As you may know most communities have handicapped services programs and these may be a source of work for a contractor.
If a handicapped individual purchases a home or rents a home, government services may assist with: (1) widening doors (2) install showers that can be accessed via wheelchair (3) handicapped accessible toilets (higher height) (4) wheel chair ramps (5) and even lowering of kitchen countertops & cabinets.
I’m doing some checking on this right now and was visiting with one of the programs yesterday and was informed a landlord cannot refuse these modifications.
I’ve never done this before and just wanted to throw this out as another source of revenue.
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It can probably get a little tricky. I suspect that if you get government money to do the mods then they must be per the federal spec, while "private" mods can be less.
Eg, federal spec would require widening a door from 30 to 36, most likely, while widening to 32 or just installing offset hinges would often do the trick, at much lower cost and with much less destruction.
Certainly this is a valid area to be working in, however, and one where more good people are needed. Once you get started and develop a relationship with some of the organizations, local handicapped supply stores, etc, you should get all the referrals you need.
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