Grab Bars in a Mobile Home
Manufactured housing walls are thinner and framed differently. Most standard grab bar advice does not transfer.
Guides
Round or Elongated? Measure Before You Buy a Riser
One measurement, thirty seconds, and it prevents the single most common wrong-size return in bathroom safety equipment.
Will a Transfer Bench Fit a 30-Inch Tub?
Usually yes, but the number that decides it is not the tub length. It is the wall width and the floor space outside.
The Raised Toilet Seat Wobbles
Nine times out of ten it is the wrong bowl shape. Here is how to check in thirty seconds.
The Shower Chair Slides. Here Is Why.
Sliding is almost always the feet, the surface, or the fact that the chair is the wrong type for that tub. None of them are fixed by buying a heavier chair.
The Walker Will Not Fit Through the Bathroom Door
Before you buy a narrower walker, measure the opening properly and check the hinges. The door is usually the cheaper thing to change.
Threshold Height: When a Door Sill Becomes a Trip Hazard
Half an inch, and bevelled. Anything taller needs a ramp, and the number decides which kind.
Shower Seat and Transfer Bench Height
Seventeen to nineteen inches, the same as a comfort-height toilet, so transfers happen level.
How Much Weight Must a Grab Bar Hold?
250 pounds of force, in the worst direction. That number is about the anchor, not about the person.
Water Heater Temperature Setting
Set it to 120°F. Older skin burns at temperatures that feel merely hot to you, and it burns faster.