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

Defiance homes and this kind of project

An accessibility remodel in Defiance means working in large custom estates on the ridges above Highway 94, so on our first visit we look at the route from the car to the bedroom and bath, door widths and every step along the way.

The housing stock here: large custom estates on acreage, hillside homes, and a small number of older houses in the original village.

Large homes have room for a residential elevator, and we frame and wire the shaft.

What we find inside Defiance homes

Homes from the 1990s and early 2000s are due for kitchen and primary bath renovation at a high finish level. Expect custom cabinetry, stone and considerable millwork.

Primary bathrooms in Defiance are large, and owners want them to feel like a spa: steam showers, freestanding tubs, heated floors, custom vanities and natural stone. Steam and stone each have technical requirements we design for from the beginning.

What is included

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

We take on accessibility remodel work across Defiance, from ridge-top estates along Highway 94 and Highway D to Steeple Point and the Katy Trail village area.

What we watch for

Two-story homes in Defiance 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 multi-acre hillside sites with long valley views, as we do in Defiance, we plan access for carpenters, a plumber, an electrician and a tile setter before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Defiance

In Defiance, an accessibility remodel is reviewed by St. Charles County's building department. What follows is inspections for structural, plumbing and electrical changes.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from county zoning plus any recorded subdivision covenants, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

Most Defiance clients see two to four weeks for a bathroom of construction for an accessibility remodel.

Defiance is down I-64 and south on Highway 94 or DD, a little under half an hour 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 Defiance

We price aging-in-place & accessible remodeling in Defiance 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 Defiance page.