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

Cottleville homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for an accessibility remodel in Cottleville 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 newer custom and semi-custom homes were put together.

The housing stock here: newer custom and semi-custom two-stories and one-and-a-half stories, villa communities, and a handful of older homes in the original village.

Newer ranches and villas often need only a curbless shower, blocking and wider doors.

What we find inside Cottleville homes

Kitchens are usually already large and open. The work is refinement: cabinetry to the ceiling, a reworked island, a butler's pantry, better lighting. Primary baths often have the space for a large curbless shower and a freestanding tub.

Bathrooms in recent Cottleville construction are functional and bland: fiberglass showers, cultured tops and sheet mirrors. Upgrading to tile, glass and furniture-style vanities is straightforward because the plumbing is new and accessible.

What is included

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

We take on accessibility remodel work across Cottleville, from neighborhoods along Highway N and Weiss Road to Old Town Cottleville and the Village at Twin Creeks area.

What we watch for

Garage-to-house entries in Cottleville usually have two or three steps. A ramp inside the garage needs length, so we measure the rise before anyone counts on parking two cars afterward.

Cottleville properties tend to be larger lots in recently built subdivisions, and that affects how we stage materials, where carpenters, a plumber, an electrician and a tile setter park and how debris leaves the site.

Permits and approvals in Cottleville

The City of Cottleville is where we file for an accessibility remodel in Cottleville, and the job will see inspections for structural, plumbing and electrical changes.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from active architectural committees that expect materials to match the house, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

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

Cottleville is down I-64 and across on Highway N, a bit over twenty 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 Cottleville

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

• Curbless shower construction, which depends on floor framing or slab.
• Number of doorways widened, particularly in bearing walls.

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 Cottleville page.