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#201720 - 03/08/12 11:33 AM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: kimberleyb]
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hi

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#201723 - 03/08/12 12:40 PM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: kimberleyb]
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Kimberley I am a little confused as to what you are selling. All of those places could be remodeled into homes for disabled people.

I'm a strong c7 quad and in the one house I was able to build freely from restraints within reason.
So I started with the bathroom where I built a 12' by 12' room with tile going up the walls 6' with a commercial sink that stuck out 4' from the wall.
I put two drains in that room one in the middle of the room and one in the shower.
It had a high boy water closet/toilet

From there was the dressing area with 2 more sinks one so I could roll under and brush teeth, etc it also had a big a walk in closet.
Then into the bedroom it was just roomy nothing speciel.

The only other thing was the kitchen because I do cook. I was able to roll under both cooktop and cabinet top counters. The oven was at wheelchair height as was the dishwasher. The kitchen was 15'x20' so it took up a lot of room.

That's about it, all I needed was a few other things like a sidewalk around the house etc. I had an under roof porch which is very preferred in Florida.

To me that is a home for the disabled not just because it worked for me but many dis homes and places I have rented I have noticed the same changes I did to that one place.

Now I am broke and lookin for a house I have looked at 25 to 30 homes so I hope the house we are fighting for comes through on the 20th.

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#201724 - 03/08/12 12:48 PM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: shakey56]
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Originally Posted By: shakey56
Well, putting in a shower and level entryways made the house I designed and built accessible for me. I could have put in many more access features, but I plan on selling the place. Overly modified = a very small group of buyers, reducing the asking price or expensive renovations prior to selling.


Don't short sell your self short Curt, cut it up, tear it down, ...lol. I agree with U. BUT you can get away with things. My wife loves a higher dish washers because she bends less. AB'S are always trying to take use of things we have fighted for.

Peace



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#201730 - 03/09/12 07:48 AM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: cbal-craig]
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I provide listing space for homes that have accessibility features.

I agree completely some could be remodeled even more. I suggest that to people who ask all the time.

I also remodeled my condo to be accessible to ME - I'm sure other people with different access needs would find it useless because I had to work with the space I had - 400 sq ft that included the bathroom, kitchen/dining and living room ☺ so I built a little roll under counter and all my lower cabinets were drawers and cubbyholes - all my ab friends HATED it because they had to bend to reach anything.. I can't wait to be somewhere like that again
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#201795 - 03/16/12 07:58 AM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: kimberleyb]
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400 sq ft in the whole place?
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#201798 - 03/17/12 06:17 AM Re: more new listings on AccessibleProperties.net [Re: cbal-craig]
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the main floor yes - the bedroom was a loft - I scooted up and down on my butt

It was TIGHT - I had a galley style kitchen and it was so tight I had to carve out pieces of the drywall to fit the cupboards in. I used upper cabinets for my lowers because they were just a bit shorter, got a one piece corian counter with integrated corner sink and put drawers in as many cupboards as I could - then on the other side I built in a really shallow (about 15 inches deep) self designed hutch using two upper cabinets set 3 feet apart with another custom corian counter spanning them so I could roll under it - I put even shallower glass front cabinets at the far ends with hooks and plate racks for my dishes and used the bottom ones for all my baking supplies. It was PERFECT for me everyone else hated it because they had to bend to find things, but I didn't care at all.

The bathroom was fun too - my condo was an old hotel room - so it had hotel style separated sink / bath - I ripped that out COMPLTELEY, put in a pull chain toilet, a claw foot slipper tub (yes I know it's not accessible but it was so big it was like a pool in my house) and an old fashioned rack stand for the sink.

I really miss it - but it was the condo where they kept taking away the access features and upping my fees - so I had to go
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