Federated Handy People

I didn’t know this till I was told, but Veterans can get reasonable allowances to pay for upgrades to their residence like these handicapped accommodations in their shower.

In this case, a Former Marine was working for a Former Marine.

Because of his mobility impairment, he struggled to lift his feet over the tub’s edge. Entry and exit were dangerous and painful enough that he couldn’t take it anymore. The previous owner added a Bath-Fitter skin to the cast iron tub and tile surround. I would absolutely never recommend doing that. For him, it meant his best handrail option was the suction cup style, but they can’t hold tight for any reasonable length of time on a soft plastic flexible rubber wall. Removing that Bath-Fitter product was an awful operation.

Below are three photo browsers showing before, during, and after the rebuild.

This is what he got when he bought the house

Shower Trap & Cold Water Supply

The undersized shower sewer trap has persistent trouble with clogging.
A 1/4-turn cutoff valve is required by the client on the cold water supply.

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Here are some looks behind the curtain at how the job progressed

Flooring Installed

The prep work was extensive for this operation in order to have the bathroom fully functioning in less than 8 hours. The flooring was quick and easy because some tricky cuts were made in advance. A reworked base for the vanity was standing ready to screw on as well as a spacer to change its gap from the wall to make the bottom drawer functional. Installing the toilet was troublesome due to the extra high nature of the flange and the old flooring being removed from the subfloor.

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Here are images showing the finished bathroom

Mirror Wall

The medicine cabinet, towel rings, mirror, and lighting were reinstalled after the final paint has dried.

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