This is for my parents house in Barnsley. Ideally someone who has experience designing with the elderly in mind. Parents house is Smithies Lane, so fairly central. There is a 7 month waiting list just for a consultation with someone from Social Services, so we need to look at going direct to a contractor. Thanks.
Get on at them. My gran went from 7 months to 3 weeks due to constant nagging. Worst case is they'll pay your appointed builder.
My cousin’s bloke does it and got mentioned on here the other week. He did my grandma’s bathroom after she fell and broke her leg and it’s perfect for her. There are photos on the Facebook group if you scroll down to 10th Oct 2019.
If Social Services aren't available, are there any charities that could offer advice? Age Concern, Age UK, or similar?
My parents have a bit of money still, so I'm not sure they would qualify. Dad is in a care home & I'm hoping if Mum recovers from Covid we can get this done fairly quickly, as we'll need temporary toilet facilities, etc
As per previous and i think mentioned above (with link to their Facebook) Give scott simmons a bell. (07724 514679) i work with scott and have had him do our bathroom and his quality of work is brilliant. Cannot recommend high enough.
No advice on picking a builder, as I no longer live near Barnsley - but I have a bit of advice. Wetroom design is not all about shape, size and fittings. Choosing floor tiles is VERY important. When we had our wetroom designed for me (Disabled.) few if any designs or builds talked about floor tiles which are totally non slip, even when wet. There are now some really good tiles available, and they increase safety for people who are poor on their feet enormously.
Our tile supplier made a point of putting the tiles on the floor, wetting them, and asking me to walk over them with a walking stick, angled to increase slippage. Very reassuring.
scott refurbed our shower today brilliant job,cannot recommend him highly enough photos on link don't do justice to how good a job he done we in 70s and explained all clearly to us and works very covid safely cos wife clinically extremely vulnerable https://www.facebook.com/groups/559857964181958