Hubby building a ramp & sidewalks

[Bummer Knees]

My home was built in 1991, a 2 story home with a walkout basement.

The top floor is built in the side of a hill with the kitchen, family room, & bedrooms being on this level.

The garage is on the basement level, along with a daughter's bedroom/bath & 2nd family room.

When I bring home groceries I carry bags up 12 steps to the top level of my home.

With 3 knee surgeries (1 being a total knee replacements) having this many stairs is a challenge.

So Hubby and his golfing buddies are building a ramp to the front door (top level of my home) and building sidewalks.

Still need to put in a drive to the front/top floor of my home.

[jayne]

Bummer make sure they do the right ratio on the ramp we had to undue Moms and redo it altho it didnt look steep it was....

[Bummer Knees]

I have a copy of the ADA guidelines from when I served on an area ADA board.

I use to work as a bus para and saw many dangerous ramps that had been built by homeowners.

[Tuffy]

[attachment=671][attachment=672]Bummer, The way you describe your home , sounds just like my son's home in Iowa Here is a picture of his..

[Cervical_Fusion]

Those pics look like my house in Ohio

[Bummer Knees]

Tuffy It almost looks like my home.

Hubby is building a 2nd sidewalk from his new shop/garage to the front door of my home.

The 2nd sidewalk goes from the front door of the home to a parking area on the south side of my home.

Only problem with the sidewalks in the winter is the snow, and we get lots of it in Kansas.

[Still in Limbo]

I'm not Sure of the Cost, or how Long Your Sidewalk is going to be, but if it's going to be Concrete, You May want to Check on the Cost of a Heating Grid to Place in the Concrete. It's just Enough to Melt the Ice and Snow, without Shoveling! Just a Thought, and I Hope it All Goes Well!!

[Bummer Knees]

Thank you Still I will check into that.

This is an example of why this is such a great forum.

[Still in Limbo]

You are Quite Welcome! There is a Gentleman that has His Entire Driveway Heated, and it's a Long One!! It's all Concrete, that's what made Me think of it, I bet it Cost Him a Bundle, but He has it to Spend!!! I Hope it will be Affordable enough for You to Use, it would Make it Much Safer for You!

I Just Remembered, Our Local Funeral Home has it also!!

[capricorn]

Good for you , Bummer and best of luck with it. I find grocery shopping to be one of the hardest things i have to do.