Accessible Housing

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Design/remodel barrier-free housing yourself. Here's the first nuts-and-bolts, how-to guide for builders and remodelers designing or retro-fitting homes for the physically-disabled and elderly.

In Leon A. Frechette's Accessible Housing you'll find ready-to-use floor plans for every room in the house--tools and techniques for calculating stairway risers and treads--guidelines for determining doorway and window dimensions, counter and bathtub heights, and other code-related issues--installation instructions for intercoms and alarms--barrier-free building codes for commercial multi-family housing units--and more. It's your key to unlocking the door to barrier-free residential work!

• The Situation at Hand.
• Focus on Accessibility.
• Benefits and Goals.
• Long-Range Plans and Immediate Priorities.
• Who Can Help.
• Marketing in the Barrier-Free Environment.
• Commercial Multi-Family Housing.
• Exteriors.
• Landscape Design.
• Interiors.
• Stairs, Ramps, Lifts and Elevators.
• Mechanical Systems.
• Bathrooms.
• Kitchens--New, Remodel, Retrofit? Bedrooms.
• Other Rooms to Consider.
• Appendices: A: Contributing Organizations and Associations.
• B: Product and Tool Manufacturers.