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How Bestbath’s Shower Reveal Can Help Designing an ADA-compliant bathroom can be a challenge, especially when it comes to balancing a clients’ safety needs with their bathroom wishlist. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an adequate amount of clear floor space in the bathroom for people with physical challenges to move around freely. Sounds …
ADA Bathroom Requirements Make Bestbath Reveal a Huge Help for Design & Safety The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that bathrooms have an adequate amount of clear floor space in a bathroom. Clear floor space makes it much easier — and safer — for those in wheelchairs or who are otherwise physically challenged. …
Project Summary Upgrading older facilities, particularly historic projects, with modern bathroom fixtures and amenities can bring much needed aesthetic, maintenance, and safety relief. But it’s not without challenges. Changes in standard sizing over the years and new accessibility and code requirements can make fitting today’s products into older spaces difficult. Code requirements, which become more …
The Scenario When Healthquest, an upscale gym in Flemington, N.J., started remodeling its locker rooms, the company had specific requirements in mind: The new showers needed to not only complement the high-end design of the fitness center, but also be low maintenance with no water penetration issues in grout and tile areas. Problems with previous …
When it comes to including grab bars in today’s modern shower, no one makes it easier than Bestbath. Grab bars — key features for universal design and accessibility — are often used in showers or tubs to make them easier and safer to get in and out, reduce the chance of slips and falls and …
Bestbath showers are manufactured to exact specifications to ensure safety and to ensure that the water drains properly. For added security, we recommend installing the WaterStopper to keep the water where it belongs – inside the shower. Effectively containing water in a zero entry or barrier-free shower is critical to keeping floors dry and bathers …
Homeowners design their Washington family vacation home to be accessible for their daughter with special needs and a mother in a wheelchair by Becky Harris Houzz Contributor This family’s vacation home, in the Suncadia Resort of Washington state, had some special requirements — the daughter has special needs, and the mother of one of the homeowners …
There’s no question that baby boomers are a huge market with considerable spending power. By 2030, over 72 million people will be over 65 years old and they’ll control 70% of our country’s net worth! What’s more, boomers are making changes to their homes to fit their needs and lifestyle as they age in place. …
In this brief Prezi, we present important universal design tips—such as 36-inch wide shower doors, barrier-free shower entries, and slip-resistant flooring—building value, attractiveness and safety into the modern bathroom. We look forward to hearing what you think. Email, call (800-727-9907), or find and follow us on your favorite social network. Want to learn more? Let …
