On 20/04/2018 14:56, David wrote:
On Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:13:32 +0100, TimW wrote:

Elderly parents may need to abandon the stairs. We have a good sized
downstairs utility and boiler room so removing some storage and
installing a sink and shower shouldn't be too hard. I am wary of getting
specialists in who will mark everything up x2 at least and thinking of
specifying the requirements and hardware (enclosure, taps etc) and
supervising trades myself.

Where would i look to see what is available for any kind of special
sanitary equipment for the elderly, and where I could get it at a decent
trade price?

We have a local supplier of aids for the elderly and infirm, and if you
fill in the correct form you also save on VAT (or did about 5 years ago).

Yes this still applies.

We went for a wet room with a moulded shower tray which was part of the
floor - basically a dished piece of flooring with a drain at the lowest
point. The whole room was then "tanked" with a waterproof flooring which
also went up the walls.

Yes I did as well. By far the best solution. better for washing the dogs
as well.


What we didn't do (and should have) was put a fall on the rest of the
floor so any water falling outside the shower tray would run into it.

Yes I took advice from a so-called expert and didn't do that. I really
regret it now.


It very much depends on your local area, but with luck you will find a
specialist shop which sells all manner of things including special toilets
and grab rails as well as shower fittings.

Get onto the council and see what they will give for free. Even if you
have more than £10 in the bank they will give you handrails, a fold-up
seat, etc.


Remember to make the door wide enough for a wheelchair.

Yes.

The electrical regs say that everything in the wetroom has to be on the
same circuit, even the lights.


IMHO it is more flexible to have a wet room downstairs and a stair lift as
well if you want access to the upper floor.

That's what we did and it's a good solution.

Bill