon. So Breath Peace and God’s Love.

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