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

Ladue homes and this kind of project

Our first visit for an accessibility remodel in Ladue 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 architect-designed houses from the 1920s to 1950s and newer estates were put together.

The housing stock here: architect-designed homes from the 1920s to 1950s, mid-century ranches and new estates on large lots.

Old houses have narrow doors and no main-floor bath, which makes them the hardest to adapt.

What we find inside Ladue homes

Plaster repair, matching historic trim profiles, integrating modern kitchens into traditional plans, and rewiring. It is slow, careful work and is priced accordingly.

Bathrooms in pre-war Ladue homes have cast iron drains, galvanized supplies and tile set in a thick mortar bed over sagging joists. Demolition is slow and heavy. We replace the old piping as far back as we can reach, reinforce the floor and rebuild with modern waterproofing behind a period-appropriate finish.

What is included

In Ladue we build zero-threshold showers, install blocking and grab bars, widen doorways, flatten thresholds, build ramps and landings, convert main-floor rooms to bedrooms with accessible baths, improve lighting and swap hardware throughout.

We take on accessibility remodel work in and around lanes off Ladue, Warson and Litzsinger roads.

What we watch for

Two-story homes in Ladue 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.

Ladue properties tend to be large lots on winding private lanes, 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 Ladue

Ladue's building department is where we file for an accessibility remodel in Ladue, 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 a thorough architectural review board, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

On site, an accessibility remodel in Ladue generally runs two to four weeks for a bathroom.

Ladue sits toward the edge of our range: I-64 east past Lindbergh, a little over forty minutes in normal traffic. We group trade visits and deliveries carefully for projects at that distance, and we take them on when the scope justifies a dedicated crew.

What moves the price in Ladue

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