If your home is your sanctuary, where you’re rooted in routine, a disruption like moving due to age can cause chaos and discomfort. However, an Adaptiv Home Renovation Specialist can help you stay in your home longer.
If your home is your sanctuary, where you’re rooted in routine, a disruption like moving due to age can cause chaos and discomfort. However, an Adaptiv Home Renovation Specialist can help you stay in your home longer.
But why is an Adaptiv Home Renovation needed? A recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reveals that over two-thirds of homeowners aged 55 and older plan to stay in their current homes as they age. Aging aside, a Canadian Survey on Disability (CSD) by Statistics Canada discovered that 27% of Canadians aged 15 years and older have one or more disabilities that hinder daily activities.
For many Winnipeggers, the statistics aren’t just numbers; it’s about maintaining independence, comfort, and familiarity in the spaces they’ve made memories for years.
However, as you age, your needs for your home will change. Whether it’s due to an injury, short-term, long-term, or permanent disability, or simply the desire to live in your home for as long as possible, a home renovation by a Qualified Adaptiv Home Renovation Specialist (like me, one of only six in Winnipeg) can help.
And, while your home renovation focus will be on ensuring accessibility and meeting standards for aging in place, it’s also the perfect opportunity to update the aesthetics and beautify your space. Just because your home is well-equipped for any future events, doesn’t mean it can’t also be beautiful.
Like any other home renovation project by Hammerdown, it’s all about collaboration, communication, and careful planning.
What are your current challenges? What future considerations are on the horizon? Do you require only minor adjustments or more substantial structural changes?
Perhaps you’re considering a curbless shower, wider corridors and hallways, reducing stairs within living spaces, accessibility equipment, home automation technology, or easily accessible storage solutions. Your insights are the foundation of our design.
Adaptive design offers a vast array of innovative products and solutions. From touchless faucets and smart lighting in the kitchen to barrier-free showers and slip-resistant flooring in the bathroom, we’ll guide you through various options to help find what’s right for you.
Adaptiv Home Renovations often involve optimizing layouts for better maneuverability. This could mean widening doorways, reconfiguring island placement in the kitchen for easier navigation, or ensuring sufficient clear floor space in front of bathroom fixtures.
We focus on integrating accessibility features in a way that feels natural and aesthetically pleasing. Consider stylish grab bars that double as a towel rack, a zero-threshold shower with no-slip tile in a custom pattern, or pull-out shelves and drawers in your kitchen that make reaching items effortless, while maintaining beauty and elegance.
As a Qualified Adaptiv Home Renovation Specialist, we can help you upgrade any part of your home’s interior to make it more accessible and user-friendly. We are well-versed in whole home renovations, basement renovations, and interior design.
However, most commonly, we update home accessibility with a kitchen renovation or bathroom renovation. Below are some of the practical ways we have updated these spaces for past clients, based on their needs.
In the kitchen, we focus on creating a space that is a joy to cook and gather in, regardless of mobility. This might include:
For the bathroom, our renovations prioritize safety and comfort without sacrificing luxury:
For any interaction with my team at Hammerdown, we value you, the client. As our process unfolds, whether in the pre-planning, construction, or post-renovation stage, we pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards of client communication, empathy, and privacy considerations.
While you can’t necessarily “reduce the expense” of an Adaptiv Home Renovation, there are many ways to help offset the cost of completing it.
When working with Hammerdown, we will help you determine the best use of your home renovation budget, so your needs for an Adaptiv Home Renovation are met. We can help shape your budget by offering recommendations on where you can save versus when you might want to splurge, based on your specific renovation needs.
You can also consider alternatives to renovating your existing home. You can move; however, you may be financially ahead by renovating. To help you determine this, read our article “Which option is best for you? Renovating or moving?”
Moving into a retirement or care home can be an attractive option for some situations (and the right call), but staying in your home longer can be much more cost-effective. Many care homes charge based on your income, so even if your income is high, you may not end up further ahead.
Look into which tax credits you might be eligible for. In recent years, the Canadian Government has introduced new programs to help the aging or disabled population.
Many agency services offer funding for home modifications to help homeowners with various conditions be safe in their homes. The eligibility requirements for these funding programs vary between the individual agencies. To find out more information, contact the organizations directly for further details:
Finally, you can explore financing options that can help pay for part of the project upfront. Consult with your bank or financial planner about products such as a reverse mortgage, an equity line of credit, a personal loan, or an unsecured line of credit to find a suitable solution tailored to your unique situation.
Hammerdown’s Owner and President, Tyson Hiebert, is one of six Qualified Adaptiv Home Renovation Specialists in the city of Winnipeg (at the time of this article).
I’m here to put my over 20 years of master renovator knowledge and my outstanding supporting team to work for you. We can help you renovate any space in your home to make it more accessible, beautiful, and uniquely crafted for you.
To start your project, contact us today, and tell us what you’re looking for–we’re happy to help!
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