Ramp Building 101

Gary Renick | December 19, 2008


Well things are finally back to normal around here. Everything is cleaned up from the storm and we finally were able to tackle our first do it yourself accessibility project. And what better place to start but the front door. Up until this project I had been using a wooden ramp to get in and [...]

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The Great Outdoors Part 5

Gary Renick | December 19, 2008


Parking and Entrances As you can see from the illustration at the right, an accessible driveway is flat and level. Also there are no sudden changes in elevation from one area to another. The driveway is also wider than a one- car driveway by approximately another car width. This allows extra space on the right [...]

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The Great Outdoor Part 4

Gary Renick | December 19, 2008


Outdoor Kitchen When the term “outdoor kitchen” is used it can mean anything from a tabletop charcoal grill to a custom built outdoor kitchen setup. For the purpose of this discussion, we will talk about the latter. As with the indoor kitchen, counter top height is restricted to 32” anywhere it is expected that a [...]

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The Great Outdoors Part 3

Gary Renick | December 19, 2008


Pools Pools can provide the opportunity for exercise for the physically challenged. It is important to provide safe access around the pool. We also need to provide specialized equipment to assist in moving the physically challenged from wheelchairs to the pool and back to their wheelchairs again. The hard scape around the pool needs to [...]

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The Great Outdoors Part 2

Gary Renick | December 19, 2008


Garden When we think of the garden we generally see beds of shrubs and flowers. But when we consider accessible design for the garden we will deal with the hard scape. By hard scape we mean raised beds, water features, and walkways or paths. In dealing with the garden we must keep three basic things [...]

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