Do you need a residential wheelchair ramp in Macomb County, MI? If so, please call the experts at Barrier Free Plus, Inc at (586) 598-2600 for more information.
Wheelchair Ramps – The Benefits
A wheelchair ramp which may also be known as a handicap ramp, offers individuals in a wheelchair greater access not only inside your home, but also into other homes and businesses. When it comes to a ramp for wheelchairs in a private residence, it can help getting into the home as well as outdoors without requiring help from anyone else.
Ramps also increase mobility around the home, especially those with small steps, over bumpy thresholds and small alterations in height or level into different rooms in a home.
Types of Wheelchair Ramps
Ramps are available in a variety of sizes, lengths and types. For example, some ramps are portable and fold up like a suitcase. Others fold into two or three sections or can be customized depending on need.
Most handicap ramps come in a variety of foot lengths from 2 feet to 10 feet. Most fold in half for easier transportation and portability. Most portable ramps support up to 800 pounds, including the individual and their wheelchair.
Portable style ramps and suitcase-style ramps, as well as tri-fold ramps are especially convenient and beneficial for use in motor vehicles such as trucks or minivans, and short lengths of stairs either from a driveway to a front door, or for access to differing levels in a home environment.
A portable wheelchair ramp prevents the need for the wheelchair-bound to constantly rely on a spouse, friend or caregiver to lift or carry them over short steps, or in accessing the front of the house from a driveway or vice
Threshold ramps can be used with all types of wheelchairs and scooters. A threshold ramp is excellent for doorways, as well as single steps, raised landings, and for use with sliding glass doors.
Such ramps for a wheelchair come in elevations between i-inch to 6-inches in height, and reach 34 inches wide. Most threshold wheelchair and scooter ramps can support up to 600 pounds.
Rubber threshold ramps are also ADA compliant and offer a permanent non-skid surface for indoor as well as outdoor use. Such threshold ramps are especially beneficial in locations that receive snow or ice during the winter. ADA compliant rubber threshold ramps are specifically designed for raised landings and doorways and make entry into or exit from the home into garage, patio, or front porch safe and convenient. These ramps simply sit against the inside or outside of the door sill or threshold for smooth transition between rooms, levels, or indoor and outdoor environments. source: boomers-with-elderly-parents.com
Call the Macomb County wheelchair ramp experts at Barrier Free Plus, Inc at (586) 598-2600 for a free consultation.
