Whether you or a loved one are living with a disability, or your parents are getting older and more vulnerable to falls, making your home more accessible is a great way to create a functional, inclusive, and inviting space! Here’s how to make your home disability-friendly with home accessibility tips from our cash for houses agency in Dallas.
Go for an open plan design
Over the last several decades, open plan designs have become the default – and for making your home disability-friendly it’s perfect! That’s because it gives people enough space to move comfortably and accommodate their wheelchair, walker, or any other physical assistance. If your home isn’t open plan, you’ll probably want to remove some of your non-structural walls, particularly in the entrance, living, kitchen, and dining area.
Create spacious areas for movement
If you have an open plan design, the next step is to ensure there are wide areas between obstacles and through high traffic areas. Be sure to place your furniture spaciously to create easy spaces to walk through. You should also remove potential tripping hazards like rugs that curl up at the edges, delicate furniture/decor on the floor or near seating, wires, or other clutter.
Choose solid, supportive furniture
Choose furniture that won’t shift easily if pushed or bumped into, moving more delicate pieces into less-used rooms instead. When it comes to seating, it should be supportive and easy to sit into or get up from. Deep couches and chairs can be very difficult for someone to pull themselves up from, so add supportive throw cushions to make them shallower if needed.
Another thing to consider is being minimalist with your furniture in high-use areas. This creates space for movement and walkers or wheelchairs and helps prevent falls.
Consider home automation
Home automation isn’t just a fun convenience, it’s a great asset for anyone who is elderly or living with a disability! In recent years, it’s also become much more affordable and versatile.
Some great ideas include a home pod that is voice activated, which can be used for alerting 911 or family in the event of a medical emergency. it can also be used for finding out the weather for the day, playing music and audio books, and social calls.
Smart vacuum robots help keep the home clean and can be set to a schedule. This will limit vacuuming to late at night or in the early hours of the morning so that their movement doesn’t become a tripping hazard or interruption.
It’s a good idea to program and schedule lighting (great for security and avoiding falls when going to the bathroom at night!). You can also automate door locks for safety, control temperature and more, making running a home much more accessible and simpler for everyone.
Installing a wet room
One of the least trendy spaces in an accessible or disability-friendly home is usually the bathroom. And people who are elderly or live with a disability want their home to look fantastic too!
That’s all changed with the fashionable wet room. Rather than having a tub, you can enhance the bathroom and increase its functionality by making it a wet room. This can be done in a bathroom of any size – just make sure it has enough space to accommodate a wheelchair or walker.
A wet room consists of a walk-in shower area that has no step – just a slight incline in the non-slip tiling to direct water to the drain. The shower is usually larger than a standard shower, taking up the full width of the room. It should have a glass door or shield to contain spray. It will also need non-slip mats and a stylish grab bar. A chair or built-in shelf as well as a handheld shower is added to accommodate sitting while showering as well as easy access to toiletries.
Creating easy home access
One of the things that many homes lack is easy access to the house and yard. To make your home disability-friendly, you will need a ramp with a solid railing to replace or add next to any stairs. Any paving should be levelled out and smoothed over.
Gravel should be replaced with non-slip outdoor tiling, decking, or concrete, and the ramp should be rough enough to provide traction. Adding a rubber mat or collapsible ramps are a simple, affordable fix!
You should also measure your entryway and doors to make sure a wheelchair can fit through it easily, and make sure the doorknob is easy to reach from a seated position.
We can sell your home in 24 hours!
Making your home disability-friendly is easy… but it’s not as easy as selling your home with Shiny Key Properties! Sometimes it makes much more sense to sell your home and buy a property that offers easier access and functionality if you have elderly parents or you/a loved one is living with a disability.
If you want to sell your home fast and get the best price for your home, we’re here to help.
When you want to sell your home for cash and without spending more money on repairs, fixing code violations, or paying real estate agent fees, there’s no one better than us! Our Dallas cash property buyers purchase homes in any condition, at any time of year. We buy all homes, from well-kept family homes and inherited homes to teardowns and everything in between. We’re a family-owned and operated business, we live in the area, and we pride ourselves on non-pushy, expert, yet compassionate service.
And if you want to sell your home fast, we can do it in 24 hours.
Use reputable cash for homes buyers in Dallas and sell your home in 24 hours
If you want to sell your home as is without having to look for a buyer, deal with a real estate agent and pay their commission, or even empty the home, then the best option is to sell directly to our cash for homes agency. We price your home according to the market, so you get a fair deal in record time, and we can even help you get out of foreclosure quickly!
Want to sell your home with code violations, it’s an inherited home, in foreclosure or because you simply want to sell without paying for repairs? We will buy your home fast, putting a lump sum into your account in a matter of days.
Here’s how our process works at Shiny Key Properties
- You enter your information on our website. We’ll contact you directly to discuss an offer for your home (you can also get a free home evaluation from our website)
- You can accept or reject the FREE NO-OBLIGATION offer
- Cash will be deposited into your bank account – with no real estate agent fees or realtor fees
- We can handle all aspects of the process, including clearing out the home
- You can also call us directly on 469-858-0088
That’s all there is to it!
Our team at Shiny Keys Property is compassionate and highly motivated to offer you the best possible market-related price for your home, so you can sell your home quickly. This cash go straight into your bank account as soon as the sale goes through. You also pay no real estate agent fees or commission! It’s the best way to sell your home as is, and it makes us a great buyer for your property.