The MATRIX MEDIUM wheelchair sink offers several smart features and it is both height-adjustable and easy to clean and maintain. This product won the 2017 Nightingale Silver Award for its unique design. This video showcases the Pressalit Wheelchair Sink as described by an Industrial Designer at Pressalit. Some such designs include height adjustability for multiple users, safety rails for weakened users, and easy-to-clean surfaces, among other features. Many newer designs, however, go beyond these requirements to make bathroom sinks safer and more comfortable for users and their caregivers. In their most basic form, they meet minimum standards of height, clearance, and depth as prescribed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in order to make them more accessible to wheelchair users. Wheelchair accessible sinks are bathroom washbasins that have been designed to accommodate users with disabilities or limited mobility. In this article, we’ll focus on bathroom washbasins-specifically on wheelchair sinks that meet or exceed ADA requirements, and how they can make both public and private restrooms safer, more comfortable, and more accessible to many individuals. Our experts are available to inspect your property and provide feasible and sensible solutions.Choosing A Wheelchair Accessible Bathroom SinkĪs we become more aware of access issues in our buildings and communities, it’s important to consider every detail of accessibility. If you have a bathroom or accessible home dilemma don’t hesitate to contact RRI for an assessment. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon scenario when people engage a contractor who didn’t have proper qualifications and knowledge to perform specialty work such as an accessible bathroom.
The result was a usable bathroom for the client that will serve her needs for years to come.
A slide bar that doubles as a grab bar and holder for the hand held shower was installed for ease of bathing and appropriate grab bars that served the clients needs and those of care-givers. Reinforcing, or blocking was added between walls studs prior to cement board being installed, and finally walls covered in tile. A dry pack cement base was installed creating a solid water-tight floor system for tile installation. Then the rubber membrane liner was installed with grid lines to create the proper pitch or fall to the floor drain. It was also determined that the proper permits, specifically a plumbing permit and inspection, had not been obtained.Ī proper wet-room design installation began with repairing damaged floor joists, reinforcing the floor where necessary and installing all new plumbing. Additionally, 75% of the floor joists were damaged during the initial renovation affecting the structural integrity of the entire floor. The wood swelled until it started to lift the tile, meanwhile the rubber liner under it retained all of the water causing extensive mold to develop. The overhead exhaust fan did not work and water was leaking through the ceiling into the kitchen below.Īfter demolition of the floor it was confirmed that the floor system did have a rubber liner under it but the tile was then installed on top of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) which absorbed all of the moisture that filtered through the grout. Further examinations found that the electrical outlet in the bathroom was non-functional, forcing the family to use extension cords. AssessmentĪfter careful examination of the installation and conditions present it was recommended by RRI that because the bathroom floor and drain system was not installed properly the entire bathroom would need to be re-done. The situation left the client with an unusable bathroom and an extremely frustrating situation.
The potential for water damage to the rest of the home was also a concern. The membrane beneath the tile was poorly chosen and not up to the task. In less that three years the floor tiles started to buckle and lift to the point that the bathroom door was stuck in a half-open, half-closed position. RRI was able to step up and fix the problem, and create a long term solution. Their task was to design a fully accessible ‘wet-room’ bath, that included a central floor drain, tile floors and open floor plan. A substantial bathroom renovation was performed in her home approximately 3 years earlier by an “accessibility expert,” who did a poor job of planning and implementing the job. His client uses a wheelchair and is unable to bathe on her own. Residential Resources was contacted by a trust attorney to examine conditions and make recommendations regarding a bathroom renovation recently performed for one of his clients.
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