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Home accessibility modifications in Bull Creek
Bull Creek was developed mainly through the 1970s and early 1980s, and the homes reflect the design thinking of that time: solid brick-and-tile construction on flat blocks, generous floor plans with large living areas, but bathrooms that are surprisingly compact given the size of the house around them.
The original shower recess in a 1970s Bull Creek home is almost always a step-down tiled box - sometimes 100 mm below the bathroom floor, sometimes 150 mm. It was an easy waterproofing approach at the time and it is one of the most common hazards we find now.
Bull Creek is close to Fiona Stanley Hospital, and we receive a number of calls from families setting up a home for a relative who has completed in-patient rehabilitation and is coming back to a house that has not yet been made safe for them.
What we find in Bull Creek homes
Every suburb has its own housing character and its own access challenges. Here is what we most often see when we visit homes in Bull Creek.
Step-down shower recesses are the single most common modification we are called about in Bull Creek - we remove the recess floor, build up the substrate, apply waterproofing, and grade the new surface to a linear drain so the transition is level.
The generous floor plans of 1970s Bull Creek homes often mean the main bathroom has space for a fold-down shower seat and correctly positioned rails without having to sacrifice any other fixture, which makes the design process simpler than in older, more compact homes.
Brick-and-tile construction throughout Bull Creek provides solid masonry backing for grab rails - no additional nogging is needed in most positions, and the anchor loads are comfortably within what the wall can hold.
Households in Bull Creek are sometimes multigenerational, with a parent or grandparent moving in with an adult child's family. In those situations the modification needs to work for the older resident while being minimally disruptive to the rest of the home - we design with both uses in mind.
Bull Creek is around fifteen minutes from Melville, so site visits and the $149 home safety audit can usually be scheduled quickly without needing to batch visits with other suburbs.
Services available
What we build in Bull Creek
All nine of our services are available in this area. Here is what people most often ask us about.
Accessible bathrooms
Full accessible bathroom design and build, in-house, by a team that has done this for over ten years across Perth.
Walk-in showers
A shower you walk straight into - no step to clear, no screen to navigate around, and a floor that drains away from you.
Wet rooms
A wet room waterproofs the entire bathroom floor so there is no shower recess - the whole room is the shower zone.
Accessible kitchens
Kitchen changes that fix the specific thing beating you, from a set of drawers and a lever tap through to a lowered bench with knee clearance.
Ramps & level entry
Rubber, timber, aluminium and concrete ramps built to the right gradient, from a door threshold to a full exterior ramp.
Doorway widening
Wider clear openings for wheelchair and walker access.
Non-slip treatments
Non-slip clear coating for your existing tiles.
Start here
$149 home safety audit
We walk through your home, find the trip and fall risks, and give you a written list of what to fix first. We walk through every room, note every hazard, and give you a written list of what to fix first. The $149 is refunded if you proceed with the work.
Or simply ask us for a quote - describe what is getting difficult and we will tell you whether a visit makes sense.
Questions
Questions about work in Bull Creek
Our 1978 Bull Creek home has a step-down shower. How long does the fix take?
Typically two to three days on site. We remove the existing recess floor and membrane, build up the substrate to floor level, apply a new waterproof membrane, and lay the graded surface with a linear drain. The bathroom is out of use during that time, so we work with you on timing if the home has only one bathroom.
My mother is moving in with us after a period at Fiona Stanley. How quickly can you make the bathroom ready?
Call us as soon as the discharge date is confirmed. Simple modifications - grab rails, a raised toilet, a threshold ramp - can sometimes be done in a few days. A full shower conversion takes longer. We will tell you honestly what is achievable in the time available and what to prioritise.
The bathroom in our Bull Creek home is not big but it is larger than average. Can we fit a full accessible layout?
Probably yes. 1970s Bull Creek bathrooms are often larger than they first appear once the bath or vanity is repositioned. A level shower, a fold-down seat, correctly placed rails, and a raised toilet suite can usually all fit within the original footprint. The site visit confirms it.
Do you need to move plumbing to create a level entry shower?
Not always. A linear drain placed near the existing waste outlet is usually sufficient, meaning the soil pipe stays where it is. If the drain needs to move more than 300 mm, costs increase - we confirm the waste position during the site visit so there are no surprises in the quote.
Next step
Ready to talk about your Bull Creek home?
Ask us for a quote. Tell us what is getting difficult - we will tell you what we would change first and what it costs.
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