Adaptable Living Design Remodeling

Homeowners and builders are quickly beginning to recognize the many financial and emotional benefits of a thoughtful, universal or inclusive home design. For most individuals and families, for example, it is far less expensive and less traumatic to remain in a residence with an adaptable living design than to move into a retirement home or community. However, many homeowners are unsure about what goes into redesigning for adaptability or how to choose a remodeler to perform the work.

When it comes to remodeling your home to age in place, the choice of remodeler will need to boil down to more than the price tag. While there are a number of highly qualified remodelers who do good work at a reasonable price, adaptable living design is a specialty area that requires expertise. Read on for guidance on choosing the right remodeler for home accessibility remodeling.

Inclusive Home Design

If you are considering hiring a remodeler for your home accessibility/adaptability project, choose a contractor who is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist, or CAPS. This will ensure that the professional you work win on an accessible or inclusive home design is trained, tested and certified to remodel to specific accessibility and adaptability standards. A CAPS will be able to assess each room of your existing home and identify areas that can be adapted to accommodate current and/or future potential physical limitations.

For more information about sustainable, adaptable homes, please feel welcome to request a consultation with a CAPS at Ask the House Therapist. Our experts specialize in personal assessment as well as age in place remodeling design and build. We can also put you in touch with remodelers and contractors with whom we have a working relationship, or manage your project from start to finish.

Contact us via phone at (847) 234-9333 or fill out the brief request form on our Contact Us page; an Ask the House Therapist consultant will be in touch shortly.