<![CDATA[For the aging in place crowd...]]>I had a company that does home renovations over to our house to give me quotes on a few possible projects. We're not in a rush to do them (except for the first one, the ramps) but wanted to get an idea of how we might make our house more accessible, especially for bathing.

One estimate was for the portable ramps for the front door, which was pretty much a Day 1 requirement so I could easily get Mr wtg in and out of the house. They were recommending 3 foot ramps (steeper slope than my 4' ramps that I mentioned in my other thread).

Contractor Installed price: $1711
WTG price: $450.

Aside: It was less expensive to buy the EZ-Access ramps via Home Depot than to order direct from the manufacturer. Go figure.

The second estimate is for a tub/shower transfer seat. Really makes a lot more sense than trying to make a shower into a usable bathing area. The Shower Glyde unit they recommend looks kind of slick and would work for us.

Didn't shop around much, but the price on the manufacturer's website is just under $600. The renovation company's "assembled and installed" price is $1699.

Last one, with a shout out to @andyd , as this seems to be a UK company.. a stair lift, which we would need to get him up to the second floor so he could use the transfer seat...the reno company has just started using this product so it's new to them.

https://www.otoliftstairlifts.co.uk/

Comes in at just under $23K. I think there are less expensive alternatives for stair lifts, but as I said, access to the second floor isn't a Day 1 priority so that one stays on the back burner with the transfer seat for a while.

@andyd - are you familiar with the stair lift company?

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3347/for-the-aging-in-place-crowd...RSS for NodeFri, 03 Apr 2026 23:51:09 GMTFri, 03 Apr 2026 20:16:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to For the aging in place crowd... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:58:04 GMT]]>Thanks for the info. Will be watching this thread.

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/23749https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/23749Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:58:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For the aging in place crowd... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:14:35 GMT]]>I see my question was answered in your other thread. Trial and error. That's the best.

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/23745https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/23745Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:14:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to For the aging in place crowd... on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:48:46 GMT]]>The Shower Glyde looks well engineered.

I'm curious why they recommended a steeper ramp? There are a lot of places here with ramps. Either way, a must have if you have any steps.

I'd like to find out how much tube elevators cost one day just out of curiosity. Probably a fortune.

I'm not buying a place without either direct entry on a first floor or a building with an elevator. This rules out many 2 story buildings.

Good luck.

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