Aging-in-Place & Accessible Remodeling in Bridgeton, Missouri

Bridgeton homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for an accessibility remodel in Bridgeton is spent on the route from the car to the bedroom and bath, door widths and every step along the way, which tells us how brick ranches and two-stories from the 1950s to 1970s were put together.

The housing stock here: 1950s to 1970s brick ranches and two-stories.

A single-level ranch is the ideal starting point for aging in place.

What we find inside Bridgeton homes

Small original kitchens, tiled bathrooms on mortar beds, plaster or early drywall. Electrical upgrades are usually part of the scope.

The pink, blue and green tile bathrooms of Bridgeton's mid-century homes were set in mortar over wire lath, and they come out by the bucket. Underneath are cast iron and galvanized lines at the end of their service life. We replace piping, add a fan where none existed and rebuild.

What is included

We coordinate with occupational therapists and family members on Bridgeton projects and position every bar, seat and control with the actual user standing or sitting there.

We take on accessibility remodel work in and around neighborhoods near St. Charles Rock Road and Natural Bridge Road.

What we watch for

Two-story homes in Bridgeton with no main-floor full bath are the hardest to adapt. We look at the powder room and adjacent closets first, since borrowing a few feet is cheaper than adding on.

Working on modest suburban lots, as we do in Bridgeton, we plan access for carpenters, a plumber, an electrician and a tile setter before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Bridgeton

For an accessibility remodel at a Bridgeton address, the paperwork goes to the City of Bridgeton. Expect inspections for structural, plumbing and electrical changes.

Interior work like this normally does not involve ordinary city zoning, though dumpsters and working hours sometimes do, and we check.

Schedule and getting to you

Plan on two to four weeks for a bathroom of site work for an accessibility remodel in Bridgeton, once permits and materials are in hand.

Bridgeton is I-70 east across the Blanchette Bridge, about thirty-five minutes from our Wentzville base. We plan crew days and deliveries around that drive so you get full working days on site.

What moves the price in Bridgeton

We price aging-in-place & accessible remodeling in Bridgeton from a site visit, not a square-foot figure. These are the items that change the number.

• Number of doorways widened, particularly in bearing walls.
• Ramp length. Code slope is one inch of rise per foot of run, so a twenty-four-inch rise needs twenty-four feet of ramp.

More detail

Our step-by-step method for this work, and the factors that move its price, are laid out on the main aging-in-place & accessible remodeling page. More about the area is on our Bridgeton page.