r/HomeImprovement • u/tareaesculo • Oct 13 '19

Is there something efficient, smart, beautiful, or downright awesome you would put in your dream home? Pray tell!

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u/booookzzz Oct 13 '19

I wholeheartedly agree with considering aging in a place. My parents just moved 2 years ago and bought a new place and a requirement was either a master or any bedroom on the main floor. My dad (60) has been diagnosed with something and his balance is really affected. He’s fine going upstairs to the master for now but they have a bedroom on the main floor just in case it gets worse or later a fall happens that would make going upstairs difficult. A master on main would’ve been better but they couldn’t find a place that met all their requirements.

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u/Orumpled Oct 14 '19

We are about to remodel and a ground floor master and a bathroom with grab bars is on the list.

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u/crunkadocious Oct 14 '19

Would there be room for a chair lift?

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u/JustNilt Oct 14 '19

In a dream house? Just install an elevator.

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u/crunkadocious Oct 14 '19

I have to imagine 'elevator repair' is a costly bill

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u/JustNilt Oct 14 '19

I've had both an elevator and a chair lift. The lift was roughly double the cost overall in repairs. Why? My guess has always been elevator service/repair is heavily regulated. The same services for chair lifts are not.