Aging-in-Place & Accessible Remodeling in Town and Country, Missouri

Town and Country homes and this kind of project

Because Town and Country is made up of estate homes ranging from mid-century ranches to new custom builds, the first thing we check for an accessibility remodel here is the route from the car to the bedroom and bath, door widths and every step along the way.

The housing stock here: estate homes from mid-century ranches to new custom construction on lots of an acre or more.

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

What we find inside Town and Country homes

High-end kitchens, primary suites and full-house millwork packages. Older houses that have been added onto over the decades need systems evaluation, since wiring and ductwork can be a patchwork.

Primary bathrooms in Town and Country 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

In Town and Country 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 estates along Mason, Clayton and Conway roads.

What we watch for

Garage-to-house entries in Town and Country 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.

Working on acre-plus lots with protected trees, as we do in Town and Country, we plan access for carpenters, a plumber, an electrician and a tile setter before the first delivery arrives.

Permits and approvals in Town and Country

In Town and Country, an accessibility remodel is reviewed by the City of Town and Country, with permits coordinated through St. Louis County. What follows is inspections for structural, plumbing and electrical changes.

Being inside the house, this project is unlikely to need sign-off from the city's architectural review and strict site rules, but we confirm any rules on containers and work hours.

Schedule and getting to you

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

Town and Country is straight down I-64 to the I-270 area, 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 Town and Country

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

• 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.
• Whether a main-floor bedroom suite is a conversion or an addition.

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 Town and Country page.