Overview
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!
Synopsis
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!