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How We Work

Get to know each other first
We start by becoming acquainted with you, your home, and your objectives. Then together, we can begin to identify the solutions that are best for you and your family.

Home Evaluation
Depending on your reasons for contacting us, our initial visit may include a home evaluation or assessment. This is a checklist based on the tasks-of-daily-living that every person routinely encounters, such as bathing, cooking, entering and leaving the home, as well as in-home navigation. It helps to identify those areas that either currently or may some day require modifications in order to minimize barriers and provide a safer living environment. We also encourage involvement from health care professionals familiar with your situation when identifying remodeling needs. This will help ensure that your requirements are appropriately represented and adequately addressed.

The Work and Workers
Assuming you choose Accessible Answers LLC to manage your next remodeling project, here’s what you can expect.

Upon signing of contracts, you will be assigned a project manager who will assist you in any remaining decisions relating to your project. This person will be the primary contact for all concerns relating to your project, and will coordinate with all tradesmen subcontractors. This person will also be responsible for resolving any scheduling issues, conflicts, and change orders.

A typical kitchen or bath project will be conducted in the following progressive stages:

Work	Workers
Obtain Permits	Project Manager
Demolition or deconstruction of old space	Carpenter
New Framing (if required for new design)	Carpenter
Windows & Doors	Carpenter
Rough Plumbing	Plumber
Rough Electrical	Electrician
Insulation	Carpenter or Insulation Contractor
Sheetrocking and Tape	Carpenter or Drywall Contractor
Tiling	Tile Contractor
Cabinetry & Woodwork	Carpenter
Countertops & Backsplash	Stone Fabricator / Tile Contractor
Finish Plumbing	Plumber
Finish Electrical	Electrician
Hardware & Accessories	Carpenter
Painting	Painter
Certificate of Occupancy	Building Inspector/Project Manager

There may be scheduled interruptions between some of these stages to allow building inspectors adequate time to inspect and approve moving on to the next phase. Your contract will reflect anticipated schedule and timing related to your project.

The concept of Universal Design aspires to broad-spectrum solutions that can benefit everyone, not just people with disabilities. Moreover, it recognizes the importance of how things look. From this perspective, our designers look for opportunities to accommodate various needs that will blend imperceptibly with your overall design and provide all family members and visitors the convenience of a well-designed kitchen.

Home heating fuel prices have become one of the greatest threats to people wishing to remain in their homes as they age. Accessible Answers LLC can help you stay in your home longer, more comfortably, and more economically, by helping you to make your home more efficient.

We’ve assembled a collection of products, fixtures and accessories that have demonstrated to be particularly favorable choices for a wide range of access needs. These products may be incorporated into any Accessible Answers LLC remodeling project, or they may be purchased directly from us online and installed via your own resources. Prices and products are subject to change.

Pre-modeling is a term we use to describe the many things a person can do to prepare their home for possible future adaptable uses. None of us can predict the future, but we can all prepare for it. We’ll show you some secrets to making sure your next remodel does not turn into an expensive and unnecessary re-remodel.

Safe passage from room to room is just as important as properly outfitting the rooms themselves. Hallways and doors may need to be widened, direction of door swings may need to be changed, and even door hardware can sometimes present barriers to simple navigation throughout a home.

The sprawling single-story ranch is a rare find in Fairfield County these days. Therefore, multi-level living is a familiar challenge for people in this area. Two commonly welcomed solutions to this are stair lifts and home elevators. We can help educate you on the benefits of either solution, and which might be most suitable for your home.

Unlike your typical Kitchen design centers, our designers come to you. This provides us a unique opportunity to consider surrounding rooms and outdoor areas that can dramatically influence a design. Working from a laptop right there within your home, using the latest state-of-the-art design software, they will provide a near-realistic representation of your future kitchen or bath. And to make sure that you are getting exactly the cabinets you have envisioned, they will pre-order door samples representing the exact door style, species and color(s) that you have chosen. Then, while your cabinetry is being built, this door sample may be used as reference for choosing other materials such as wall paint, countertops, hardware, appliances, and fixtures.

Making your bathroom more accessible does not necessarily require a full conversion to wheelchair access. As part of your next bathroom remodel, we’ll show you some simple things we can do that will help make your bathroom easier to adapt to your changing needs in the future. With very little foresight now, you can save thousands in unnecessary major remodeling in the future.

The ability to safely enter and exit our homes is the very first matter to address. We offer a modular ramp system that is designed to serve as a temporary or permanent solution. If there are site limitations that will prevent the ADA-specified rise/run requirements (12" of horizontal run for every 1" of vertical rise) for a ramp system, a wheelchair lift may be more suitable.

In order to provide our customers with the remodeling services that will best serve their short and long-term needs, we often refer to a simple checklist based on the routine activities of daily living.

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