Time to refurbish your nest
AS THE days lengthen, the uplifting season of spring brings welcome sightings of frisky lambs, nesting birds, buttercups and bluebells.
It’s a time for fresh starts, spring cleaning sessions at home — and perhaps even inviting the builders in to refurbish our ‘nest’ to make it cosier and better suited to our daily needs.
Opening the front door no longer ushers in a blast of chilly air, so the thought of having a discreetly adapted shower fitted, for example, becomes more manageable.
Leading mobility companies train their fitters to show special consideration to older customers. And careful planning means they should have everything to hand to get on with the work efficiently, so that any upheaval is very short-lived.
So if you’ve been thinking about making changes, but haven’t had the strength until now, perhaps spring’s warmer rays will bring the impetus needed to get cracking on a new, more mobile you.
Give your life a spring lift
A NEW way to make the home more comfortable to live in this spring is to install a vertical lift.
Step into it in the hall or kitchen and be beamed up to a bedroom, Star Trekstyle, without having to climb a single stair tread!
A sleek glass mini-lift is ideal for those looking to future-proof their home for later life. And users in their 40s and 50s are buying them as lifestyle lifts — from mothers with babies, to people who just want help moving household items, such as the vacuum cleaner, shopping or washing.
Some have even installed a lift to replace a dumbwaiter or reach a helicopter pad!
Standard elevators can cost as much as £65,000. But the new domestic version costs less than a quarter of this, making for very good value for money. And with installation taking just three days, building work is simpler than you might think.
The 4ft by 3ft lift, which can carry two people, only requires an aperture in the ceiling of the same dimension, so no structural alterations are necessary.
It doesn’t need to be attached to the walls, making installation far cleaner. And no planning permission is required, although the installation team will manage the obligatory checks by building control.