General contractor in Raleigh, NC

Raleigh's inside-the-Beltline neighborhoods contain some of the oldest residential structures in the state. Homes in Oakwood, Hayes Barton, and Boylan Heights were built from the 1880s through the 1940s, with bathroom footprints and doorway widths that reflect the standards of those eras. A resident using a walker or wheelchair in one of these homes often encounters a bathroom door that is too narrow to pass through and a tub surround with a 16-inch step-over threshold.

West Raleigh's 1970s and 1980s ranches present a different profile. These homes have single-story layouts that are well-suited to aging in place, but their bathrooms were built with tub-shower combos and 28-inch doorways that do not accommodate mobility aids. Converting a tub to a roll-in or walk-in shower in a West Raleigh ranch typically requires relocating the drain, adding wall blocking, and widening the door opening before any finish work begins.

North Raleigh communities like Brier Creek and Falls River have newer construction with more generous floor plans, but accessibility modifications are still needed when a resident's mobility changes. Grab bar installation, threshold removal at entries, and curbless shower conversions are the most common requests in these neighborhoods. Each project is permitted through the City of Raleigh or Wake County, depending on jurisdiction, and we manage that process from application through final inspection.