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Choosing Universal-Design Bath Fixtures
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with Plumbing and heating contractor Richard Tretheway, host Kevin O'Connor and architect Denis Pratt, This Old House television

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5 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the universal-design fixture

Difficulty: Easy

depending on the complexity of the installation


Steps:

1 Install mini-threshold water dam in shower for wheelchair access.
2 Replace twist-handle faucets with faucets that have lever handles.
3 Install shallower, but taller, pedestal sink for easier wheelchair access.
4 Replace round doorknobs with easy-to-operate lever-style door handles.
5 Attach adaptive levers to existing round doorknobs.
6 Add grab bars to bath walls using specially designed hollow-wall anchors.

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