News and insights on accessible bathrooms for homes and facilities.
In case you haven’t tuned in yet, the Best Bath Systems YouTube channel is up and running. We have a wide range of videos that cover the full line of safe and accessible showers and walk-in tubs for seniors and those with limited mobility. Watch bathtub and shower installation demonstrations, customer testimonials and informative pieces [...]
Rocky Mountain Manor, an assisted living facility for seniors in Powell, Wyoming, needed a hand. They required funding for a major remodeling project, so they approached the Powell City Council to sponsor a community block grant. Another organization focused on affordable housing, Mountain Spirit Habitat for Humanity, was also in dire need of funds – [...]
I thought I would share an insightful presentation put together by Tubz in Sacramento. It’s a presentation they have given to community groups to inform them on the importance of bathroom safety and accessibility. There’s No Place Like Home: Re-Thinking Everything Bathrooms from the Beginning Before World War II, most homes were built one or [...]
Encouraging numbers are being reported by the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index. For the first quarter of 2010, the index rose to 47.9, up from 33.9 in the previous quarter and reflects the highest level since the first quarter of 2006. While a number below 50 indicates that remodelers see overall market [...]
Bob St. Clair of First Service Industries and Luxury Bath & Kitchen Design Studio in Loves Park, IL was kind enough to pass this item along. As of April 22, 2010, the EPA requires that renovation, repair and painting contractors be certified in lead safety practices for work done in pre-1978 homes, schools and child [...]
Business owners in Fresno, California have been hit by string of lawsuits that allege handicapped and disabled patrons haven’t been appropriately accommodated under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Complaints range from lack of handicapped parking spaces to sharp objects in bathrooms. While some business owners are feeling like the lawyers are trying to make a [...]
Making a home safe and accessible takes planning. The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence offers an online program for contractors and remodelers to gain an Executive Certificate in Home Modification. Coursework includes developing safety checklists, individualizing home modification projects, funding options, community outreach, and ethical considerations. To learn more and register, click here.
In 2009, the Harvard Joint Center for Remodeling Studies released a study titled “The Remodeling Market in Transition”. In it they found, to no one’s surprise, the downturn of the housing market has had an impact on home improvement spending. Existing home sales were down 30% in the 3rd quarter of 2008 from the most [...]
An independent study conducted by RSMeans Company has determined that the installation of Best Bath Systems one-piece roll-in fiberglass shower surrounds takes significantly less time and money than ceramic tile and fiberglass mud set shower surrounds. RSMeans, a division of Reed Construction Data, is a leading supplier of construction cost and materials pricing information. Developers, [...]
When New York-based LAN Associates Architects and New Jersey-based Construction Technology Corporation discovered asbestos embedded in the 350 bathrooms of the 30 year old Asbury Tower, a 26-story senior living high-rise in Asbury Park, New Jersey, their remodel project was in danger of grinding to a halt. After thorough evaluation of the Asbury Tower, traditional [...]
