Aging-in-Place & Accessible Remodeling in Wentzville, MO

The bathroom comes first

Falls happen in bathrooms more than anywhere else, so that is where the first dollars go. A zero-threshold shower with a linear drain, a fold-down or built-in bench, a hand shower on a slide bar within reach of the seat, and a thermostatic valve that cannot scald. Grab bars anchored into solid blocking, placed where a hand naturally reaches. A comfort-height toilet with clear space beside it. Slip-resistant tile with plenty of grout lines underfoot. Lever handles everywhere.

Getting in, and getting around

We look for one step-free route from the car to the main living level, often through the garage with a gently sloped ramp or a regraded walk. Inside, doorways on that route widen to thirty-six inches where framing allows, or gain two inches with offset hinges where it does not. Thresholds come flush. Flooring transitions are flattened. Light switches become rockers, and we add lighting on stairs and in hallways, because older eyes need substantially more light.

Living on one floor

If the bedrooms are upstairs, the long-term answer is a bedroom and full bath on the main level. Sometimes a dining room or office converts. Sometimes it takes an addition. We have done both, and we can also frame a closet stack that is sized and wired to become a residential elevator shaft later if stairs become impossible.

How the work runs

1. Home walkthroughWe walk the daily routes with the person who will use them, and with family or an occupational therapist if one is involved.
2. Prioritized planA list ordered by safety impact and cost, so work can be phased.
3. BuildCompleted room by room so the house stays livable throughout.
4. Fit and adjustBars, seats and hand showers are positioned with the user present, not from a chart.

What moves the price

We do not publish square-foot prices, because they mislead more than they help. These are the factors that actually change the number on a proposal.

• Curbless shower construction, which depends on floor framing or slab.
• 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.
• Whether a main-floor bedroom suite is a conversion or an addition.

How long it takes

A bathroom conversion runs two to four weeks. Whole-house modifications are phased over one to three months. When a hospital discharge date is driving the schedule, tell us, and we prioritize the essentials.

Permits

Structural, plumbing and electrical changes need permits. Simple grab bar installations do not. See our guide to which projects need a permit.