Before you start a DIY Project - Think Practical
Practical Continued
- Do you require disabled facilities, ramps, handrails etc?
There are a lot of proprietary handrails for baths, showers and WCs as well as people lifts for stairs etc, this saves on design time and they come with guarantees etc. Ramps generally have to be designed to local authority guidelines so employing someone to come in an review the house would be a good idea.
- Do you entertain frequently? Do you need a dining room? Do you
eat in the living room/kitchen? Lifestyle requirements, indoor outdoor
dining?
Deciding how you use a space is vital, it is no use adding on a dining room because it is the latest fad if you have a teenage family who come and go, eat on the run and you never dine together. It won't be used, you would be better off building a family room adjacent to the kitchen to cater for the mobile eater.
- Are all the areas functional? Kitchen,
bathroom, WC, are their enough facilities?
A space can be transformed by simply repositioning a fridge, adding a dishwasher, moving out a bath and adding a shower, or adding a wash hand basin into the WC so you free up the bathroom.
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A separate handrail has beed added to this entrance stair, as it is not accessible with the concrete handrail. A child or elderly person could not reach or grip hold to help themselves climb. |
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In this Section:
Design Tips and Helpful Hints | Ideas to help you work from home and renovate | Color Tips | Decoration Tips | Design Tips | Improve the Curb Appeal of Any House | Before you start a DIY Project - Practical Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Aesthetic Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Budgetary Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Maintenance Tips | Perfect Paint Job Tips | Children's Decoration Tips | Carpet Spot Cleaning Tips | House on the Market? Get some tips | How to get a Quote / Estimation | Imperial Conversion Factors | Anthropmetric Data | The Design Process |
Design Tips and Helpful Hints | Ideas to help you work from home and renovate | Color Tips | Decoration Tips | Design Tips | Improve the Curb Appeal of Any House | Before you start a DIY Project - Practical Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Aesthetic Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Budgetary Tips | Before you start a DIY Project - Maintenance Tips | Perfect Paint Job Tips | Children's Decoration Tips | Carpet Spot Cleaning Tips | House on the Market? Get some tips | How to get a Quote / Estimation | Imperial Conversion Factors | Anthropmetric Data | The Design Process |



