JohnfrWhipple
BATHROOM DESIGN & BUILD
I got an email yesterday form my number one client. He is number one in days paid. Projects built. And interests shared. I love this man - like family and have been working for him for the past 12 years. He lost his wife last year. The result of implications steming from a fall. A fall in a bathroom I built.
His wife wiping out after her walking aid slide across some 8"x8" Italian Marble. (Watch out your parents don't get hard wheels on these types of devices). The home this happened in is now sold. My client deciding to simplify his life and get rid of all his old crap for new modern stuff. He lives in a nice condo out in the UBC area.
Last week. Guess what? He fell. In his bathroom. This one I did not build but it has a high curb. He landed right on it and cracked a rib. I know from study that 65% of all the people living in assisted living are doing so because of a fall. Falls hurt and falls kill. The shower my client used to use was a barrier free shower. The only hurdle getting into the bathroom a 1.5" transition.
Now he lives with a monster curb.
I just started up a large West Vancouver Steam Shower that I promised to wrap up quickly. I do not have time to break away. I need a quick fix and am booking it out there today to see what the options are. I want to rip out the old shower. Gut the bathroom and do a nice safe barrier free shower. These can be tricky in Condo's but with the layout possible I think.
The lesson of the day. Once you go curbless there is no going back. It's a safety thing....
His wife wiping out after her walking aid slide across some 8"x8" Italian Marble. (Watch out your parents don't get hard wheels on these types of devices). The home this happened in is now sold. My client deciding to simplify his life and get rid of all his old crap for new modern stuff. He lives in a nice condo out in the UBC area.
Last week. Guess what? He fell. In his bathroom. This one I did not build but it has a high curb. He landed right on it and cracked a rib. I know from study that 65% of all the people living in assisted living are doing so because of a fall. Falls hurt and falls kill. The shower my client used to use was a barrier free shower. The only hurdle getting into the bathroom a 1.5" transition.
Now he lives with a monster curb.
I just started up a large West Vancouver Steam Shower that I promised to wrap up quickly. I do not have time to break away. I need a quick fix and am booking it out there today to see what the options are. I want to rip out the old shower. Gut the bathroom and do a nice safe barrier free shower. These can be tricky in Condo's but with the layout possible I think.
The lesson of the day. Once you go curbless there is no going back. It's a safety thing....