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Home accessibility modifications in Willagee
Willagee is one of Perth's former State Housing areas, developed from the early 1950s onward with a consistent pattern of compact single-storey brick homes on flat blocks. The suburb is notably flatter than the riverside suburbs to the north and west, which is straightforward for external access work - there are few sloping sites and no limestone close to the surface to complicate footing depths.
The homes themselves follow a tight, functional layout. Bathrooms are small, the shower is almost invariably a step-down recess or a hob arrangement, the toilet is often in a separate room off the hallway, and doorways were built to a standard that has always sat at the lower end of what makes comfortable passage possible for a walker or wheelchair. These are familiar problems and there are proven ways to address them.
Willagee is adjacent to our Melville base - Williams Road is minutes away - which means visits here fit into the schedule as readily as any job in Melville itself. The $149 home safety audit is a practical starting point for a suburb where a single modification often opens up a longer conversation about the home.
What we find in Willagee 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 Willagee.
Flat terrain across Willagee makes external ramps, threshold ramps, and path modifications uncomplicated. There is no significant gradient at most front entries and no subsurface rock to deal with, which keeps external modification costs reasonable.
Original State Housing construction in Willagee used a compact bathroom-and-toilet layout that is almost uniform across the suburb. The shower recess has a high hob or is a step-down recess, the bath is a full-size unit in a small room, and there is very little turning space.
Doorways in original Willagee homes are often 760 mm or below. That is below the 820 mm threshold for comfortable wheelchair passage, so door hardware, architrave removal, and sometimes widening the opening are considerations on almost every site we visit.
The separate toilet in original Willagee homes opens off the main hallway with a door that almost universally swings inward. Reversing the swing is a quick job in this construction type and makes a practical difference immediately.
Willagee has a strong mix of long-term residents and newer families who have moved into the suburb as house prices have risen in surrounding areas. The calls we receive span both - a parent ageing in the family home, and a younger family adapting a home they have recently bought.
Services available
What we build in Willagee
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.
Nearby
We also cover suburbs near Willagee
Our coverage does not stop at suburb boundaries. If you are in one of these suburbs, or anywhere nearby, get in touch.
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 Willagee
Our Willagee home has the original State Housing bathroom layout - tiny, with a hob shower and an inward toilet door. What do you tackle first?
We look at what is causing the most immediate risk and difficulty. In most original Willagee homes, the shower hob is the fall hazard that needs addressing first. The toilet door is quicker and cheaper to fix. We give you a prioritised list at the $149 home safety audit and you decide the order.
Can you widen doorways in original Willagee brick homes?
Yes. The solid brick walls in original State Housing construction make doorway widening achievable, though it is a two-day job rather than a half-day one. We assess which doors would benefit most during the site visit and give you an honest cost for each one.
Is there a travel charge from Melville to Willagee?
No. Willagee is adjacent to Melville and we visit regularly. The $149 home safety audit and all quotes carry the same pricing as for suburbs next to our base.
Next step
Ready to talk about your Willagee 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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