my two teen aged sons jack hammered my bathroom floor and lowered it about two inches to make a 'walk in' shower for me. the walls are redwood boards that hang over the tiled floor allowing run off to drip into the tiled area, with air space behind them to prevent mold or mildew buildup. the floor is uneven and difficult to manage in a wheelchair but it wasn't out of our ability to try (or re-try). we could do it again with new knowledge that the high spot needs to be a little farther away and the floor surface needs to be pretty flat albeit sloped to allow wheelchair access. my wife loves it and I now have the hall bathroom all to myself which works out very well. Dave (pictures are available to anyone interested.) In a message dated 9/30/2007 7:20:56 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The only problem is me and my electric chair together weigh over 400 lbs. I have mirrors in my corner shower so I can wheel in at an angle and fix my hair and I turn sideways to put on my make-up - I don't think fiberglass or pre-fab could hold the weight without it eventually cracking. i'd like to pour concrete and have my entire bathroom concrete ----- Original Message ----- From: _RONALD L PRACHT_ (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:40 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] About the roll in shower Hey, When I was trying to get my roll-in done I discovered a few things. Home Depot and Lowes have catalogs with various types of pre-made i believe fiberless roll in showers that can be ordered through them. My x gf had one put one in and it was pretty easy to install. All you do is build a stud(2x4) frame the size of the insert and slide the insert in. One prob was there was still a small lip to get over to get in shower. This could be solved by dropping the floor height where the insert is to be installed by 3/4 inch then it would be an even entrance pretty much. Just make sure you get a big enough shower. ron c7 ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
